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simplyparticular · 11-24-2010, 10:06 AM

Got my NOOKcolor yesterday and spent most of last night playing with it, as I've got a nasty upper respiratory infection and didn't sleep much. Shiny new gadget disease also interfered with sleep

There are some quirks to the browser. Sign in and message boxes are fine, but I can't type in the search box in a MR forum. The keyboard appears, but then it disappears when I start typing. Annoying, but not mission critical and will probably be fixed in an update.

I LOVE the way the NOOKcolor feels in my hand - so much lighter in comparison to the iPad, and I like the rubberized finish on the back - it's different from the E-Ink NOOK. The test magazine worked well, and I read both the test kids books to my daughter, who tried ot make off with the NOOK twice. I haven't tested any of my magazine or book PDFs or the newspapers, yet.

Reading ePubs in the reading app is nice - there is the same level of customizability in the fonts and margins as on the NOOK iPad app.

My biggest complaints are also in the reading app:

Brightness: doesn't go as low as I think it should. It felt way too bright at the lowest setting, and was noticeably brighter than an iPad/iPhone at lowest setting. This will affect battery life, also.

Night mode: is dark blue/grey with light lettering, not black. Combined with the brightness not going low enough, it was too bright in a pitch dark room. I compared it to my iPhone and iPad and it was much brighter than the settings I use there, and I don't even go down all the way on those.

Themes: The iPad/iPhone NOOK app lets you set custom themes. The NOOKcolor doesn't currently have custom themes, just the same presets as the iOS apps. My Night preference is a dark brown, with cream lettering, on about 20% brightness. Very easy on the eyes in a pitch dark room.

I bought the NOOKcolor specifically as a lightweight LCD reader that is a better fit between the iPhone and iPad, but I'm not sure if I can live with the brightness issues since I do about 80% of my reading in the dark. I haven't seen anyone else mention it here or on the B&N forums, so I'm guessing it is just me.

11-24-2010, 10:06 AM	#148
simplyparticular Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 1395952 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Device: Oasis 3 & GlowLight 4	Got my NOOKcolor yesterday and spent most of last night playing with it, as I've got a nasty upper respiratory infection and didn't sleep much. Shiny new gadget disease also interfered with sleep There are some quirks to the browser. Sign in and message boxes are fine, but I can't type in the search box in a MR forum. The keyboard appears, but then it disappears when I start typing. Annoying, but not mission critical and will probably be fixed in an update. I LOVE the way the NOOKcolor feels in my hand - so much lighter in comparison to the iPad, and I like the rubberized finish on the back - it's different from the E-Ink NOOK. The test magazine worked well, and I read both the test kids books to my daughter, who tried ot make off with the NOOK twice. I haven't tested any of my magazine or book PDFs or the newspapers, yet. Reading ePubs in the reading app is nice - there is the same level of customizability in the fonts and margins as on the NOOK iPad app. My biggest complaints are also in the reading app: Brightness: doesn't go as low as I think it should. It felt way too bright at the lowest setting, and was noticeably brighter than an iPad/iPhone at lowest setting. This will affect battery life, also. Night mode: is dark blue/grey with light lettering, not black. Combined with the brightness not going low enough, it was too bright in a pitch dark room. I compared it to my iPhone and iPad and it was much brighter than the settings I use there, and I don't even go down all the way on those. Themes: The iPad/iPhone NOOK app lets you set custom themes. The NOOKcolor doesn't currently have custom themes, just the same presets as the iOS apps. My Night preference is a dark brown, with cream lettering, on about 20% brightness. Very easy on the eyes in a pitch dark room. I bought the NOOKcolor specifically as a lightweight LCD reader that is a better fit between the iPhone and iPad, but I'm not sure if I can live with the brightness issues since I do about 80% of my reading in the dark. I haven't seen anyone else mention it here or on the B&N forums, so I'm guessing it is just me.