Color Color Nook after one year.

allinhi/ · 10-18-2011, 08:50 PM

I was looking at an old thread which discussed whether the then just introduced CNK would be successfull. Has it failed to meet expectations, met expectations, or exceeded expectations? My take is that it has exceeded expectations. Although not intentional it has also done a lot to popularize a smaller form factor device as a cheap entertainment tablet. Of course BN would have liked another year before Amazon and it appears Apple soon, responded.

tubemonkey · 10-19-2011, 08:06 AM

Waiting for NC II. Lenovo's IdeaPad A1 did a disappearing act and Amazon's Kindle Fire fizzled with no card slot.

Overall, a rooted Nook Color is a great 7" Android tablet. Excellent bang for the buck.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 10-19-2011, 08:20 AM

The NC is a great device, even if it's not rooted... especially if you got one for reading. Using it for books and magazines is very easy and effective, good on the eyes, and the size feels just right for any content I use.

Apache · 10-19-2011, 04:50 PM

Mine is rooted but, I am a readaholic and use it more as an ereader than a tablet.

Apache

jersysman · 10-19-2011, 06:45 PM

Mine is not rooted (thinking of getting a N2A card) and I use it for reading at night when I am in the bedroom. There is no need for me to turn on a light and a lighted cover or booklight has never appealed to me. This is perfect for my use.

Care · 10-19-2011, 07:10 PM

I also use my NC for reading in bed at night, but I use it for browsing the web when I am too lazy to get my laptop. I love it. I did root mine, but that is only because I wanted a better keyboard and browser. I love the stock home and library so it use it as my main home and just hit the softkey if I want to get to zeam launcher for other android apps. I didn't really have a purpose for a tablet so the NC is perfect for me.

I definitely am not interested in the Fire because of the lack of memory expansion slot. That is just crazy. Besides for those of us outside the US, we can't even get Amazon movies/tv shows, so the cloud is useless for us.

awesomeipodguy · 10-19-2011, 08:10 PM

I have a Nook Color. Overall, a good tablet. I enjoy it, and not heavy.Good screen. Decent batter life. Fells comfortable to hold. Nice e-reader, but much more.

Liviu_5 · 10-20-2011, 07:35 PM

After about 11 months since I bought my NC on its first available days and after very heavy use, some points:

- never rooted it since I use it as an ebook reader (several hours a day pretty much daily for 11 months now) with the occasional use for internet stuff on the go; nothing else

- never used anything else for reading ebooks since I bought it

- never used a SD card since I have only books on it

- read tons of pdf's too and the experience while decent before, improved markedly to excellent since i bought the ezpdf app once they made it available without needing a card

- color added unexpected depth and now it became a 3rd deal breaker for any new reader after touch and internal light

Awesome device and I plan to use it until it breaks; then we'll see if i still remain with Nook or go Fire - as companies I prefer Amazon by a mile over BN, so if the Fire performs as expected i would take it any day; never got a Kindle since touch and internal lights are deal breakers for me, but Fire will do just well

- as negatives - the BN read in-store read sucks big time so I used very rarely; the BN e-store sucks big time so I never used it, but as you may notice that has nothing to do with the NC itself which is excellent

wymore · 10-21-2011, 01:12 PM

I didn't really consider myself in the market for a device like the Nook Color. I thought I was fine using my laptop for surfing the Internet, my Nintendo DS for playing games on the go, and books from the library for reading. My mom surprised me by mailing me one though, and since then it gets used more than those other three combined. I absolutely love it. I did root it, which makes me love it even more, but either way it is just an awesome device.

allinhi/ · 10-21-2011, 03:49 PM

OK everyone. What I was wondering, has its popularity, or success, met with expectations or not? I think its popularity, espcially when rooted, caught many by suprise.

Lemurion · 10-24-2011, 12:57 PM

I've had a Nook Color for about nine months now - and it's been running CM7 for about half that time.

As an eReader I think it basically met expectations: it's a very good 7" LCD reader and that's what it was sold as.

However, it greatly exceeded expectations as an Android tablet. The presence of a micro-SD slot that was hard-wired to the top of the boot order made an attractively priced eReader with a high-quality screen into a hackers' darling. When it came out, there was nothing else in its price range with similar hardware specs - and the ease of rooting turned it into one of the first good 7" Android tablets for less than $400.

Lsantiago7859 · 10-24-2011, 01:35 PM

Please speak about your experience with magazines on NC? E.G., if you subscribe, can magazines you own be moved to a microSD card? Will I be able to keep all old issues? This is the main reason I would by myself a birthday present and upgrade from my classic Nook.

wymore · 10-28-2011, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allinhi/

OK everyone. What I was wondering, has its popularity, or success, met with expectations or not? I think its popularity, espcially when rooted, caught many by suprise.

I guess what you mean is expectations within the industry, in which case, I would say it would have to have exceeded expectations. Apple had said that anything less than 10 inches wouldn't work for a tablet. Amazon didn't seem to have any plans to release a tablet. Since the Nook Color's release and it's subsequent popularity both as an e-reader and an Android platform, Amazon has created the Kindle, and there are rumors of a smaller form factor for the Ipad as well.

fbrII · 10-31-2011, 05:01 AM

Quote:

as negatives - the BN read in-store read sucks big time so I used very rarely; the BN e-store sucks big time so I never used it,

Don't understand the comment. I think it's one of the better features, certainly a unique feature. I have a B&N store about a mile or so from my house. Most mornings it's an easy 20 minute walk, a good cup of coffee, sometimes a scone and then read whatever I want to read for an hour or so. (I retired recently, so my mornings are free - yipee).

Seriously I've read four or five books in their entirety. When you go back and read a book, you were reading previously, the books opens to the place you left off, just like at home.

If the network is down or I have a problem connecting - not often but it does happen - I have more than a few books preloaded on my Nook to chose from.

temetka · 11-04-2011, 06:32 PM

I have had my nook color since April of 2010, so that puts it at right around 8 months now. It has been perfect.

I have read probably around 100 books on it. I have purchased many apps and books from the B&N store and never regretted any of them. I also installed the EZPDF app which has greatly improved my PDF reading capabilities.

A few months ago I took the plunge and rooted it, mainly out of curiosity. While I have installed a few apps from the marketplace, it's main use is an an e-reader and web surfing tablet. I do plan on purchasing the mobile office suite for it with my next paycheck so I can do some light XLS document editing for a game a few of my friends and I play. The nook has basically replaced my laptop for web browsing (I still use it for filemaker programming and web forums).

This little device has never let me down, been there for me during some hard times and it has done so without any problems. I did drop it once, well actually we both fell at the same time. The chair I was reclining in collapsed and the Nook went skidding along the ground, screen down. Yeah, my heart skipped about a dozen beats. Minus a scratch on the side, it came through unscathed and was still open to the book I was reading. So from about a 6 foot fall, landing on it's side and finally skidding about 20 feet across the ground. Man, I love this thing.

10-18-2011, 08:50 PM	#1
allinhi/ Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 52080 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook color	Color Nook after one year. I was looking at an old thread which discussed whether the then just introduced CNK would be successfull. Has it failed to meet expectations, met expectations, or exceeded expectations? My take is that it has exceeded expectations. Although not intentional it has also done a lot to popularize a smaller form factor device as a cheap entertainment tablet. Of course BN would have liked another year before Amazon and it appears Apple soon, responded.

10-19-2011, 08:10 PM	#7
awesomeipodguy Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: nook color, ipod touch	nook color I have a Nook Color. Overall, a good tablet. I enjoy it, and not heavy.Good screen. Decent batter life. Fells comfortable to hold. Nice e-reader, but much more.

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10-19-2011, 08:06 AM	#2
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,759 Karma: 158575914 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Waiting for NC II. Lenovo's IdeaPad A1 did a disappearing act and Amazon's Kindle Fire fizzled with no card slot. Overall, a rooted Nook Color is a great 7" Android tablet. Excellent bang for the buck.

10-19-2011, 08:20 AM	#3
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	The NC is a great device, even if it's not rooted... especially if you got one for reading. Using it for books and magazines is very easy and effective, good on the eyes, and the size feels just right for any content I use.

10-19-2011, 04:50 PM	#4
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,277 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Mine is rooted but, I am a readaholic and use it more as an ereader than a tablet. Apache

10-19-2011, 06:45 PM	#5
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	Mine is not rooted (thinking of getting a N2A card) and I use it for reading at night when I am in the bedroom. There is no need for me to turn on a light and a lighted cover or booklight has never appealed to me. This is perfect for my use.

10-19-2011, 07:10 PM	#6
Care Aes Sedai Posts: 659 Karma: 46166 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura and Kobo Mini, had a Nook, NOOKcolor, Nook STR.	I also use my NC for reading in bed at night, but I use it for browsing the web when I am too lazy to get my laptop. I love it. I did root mine, but that is only because I wanted a better keyboard and browser. I love the stock home and library so it use it as my main home and just hit the softkey if I want to get to zeam launcher for other android apps. I didn't really have a purpose for a tablet so the NC is perfect for me. I definitely am not interested in the Fire because of the lack of memory expansion slot. That is just crazy. Besides for those of us outside the US, we can't even get Amazon movies/tv shows, so the cloud is useless for us.

10-20-2011, 07:35 PM	#8
Liviu_5 Books and more books Posts: 917 Karma: 69499 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: White Plains, NY, USA Device: Nook Color, Itouch, Nokia770, Sony 650, Sony 700(dead), Ebk(given)	After about 11 months since I bought my NC on its first available days and after very heavy use, some points: - never rooted it since I use it as an ebook reader (several hours a day pretty much daily for 11 months now) with the occasional use for internet stuff on the go; nothing else - never used anything else for reading ebooks since I bought it - never used a SD card since I have only books on it - read tons of pdf's too and the experience while decent before, improved markedly to excellent since i bought the ezpdf app once they made it available without needing a card - color added unexpected depth and now it became a 3rd deal breaker for any new reader after touch and internal light Awesome device and I plan to use it until it breaks; then we'll see if i still remain with Nook or go Fire - as companies I prefer Amazon by a mile over BN, so if the Fire performs as expected i would take it any day; never got a Kindle since touch and internal lights are deal breakers for me, but Fire will do just well - as negatives - the BN read in-store read sucks big time so I used very rarely; the BN e-store sucks big time so I never used it, but as you may notice that has nothing to do with the NC itself which is excellent

10-21-2011, 01:12 PM	#9
wymore Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 16 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I didn't really consider myself in the market for a device like the Nook Color. I thought I was fine using my laptop for surfing the Internet, my Nintendo DS for playing games on the go, and books from the library for reading. My mom surprised me by mailing me one though, and since then it gets used more than those other three combined. I absolutely love it. I did root it, which makes me love it even more, but either way it is just an awesome device.

10-21-2011, 03:49 PM	#10
allinhi/ Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 52080 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook color	OK everyone. What I was wondering, has its popularity, or success, met with expectations or not? I think its popularity, espcially when rooted, caught many by suprise.

10-24-2011, 12:57 PM	#11
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I've had a Nook Color for about nine months now - and it's been running CM7 for about half that time. As an eReader I think it basically met expectations: it's a very good 7" LCD reader and that's what it was sold as. However, it greatly exceeded expectations as an Android tablet. The presence of a micro-SD slot that was hard-wired to the top of the boot order made an attractively priced eReader with a high-quality screen into a hackers' darling. When it came out, there was nothing else in its price range with similar hardware specs - and the ease of rooting turned it into one of the first good 7" Android tablets for less than $400.

10-24-2011, 01:35 PM	#12
Lsantiago7859 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 12642 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Decatur Device: Kobo Clara HD, Samsung 10.1 tablet, Nook HD+ and SONY PRS-T2	Please speak about your experience with magazines on NC? E.G., if you subscribe, can magazines you own be moved to a microSD card? Will I be able to keep all old issues? This is the main reason I would by myself a birthday present and upgrade from my classic Nook.

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11-04-2011, 06:32 PM	#15
temetka Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 3436 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: California Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1st Gen.	I have had my nook color since April of 2010, so that puts it at right around 8 months now. It has been perfect. I have read probably around 100 books on it. I have purchased many apps and books from the B&N store and never regretted any of them. I also installed the EZPDF app which has greatly improved my PDF reading capabilities. A few months ago I took the plunge and rooted it, mainly out of curiosity. While I have installed a few apps from the marketplace, it's main use is an an e-reader and web surfing tablet. I do plan on purchasing the mobile office suite for it with my next paycheck so I can do some light XLS document editing for a game a few of my friends and I play. The nook has basically replaced my laptop for web browsing (I still use it for filemaker programming and web forums). This little device has never let me down, been there for me during some hard times and it has done so without any problems. I did drop it once, well actually we both fell at the same time. The chair I was reclining in collapsed and the Nook went skidding along the ground, screen down. Yeah, my heart skipped about a dozen beats. Minus a scratch on the side, it came through unscathed and was still open to the book I was reading. So from about a 6 foot fall, landing on it's side and finally skidding about 20 feet across the ground. Man, I love this thing.