Nook HD or Kindle fire HD

chongjasmine · 01-08-2014, 09:01 AM

Which should I buy? Which has better features, and is the better tablet?

laine1939my · 01-08-2014, 02:37 PM

Personal I use Kindle Fire HD and I never regret buying it . You can also check out some reviews on youtube.

AnemicOak · 01-08-2014, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chongjasmine

Which should I buy? Which has better features, and is the better tablet?

What do you want to use it for?

mikemc2 · 01-08-2014, 06:22 PM

I have a Nook HD+ plus and had a Kindle Fire (that I gave to my mom). I'd go with the Nook for one simple reason: Google Play. B&N allows Play access where Amazon does not. That means far fewer apps for the Fire than the Nook. Hell, one of the first apps I installed on my HD+ was the Kindle app, never used my Fire after that. Also, the Nook has a micro-SD card slot which means that, if you're so inclined, you can fairly easily turn it into a "stock" Android tablet.

booklover6 · 01-08-2014, 08:14 PM

I agree with Mike. We have 3 Nook HD's and 2 Kindle Fires in the house. My girls and I like the Nooks better. 1 of the Fire's I rooted with n2a operating system, so it's not a Fire anymore. I can't stand the UI of the Fire. My son doesn't care, he has the stock Fire. Our Nooks are so much more versatile. I did root to allow apps from other sources, and put the Amazon App store on all of them. We also run alternate launchers on them. The girls do like the BN stock launcher, but I never use it on mine. We love changing our wall papers! Something you'll never do with a Fire!

Xanthe · 01-08-2014, 08:43 PM

I have an unrooted Nook HD and a rooted Nook HD+ and I love both of them.

I use my Nook HD to listen to music via the TuneIn app, read Kindle ebooks via the Kindle app, read the rest of my ebooks via Moon+ Reader Pro, watch live news broadcasts from around the world via a number of live TV apps, watch TV shows via Hulu Plus, control my Roku and Squeezebox players remotely, play all sorts of games, transfer ebooks from my PC to my Nook via Calibre Companion, listen to audiobooks via the Audible.com app, check the weather radar, do photo editing on it, etc., etc., etc. I am able to use Bluetooth earphones or plug-in earphones, or I can just use the stereo speakers. It is really my go-to device.

I like the Nooks because they allow the use of a microSD card which expands the usability of the device, especially if you are storing movies on it. I like the fact that the edges are slightly raised so that if the device falls, it doesn't smack directly on the screen.

With the rooted Nook HD+ I have access to both Google Play AND the Amazon app store.

jscarbo · 01-09-2014, 11:43 AM

Another vote for the Nook HD/HD+. My family has purchased four of them since B&N added Play Store access and dropped the price. I buy ebooks from Amazon and read them in the Kindle for Android app on my HD+.

chongjasmine · 01-10-2014, 03:55 AM

Hi, thanks for all your responses. I had decided to buy the nook hd.
Just ordered it yesterday.
Looking forward to using it.
Is there a place where I can learn how to use nook hd?

booklover6 · 01-10-2014, 06:21 AM

Congrats! Good decision. It's pretty easy to use. Drop in to the Nook forum here on MR if you have questions!

chongjasmine · 01-17-2014, 05:06 AM

My nook hd just arrived.

01-08-2014, 09:01 AM	#1
chongjasmine Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 2137842 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	Nook HD or Kindle fire HD Which should I buy? Which has better features, and is the better tablet?

01-08-2014, 02:37 PM	#2
laine1939my Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Berkeley, CA Device: none	Kindle Fire HD is the thing Personal I use Kindle Fire HD and I never regret buying it . You can also check out some reviews on youtube.

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mikemc2 Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 7878 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Milwaukee,WI Device: Sony PRS-505,Kindle 3,Nook HD+,iPod Touch,Kindle PW2	I have a Nook HD+ plus and had a Kindle Fire (that I gave to my mom). I'd go with the Nook for one simple reason: Google Play. B&N allows Play access where Amazon does not. That means far fewer apps for the Fire than the Nook. Hell, one of the first apps I installed on my HD+ was the Kindle app, never used my Fire after that. Also, the Nook has a micro-SD card slot which means that, if you're so inclined, you can fairly easily turn it into a "stock" Android tablet.

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booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	I agree with Mike. We have 3 Nook HD's and 2 Kindle Fires in the house. My girls and I like the Nooks better. 1 of the Fire's I rooted with n2a operating system, so it's not a Fire anymore. I can't stand the UI of the Fire. My son doesn't care, he has the stock Fire. Our Nooks are so much more versatile. I did root to allow apps from other sources, and put the Amazon App store on all of them. We also run alternate launchers on them. The girls do like the BN stock launcher, but I never use it on mine. We love changing our wall papers! Something you'll never do with a Fire!

01-08-2014, 08:43 PM	#6
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	I have an unrooted Nook HD and a rooted Nook HD+ and I love both of them. I use my Nook HD to listen to music via the TuneIn app, read Kindle ebooks via the Kindle app, read the rest of my ebooks via Moon+ Reader Pro, watch live news broadcasts from around the world via a number of live TV apps, watch TV shows via Hulu Plus, control my Roku and Squeezebox players remotely, play all sorts of games, transfer ebooks from my PC to my Nook via Calibre Companion, listen to audiobooks via the Audible.com app, check the weather radar, do photo editing on it, etc., etc., etc. I am able to use Bluetooth earphones or plug-in earphones, or I can just use the stereo speakers. It is really my go-to device. I like the Nooks because they allow the use of a microSD card which expands the usability of the device, especially if you are storing movies on it. I like the fact that the edges are slightly raised so that if the device falls, it doesn't smack directly on the screen. With the rooted Nook HD+ I have access to both Google Play AND the Amazon app store.

01-09-2014, 11:43 AM	#7
jscarbo Addict Posts: 220 Karma: 1075434 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Costa Rica Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle PW2, Nook HD+, Nexus 7	Another vote for the Nook HD/HD+. My family has purchased four of them since B&N added Play Store access and dropped the price. I buy ebooks from Amazon and read them in the Kindle for Android app on my HD+.

01-10-2014, 03:55 AM	#8
chongjasmine Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 2137842 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	Hi, thanks for all your responses. I had decided to buy the nook hd. Just ordered it yesterday. Looking forward to using it. Is there a place where I can learn how to use nook hd?

01-10-2014, 06:21 AM	#9
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Congrats! Good decision. It's pretty easy to use. Drop in to the Nook forum here on MR if you have questions!

01-17-2014, 05:06 AM	#10
chongjasmine Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 2137842 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	My nook hd just arrived.

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