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Originally Posted by Nahgem
I bought the HD+ over the holiday, and I'm pretty much in love with it. The screen is fantastic, and at this point, there are only a couple of apps that I consider essential that I can't get without sideloading.
I will say that for straight reading, I do prefer the smaller screen of the 7" or the eInk models, but it's about the size of a large hardcover, so it's not exactly huge. Plus, I bought it primarily for media and internet browsing (it's my travel/holiday "computer"), so the fact that it's not my favorite reading device doesn't bother me much. I think it would be great for people who like to use larger font sizes, though.
The one thing I don't like is the speaker. As AnemicOak's review points out, it's really obvious where the speaker is when you're listening to it. I found that if I cupped my hand around the speaker to bring the sound back towards me it sounded a lot better, but that's a pain to do for long periods of time. But since I usually watch movies with headphones, it's not the end of the world.
I'm still trying to decide if I want to try and make sideloading work so I can use the rest of my Google apps, or if I'm going to just wait until the gurus over at XDA develop a dual-boot ROM for it, but in the meantime, I'm not starved for those apps. In fact I haven't used my CM10 Nook Color at all since I got the HD+.
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This weeks 2.0.4 update improved speaker volume. If you are not running 2.0.4 yet, in the settings you find an option to update the software.