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Originally Posted by pogophile
I'm at the tipping point; my wallet is trying to open itself to spring for a NC. And of course, being a compulsive tinker, it will get rooted straightaway.
I've now read all 30-some pages of this thread, and learned so much thanks to the generous sharing most of you do. A fair amount of the discussion has dealt with reader apps, and of course that is still the core functionality of the device, and what I most want the NC for.
But I am also a consumer of media in general, and there has been little or no discussion about other forms. My questions:
- How does this device do as a video player? What apps, if any, expand its capabilities for video?
- How about audio quality? Winamp has been listed among apps here, but I'd like to know about subjective audio quality, especially from any audiophiles in the group. I now have moderate hearing loss, and quality is even more important to me now than it was before.
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Audio Quality is just ok. Pretty much on par with phones using same Chipset. Not nearly as good as dedicated Audio players. Using the Right Headphones and or Speakers is key to this,
Using my High End Headphones I get a Very loud Noticeable Hum, anytime the sound is engaged. however using my cheaper Headphones that came with one of my Mp3 players this hum is pretty much gone, if there is completely silence then i can almost hear it.
I honestly not smart enough when it comes to sound engineering to know what this hum is or why its there. I do know that my iPod can also show this type of hum when using my good headphones, but its barely noticeable in dead silence. I assume apple did alot to minimize this type of problem.
While I'm sure the makers of the nook cared very little about sound.
Bottom line is, Nook wont win over any audiophiles, but for normal uses its fine with the right headphones. I would not suggest high end headphones for the nook as most people are reporting this terrible hum with them.