HD/HD+: To buy or not to buy? - Page 2

kevinp · 05-05-2013, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jocampo

Well, it changed :-) ... now it has Google Play access ...

I truly am shocked. I wonder what their big announcement will be tomorrow.

I'll bet they've sold tons of HD's and HD+'s over the weekend!

aagstn · 05-05-2013, 10:00 PM

Google play and $90 off. Might be time to come back to nook.

booklover6 · 05-06-2013, 10:07 AM

Best Buy has the 32GB HD+ for $199. That is the best tablet buy anywhere this week!

detayls · 05-06-2013, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Doc109

I am a Kindle loyalist but for this kind of price, I may have to jump ship.

You are not jumping ship. The Kindle app is free in the Google Play app store and loads fine. My only complaint is that the Caecilia font is missing.

ilovejedd · 05-06-2013, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by detayls

You are not jumping ship. The Kindle app is free in the Google Play app store and loads fine. My only complaint is that the Caecilia font is missing.

Question, can you try if Perfect Viewer and ComicRack work on the Nook HD/HD+? That's pretty much the only thing holding me back at the moment.

Nahgem · 05-06-2013, 07:43 PM

They both work great on the HD+. Now I just have to choose which one I'm going to use, since previously I'd been using the stock reader for them.

eSheri · 05-09-2013, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoshka

The default browser is now Google Chrome as well, and they install Gmail, so they suddenly went from an awful app device to leapfrogging over Amazon (it also has the Kindle app). I had an order in for the $179 Kindle Fire HD sale, but saw the Nook sale price and Google Play, and picked up an HD and sold my ipad mini, since I'm more interested in a sharp screen now for reading and movies. The other big bonus of the Nook is the SD card option, so I can watch all my burned Netflix DVDs on it.
Another nice thing I found is that I can email non-DRM epub books to myself on the Nook, download the attachment, and it will open up in the Nook reader.

LOL!!! Its Christmas!! Congrats!

livramax · 05-09-2013, 07:09 PM

According to this TechCrunch blog http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/08/mic...for-1-billion/, "Nook Media plans to discontinue its Android-based tablet business by the end of its 2014 fiscal year as it transitions to a model where Nook content is distributed through apps on “third-party partner” devices".

Could the Mother's Day generous sale on their HD/HD+ line a prelude to this wind down?

kevinp · 05-09-2013, 09:47 PM

I wonder what Microsoft would really do with it. Certainly they wouldn't make any more Nook tablets.

fredlave · 05-10-2013, 12:10 PM

See my post from 4/5/13. B&N dropped the price (albeit temporarily) on the HD/HD+ and expanded the capabilities of their operating system. That's too good a deal to turn down if you're in the market for a new tablet. I ordered an HD+ and it arrived yesterday. I've not decided whether to root it or not. Access to Google Playstore's apps will be enough for now.

kevinp · 05-10-2013, 08:42 PM

I rooted mine from before. There's no reason to do it now. Not for me anyway.

taosaur · 05-11-2013, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kevinp

I rooted mine from before. There's no reason to do it now. Not for me anyway.

A couple of root-using apps tempting me to re-root are Titanium Backup and Button Savior. It would have been nice when resetting for the 2.1 upgrade to be able to migrate my app data, but in reality I was pretty careless with the update and probably would have lost any such backup anyway. Stock's haphazard back button behavior and reliance on the physical home button is fading into the background now, too, so I don't know whether I'll make the effort to burn a CWM card for rooting and/or sideloading.

At some point I'll probably get experimental again and mess around w/ CM10/10.1, but for now the better core performance in stock is trumping the better design and compatibility of the CyanogenMod ROMs.

Kaysclie · 05-13-2013, 06:55 PM

I guess that the sale price on the nook hd+ is now over, but I still would like to make a comment here. I bought mine on the first day it hit the sale price and downloaded the new freeing firmware as soon as I got home. Now I am coming from a rooted nook color and I can say that the nook HD+ is truly wonderful, at least for my needs. I mostly use it for reading ebooks, watching movies, some light surfing, and email. Not too demanding. But I just love this device. I love the 9 inch screen. I love the hardware. I love that I can watch my amazon prime movies on it, as well as my copied movies. To me and for my needs this is the best there is. Granted I am a baby boomer, so my eyes are not what they use to be....which is part of the reason I love this machine. Just wanted to get in a positive comment here!

EasyAs123 · 05-14-2013, 01:01 PM

I was one of the lucky ones who managed to get the $90 coupon to stack on the $90 sale price. I picked up a Nook HD+ 32 GB for $119 plus tax. Now that I have it, I have a whole new learning curve.

I've had several Sony Readers over the years. I primarily download books from the FLP or my local library. I added the Sony Reader app for android and was able to copy my books onto the Nook. BUT...it copies all books and Sony has yet to upgrade the app to allow for deletions.

I also added OverDrive Media so that I could download books. However, I hate reading books in their format because it only paginates by chapter.

I would appreciate it if anyone could point me to a good post or posts or to another source to help me figure out how I want to best use my Mother's Day present. I want to be able to manage my books purchased from the Sony Store and I want to be able to continue checking books out from the library.

Any help would be appreciated!

ilovejedd · 05-14-2013, 07:15 PM

I use Mantano Reader Premium for reading on my Android devices. It supports purchased Adobe-DRM ebooks. Just not sure if it also supports library books.

05-09-2013, 07:09 PM	#23
livramax Addict Posts: 275 Karma: 1115510 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA Device: Nook ST, Aura HD, Galaxy Note 8, Fire HD10, Galaxy S6 Lite	Nook Media plans to discontinue its Android-based tablet business? According to this TechCrunch blog http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/08/mic...for-1-billion/, "Nook Media plans to discontinue its Android-based tablet business by the end of its 2014 fiscal year as it transitions to a model where Nook content is distributed through apps on “third-party partner” devices". Could the Mother's Day generous sale on their HD/HD+ line a prelude to this wind down?

05-09-2013, 09:47 PM	#24
kevinp Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3549018 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle PW (10th & 11th gen); Fire HD 10	I wonder what Microsoft would really do with it. Certainly they wouldn't make any more Nook tablets. Last edited by kevinp; 05-09-2013 at 09:48 PM. Reason: duplicated link

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Nahgem Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1065326 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Nooks	They both work great on the HD+. Now I just have to choose which one I'm going to use, since previously I'd been using the stock reader for them.

05-10-2013, 12:10 PM	#25
fredlave Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 510748 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	See my post from 4/5/13. B&N dropped the price (albeit temporarily) on the HD/HD+ and expanded the capabilities of their operating system. That's too good a deal to turn down if you're in the market for a new tablet. I ordered an HD+ and it arrived yesterday. I've not decided whether to root it or not. Access to Google Playstore's apps will be enough for now.

05-10-2013, 08:42 PM	#26
kevinp Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3549018 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle PW (10th & 11th gen); Fire HD 10	I rooted mine from before. There's no reason to do it now. Not for me anyway.

05-13-2013, 06:55 PM	#28
Kaysclie Addict Posts: 329 Karma: 265272 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: sunny Florida Device: Forma, Aura One,Ipad Pro 10.5, Oasis 3	I guess that the sale price on the nook hd+ is now over, but I still would like to make a comment here. I bought mine on the first day it hit the sale price and downloaded the new freeing firmware as soon as I got home. Now I am coming from a rooted nook color and I can say that the nook HD+ is truly wonderful, at least for my needs. I mostly use it for reading ebooks, watching movies, some light surfing, and email. Not too demanding. But I just love this device. I love the 9 inch screen. I love the hardware. I love that I can watch my amazon prime movies on it, as well as my copied movies. To me and for my needs this is the best there is. Granted I am a baby boomer, so my eyes are not what they use to be....which is part of the reason I love this machine. Just wanted to get in a positive comment here!

05-14-2013, 01:01 PM	#29
EasyAs123 Love to Read Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Sony Reader Pocket Edition (gift), Sony PRS-T1, Nook HD+ 32GB	I was one of the lucky ones who managed to get the $90 coupon to stack on the $90 sale price. I picked up a Nook HD+ 32 GB for $119 plus tax. Now that I have it, I have a whole new learning curve. I've had several Sony Readers over the years. I primarily download books from the FLP or my local library. I added the Sony Reader app for android and was able to copy my books onto the Nook. BUT...it copies all books and Sony has yet to upgrade the app to allow for deletions. I also added OverDrive Media so that I could download books. However, I hate reading books in their format because it only paginates by chapter. I would appreciate it if anyone could point me to a good post or posts or to another source to help me figure out how I want to best use my Mother's Day present. I want to be able to manage my books purchased from the Sony Store and I want to be able to continue checking books out from the library. Any help would be appreciated!

05-14-2013, 07:15 PM	#30
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,111 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	I use Mantano Reader Premium for reading on my Android devices. It supports purchased Adobe-DRM ebooks. Just not sure if it also supports library books.

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