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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb
No, it’s not a micro USB. I would have just tried one on it. It’s the odd plug somebody mentioned above. That must mean it’s the tablet.
Any opinions on the tablet? Or should I just correctly recycle the device and consider it dead?
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A Nook Color, Tablet or HD will have, on the back at the very bottom in tiny, tiny, low contrast, maybe rubbed-off print, a
model number. Instead of all this guessing around, that's your best bet to see what kind of animal you have on your hands.
Nook Color: BNRV200
Nook Tablet: BNTV250(a) (8 GB and 16 GB models)
Nook HD: BNTV400
Custom ROMs are available for all so you would not be stuck with the stock OS--unless that's what you want. For all the usual reasons, I don't care to read for long on a device with strong screen backlight.
I own the latter two and find them still functional and useful as long as you don't push them too far. For the Nook Tablet (16 GB), A Nougat ROM is about as far and you can go. For the 8 GB model, Lollipop is pushing it while KitKat is very comfortable and almost sprightly. For the HD, I prefer a Marshmallow ROM because that was the last iteration that retained the HD video-out feature. Works very smoothly with only a power shut-down bug (must hold button until it shuts down). The video-out requires a special adaptor. Sometimes you see one cheap on ebay. We have three of them and only ever use one, so if you have that model and you "go there", contact me.
But as readers, for me, no.
And just as an aside, I
love my NST. I don't need anything else in a reader.