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Originally Posted by khalleron
Please let us know what the differences. I'm running the RC, and I'm happy with it. Let us know if there's a good reason to update.
Thanks!
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I haven't seen a comprehensive list of all the changes, but basically, the new 7.1 release is the stable version of the nightlies, which includes many incremental changes. I'm not sure of the date of the 7.1 RC, to be able to say what changed since then, but some of the changes include setting the dpi to 160 (this is confirmed in the 7.1 stable release) which provides for a better experience with the newer Android Market. The Android Base has been updated to 2.3.7, from 2.3.4.
A few other changes include better dual-boot support, the kernel supports overclocking to 1200 mhz, the ability to use the Market App "Nook Tweaks" to adjust color bit depth to 32bit instead of the default 16bit (this may cause 3d rendering to run slower) or adjust the sound output level higher (to compensate for the weak system sound level).
The 7.1 release has many other smaller changes, including many other changes for other devices that aren't necessarily applicable to the Nook. I don't know if 7.1RC had the deep sleep issue already resolved, but if not that would be the most important reason to update.
Note that 7.1 stable is still susceptible to the "sleep of death" occasionally - that occurs from leaving the wifi on when the device goes to sleep.