Satisfied with Unrooted Nook?

Carriebear · 05-01-2011, 12:46 AM

When I purchased the Nook Color this year, my main reason for it was that I have glaucoma and eInk just didn't work for me, because I have to have very dim lighting. Now, I have a jailbroken iPod, so when I heard you could "jailbreak" the Nook, I was all over that.

I was like a kid in a candy store with the apps, downloading any and every (free) thing.

But then something went wrong with my Nook's display and I had to unroot. Now I'm on the newest Nook update and... I have no desire to re-root or run CM7. I think it's because for me, the stock Nook is just fine, even though I love bells and whistles. I can check my email, listen to music, play a jewel-matching game, update Twitter and Facebook with 6sense, look up something on the web, watch a movie and... wait, what was that other thing... oh yeah, read!

So I'm quite happy with my unrooted Nook, and I'm wondering how many others feel the same? For me, I think a "Reader's Tablet' is exactly what I needed.

wymore · 05-01-2011, 01:08 AM

My fear in rooting the Nook Color is that I will waste too much time doing things other than reading. I've got a ton of books that I want to read, and it will never get done if I am playing around all day. Plus, I use it mostly at home. If I want to play games, I have video game consoles for that.

eric50 · 05-01-2011, 05:48 AM

I agree with you Carriebear. I am happy with my unrooted Nook Color and have many books to read. I did put CM7 on an SD card and can boot to it if I need to but right now I have not figured out any good reason to do so other then to try it out and see what it was all about.

RAH · 05-01-2011, 07:49 AM

I bought the Color Nook primarily to let me check email and surf the web in a hurry (without firing up my computer). So for me, the unrooted Color Nook, with the recent update, is just about perfect.

I use my Classic Nook for reading, but the Color Nook would be good for that too, IMHO.

jhempel24 · 05-01-2011, 07:49 AM

The only reason I have mine rooted is to access my cloud. Downloading through Aldiko. I think ai be found a way to do it unrioted through html and quick office, so I may go back. I don't particularly do anythinglse because I want my battery for reading.

Rocketime · 05-01-2011, 09:39 AM

I bought my NC exclusively to read on. I wanted the color and back lighted reader and that's what I got. The extras on 1.2 are icing on the cake for me. I also use it to check email, weather and sports scores. I definitely get what I paid for.

richard_iii · 05-01-2011, 11:00 AM

I rooted mine to have a reader and a tablet, There is no way I'll go back to an unrooted nook. When the honeycomb root stablizes I'll be all over that like a duck on june bug and never look back

Carriebear · 05-01-2011, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richard_iii

I rooted mine to have a reader and a tablet, There is no way I'll go back to an unrooted nook.

Right, I understand that rooting is perfect for those who want a combo reader/tablet. I just meant that for me, I don't really need a tablet, I suppose. I have a netbook that I can carry around to do the "heavy lifting" web and word processing wise, but for me the stock NC is perfect for its main purpose - reading, and for me to have a few extra things to do if I'm say, waiting at the doctor's office or some such thing.

tubemonkey · 05-01-2011, 01:56 PM

I got my Color to used strictly as a tablet. For reading, I have a Kindle. I'm more than pleased with this arrangement.

taustin · 05-01-2011, 02:50 PM

I couldn't be happier with my unrooted NC. I bought it to read on, and it's excellent for that. The games are nice, and with the update there's a free notepad app available, plus email, and those make it even more perfect, but I was happy with it when I bought it. I've always had the thought that I could do a little hobby programming on it, but I don't need to root it for that, either.

pixiestyx · 05-01-2011, 06:54 PM

I just had my husband set up a dual boot with CM7 on the SD card last week. I'm very happy with the stock system for reading ePub books & I was happy to get ezPDF when the apps were added. However, my 1st gen iPod Touch has become a bit obsolete since the release of iOS4 and since I'm not ready to upgrade that, pay for a smartphone or full tablet yet, being able to run CM7 off the SD is a nice option for now

Even if I was ready to purchase another gadget, I don't think I'd give up my stock NC. I've started playing with some of the other readers available for Android but I still like the stock reader best. I don't use a lot of the dictionary/notes features that I've seen many complain about. Also, the Overdrive app, which I was really looking forward to using for direct downloading from the library, is an *awful* reader. It's still a nice option in a pinch, but I'll keep connecting through my PC to download library books when I have time.

emt · 05-01-2011, 08:54 PM

I spent countless hours rooting/loading CM7 from SD Cards, etc.. and found that I was spending more time playing with rooting/fixing/rebooting.. and not any time in enjoying/reading.. So, I went back to an unrooted Nook.

Outside of the really awful browser, an unrooted Nook Color (updated to 1.2 of course) is a very good "tablet" if you add a few inexpensive apps/games from the BN market - I use Fliq Notes and Tasks, Quick Office (that also has a rudimentary file browser capable of using Google Docs and/or Dropbox to download files, etc. and here are some neat games.

lionel47 · 05-02-2011, 10:35 AM

Since installing CM7, I find that I read more RSS feeds, listen to podcasts and, yes, read books on my NC.

I don't think I read any less than I did before. I think I read differently.

For example, I am more likely to share passages from books on FaceBook. Also, I travel a lot. Since CM7, I have loaded a few travel apps to make my life easier. Now, at the airport, I can basically put my phone in my briefcase (people are more likely to e-mail me than call) and use my NC to read and be notified of emails.

Carriebear · 05-02-2011, 02:30 PM

Thanks to everyone for your responses so far. I've enjoyed seeing all the different reasons we have for staying with stock/rooting/dual-booting CM7, etc. I think B&N really hit their niche market with me, both with the reader and the choices of apps they've offered so far.

taosaur · 05-02-2011, 08:00 PM

I've only had my NC about 3 days and it's my first android device, but I'm finding the stock OS limiting. I do hope to keep the trying out and setting up to a minimum, but I wouldn't have made the $250 investment for the meager, overpriced, device-specific app offerings of 1.2, much less all but app-less 1.1. The appeal of the device was the hardware-for-the-money, nigh-unbrickable configuration, and the large modding community.

05-01-2011, 12:46 AM	#1
Carriebear Polar Bear Posts: 86 Karma: 48314 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Nook Color (rooted), iPod Touch (jailbroken)	Satisfied with Unrooted Nook? When I purchased the Nook Color this year, my main reason for it was that I have glaucoma and eInk just didn't work for me, because I have to have very dim lighting. Now, I have a jailbroken iPod, so when I heard you could "jailbreak" the Nook, I was all over that. I was like a kid in a candy store with the apps, downloading any and every (free) thing. But then something went wrong with my Nook's display and I had to unroot. Now I'm on the newest Nook update and... I have no desire to re-root or run CM7. I think it's because for me, the stock Nook is just fine, even though I love bells and whistles. I can check my email, listen to music, play a jewel-matching game, update Twitter and Facebook with 6sense, look up something on the web, watch a movie and... wait, what was that other thing... oh yeah, read! So I'm quite happy with my unrooted Nook, and I'm wondering how many others feel the same? For me, I think a "Reader's Tablet' is exactly what I needed.

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05-01-2011, 01:08 AM	#2
wymore Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 16 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	My fear in rooting the Nook Color is that I will waste too much time doing things other than reading. I've got a ton of books that I want to read, and it will never get done if I am playing around all day. Plus, I use it mostly at home. If I want to play games, I have video game consoles for that.

05-01-2011, 05:48 AM	#3
eric50 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 16 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: nook color	I agree with you Carriebear. I am happy with my unrooted Nook Color and have many books to read. I did put CM7 on an SD card and can boot to it if I need to but right now I have not figured out any good reason to do so other then to try it out and see what it was all about.

05-01-2011, 07:49 AM	#4
RAH Guru Posts: 611 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Color Nook; Nook Touch	I bought the Color Nook primarily to let me check email and surf the web in a hurry (without firing up my computer). So for me, the unrooted Color Nook, with the recent update, is just about perfect. I use my Classic Nook for reading, but the Color Nook would be good for that too, IMHO.

05-01-2011, 07:49 AM	#5
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	The only reason I have mine rooted is to access my cloud. Downloading through Aldiko. I think ai be found a way to do it unrioted through html and quick office, so I may go back. I don't particularly do anythinglse because I want my battery for reading.

05-01-2011, 09:39 AM	#6
Rocketime Zealot Posts: 124 Karma: 431 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fruita, CO Device: Kindle/Nook Color/NST/Acer Iconica	I bought my NC exclusively to read on. I wanted the color and back lighted reader and that's what I got. The extras on 1.2 are icing on the cake for me. I also use it to check email, weather and sports scores. I definitely get what I paid for.

05-01-2011, 11:00 AM	#7
richard_iii Coder extrordinaire Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dallas Device: nook color	I rooted mine to have a reader and a tablet, There is no way I'll go back to an unrooted nook. When the honeycomb root stablizes I'll be all over that like a duck on june bug and never look back

05-01-2011, 01:56 PM	#9
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,477 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I got my Color to used strictly as a tablet. For reading, I have a Kindle. I'm more than pleased with this arrangement.

05-01-2011, 02:50 PM	#10
taustin Wizard Posts: 1,358 Karma: 5766642 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Nook	I couldn't be happier with my unrooted NC. I bought it to read on, and it's excellent for that. The games are nice, and with the update there's a free notepad app available, plus email, and those make it even more perfect, but I was happy with it when I bought it. I've always had the thought that I could do a little hobby programming on it, but I don't need to root it for that, either.

05-01-2011, 06:54 PM	#11
pixiestyx Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 483410 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New England Device: Aura H2O; N7 2013; Samsung GN 10.1 2014	I just had my husband set up a dual boot with CM7 on the SD card last week. I'm very happy with the stock system for reading ePub books & I was happy to get ezPDF when the apps were added. However, my 1st gen iPod Touch has become a bit obsolete since the release of iOS4 and since I'm not ready to upgrade that, pay for a smartphone or full tablet yet, being able to run CM7 off the SD is a nice option for now Even if I was ready to purchase another gadget, I don't think I'd give up my stock NC. I've started playing with some of the other readers available for Android but I still like the stock reader best. I don't use a lot of the dictionary/notes features that I've seen many complain about. Also, the Overdrive app, which I was really looking forward to using for direct downloading from the library, is an awful reader. It's still a nice option in a pinch, but I'll keep connecting through my PC to download library books when I have time.

05-01-2011, 08:54 PM	#12
emt Nameless Being	I spent countless hours rooting/loading CM7 from SD Cards, etc.. and found that I was spending more time playing with rooting/fixing/rebooting.. and not any time in enjoying/reading.. So, I went back to an unrooted Nook. Outside of the really awful browser, an unrooted Nook Color (updated to 1.2 of course) is a very good "tablet" if you add a few inexpensive apps/games from the BN market - I use Fliq Notes and Tasks, Quick Office (that also has a rudimentary file browser capable of using Google Docs and/or Dropbox to download files, etc. and here are some neat games.

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05-02-2011, 10:35 AM	#13
lionel47 Addict Posts: 361 Karma: 170 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Device: B&N Nook, Nook Color	Since installing CM7, I find that I read more RSS feeds, listen to podcasts and, yes, read books on my NC. I don't think I read any less than I did before. I think I read differently. For example, I am more likely to share passages from books on FaceBook. Also, I travel a lot. Since CM7, I have loaded a few travel apps to make my life easier. Now, at the airport, I can basically put my phone in my briefcase (people are more likely to e-mail me than call) and use my NC to read and be notified of emails.

05-02-2011, 02:30 PM	#14
Carriebear Polar Bear Posts: 86 Karma: 48314 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Nook Color (rooted), iPod Touch (jailbroken)	Thanks to everyone for your responses so far. I've enjoyed seeing all the different reasons we have for staying with stock/rooting/dual-booting CM7, etc. I think B&N really hit their niche market with me, both with the reader and the choices of apps they've offered so far.

05-02-2011, 08:00 PM	#15
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	I've only had my NC about 3 days and it's my first android device, but I'm finding the stock OS limiting. I do hope to keep the trying out and setting up to a minimum, but I wouldn't have made the $250 investment for the meager, overpriced, device-specific app offerings of 1.2, much less all but app-less 1.1. The appeal of the device was the hardware-for-the-money, nigh-unbrickable configuration, and the large modding community.