It's a 2014 model, I'd say don't buy a new one, if you can get a good second hand maybe it's worth it. Videos play fine for me, so the only issue I face is no cam which is because of the shield blobs. But since the cam sux, I don't mindIs it a good idea to buy this tab in 2018? I don't care if the camera doesn't work but is the hardware decoder a big issue and is there a possibility of a fix in the near future?