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Hi people,
This is my first post.
I am looking to purchase a 7" - 8" android tablet for my wife.
I was told that the people in xda - developers know the most about the android so that i why I am posting this question.
I plan on using it for a ereader... but would use it for games, video, etc...
I am not an apple fan, and want the android. I download alot of stuff and thought an android could handle any format I shoot at it, like pdf, txt, etc...
What's your advice? AND THANKS!!!
p.s.
even if you point me to another thread that discusses the best android to buy, that would be great.
Get a Barnes and Noble Nook color e-reader.
Root it and you can transforms it into an affordable Android tablet
Domosan said:
Get a Barnes and Noble Nook color e-reader.
Root it and you can transforms it into an affordable Android tablet
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Thanks... THAT'S what I'm talking about. Really don't want to shell out to much $$$$
and I am a BIG pc downloader... use mostly IRC.
I will start to research this idea. Is there a thread dedicated to this?
Thanks again.
Domosan said:
Get a Barnes and Noble Nook color e-reader.
Root it and you can transforms it into an affordable Android tablet
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So I looked into it. It is cool. BUT IT'S $249!!! and for $299 you can get the ...
eLocity A7 Touchscreen 7-Inch Android 2.2 Tablet , hast HDMI, USB, nvideo GPU, dual processor.
Am I missing something?
No your not missing anything the nook color is a dedicated e reader that is meant for the average to low level using how only WA TS to read books......for you I would go and get a better suited tablet with more options and functions nook is the best dedicated. Ereader out but not even close in being a top android tablet
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The nook. Got a recovery
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Now this may be expensive, but I recommend the Samsung Galaxy Tab...I mean it lets you surf the net, games, android market, etc.
...But thats just me.
If you want an e-reader, get the Nook Color, if you want a tablet, wait for Honeycomb.
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If you want an e-reader, get the Nook Color, if you want a tablet, wait for Honeycomb.
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I think I will wait for the honeycomb! Thanks...
I just started doing research. Don't understand the android market place? I would just search for cracked software to install... am I missing something?
It would be used primary as an ereader, she now has the itouch... but it is a little to small. But it will also be used for movies (on plans), reading PDF's, and all other formats. And I will use it for games...lol.
She has dozens of apps on her itouch... I am sure she will download all kinds of stuff for the android.
advice on android tablet
Hi!
For me,
the best tablets on the market are :
- Viewsonic viewpad gtablet 10.1" (android 2.2, capacitive multitouch, 1GHz CPU,512Mo RAM, USB, 16GB,Camera, G-sensor, supports :wav,wma,mp3...;avi,divx,xvid,wmv,rmvb,mkv,mp2,x264,x263; epub,pdf,...)
At OfficeDepot: $379.99
-Samsung GAlaxy Tab(Android 2.2, capacitive multitouch, 1GHz, 512 RAM, front camera,rear camera,G-Sensor, supports all the formats above).Price varies depending on the Carrier($400 to @560).
But , If you really want a very good tablet you might as well wait 6months to the newer versions with android 3.0 honeycomb(OS specially designed for tablets).
Good luck on your new tablet!
The Notion Ink Adam is another device which I think is extremely good - it uses a Pixel QI screen which makes it especially good as an E-Reader. Also it uses a specialised version of Android which makes Android amazing on it. However it is a bit expensive at $550.
I have been very happy with my Archos 70. It comes with a nice eReader and with the Google Market installed, I have the Amazon Kindle app. It is a little hard to find right now, $275 is the retail, which is what I waited for and got direct from Amazon. Although my wife picks it up to read and ends up playing Angry Birds...
I was under the impression Archos had their own market software and thus it made a bit of problems getting the real Market on it. I don´t own one though so I might be mistaken. As for Adam (Notion Ink´s device) yea theres reviews and such but IIRC Notion Ink has pushed Adam back, the pre-oder people aren´t getting their devices because Notion Ink can´t handle the demand or something it´s pushed back for one reason or another (from androidtablets.net) Android 3.0 aka Honeycomb is Android (re)designed for Tablets. My advice wait for the release of Android 3.0 and the explosion of new devices that are sure to follow in it´s wake. This, my guess is, will bring competition and make for a large selection and maybe price wars which is always good for the end users
Nook Color. End of lol.
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....apad...epad...lol hope that's more helpful. There's a variety of specs and sizes.
I've recently purchased the Amazon Kindle and it has completely replaced books for me. The e-ink technology doesn't bother your eyes so you can use the device for what its for.
Honeycomb in Eken
I have heard (and read) that Honeycomb is already released.
My questions:
1. How can I have it?
2. How to install it in a Eken tablet?
Thanks for help.
"NOOB, my wife want's a ereader..."
made me LOOL
Cheap alternative
How about Apad , Irobot?
Eken M009s - Android 2.2, 7" Resistive LCD, WiFi, WM8650 300~800Mhz, Oficial Market after updated firmware - 88.99$
Can't beat that price
Quick question. Currently I have both a phone and a tablet. What I would like to do is have the note replace both devices. Nook will only show my magazine subscriptions on the tablet, so can someone please let me know if I would be able to view my magazines on the note?
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I would also like to know if the Nook app works well on the note. Sold my Nook Color a few days ago and received my note yesterday. I have seen many bad reviews on the Nook app on Android Market (and some good ones) for the latest version. Apparently the update to the latest version screwed up a lot of current users. Am kind of afraid to download it till I am sure it will work OK.
re: Does n&b nook app see the note as a tablet?
The Nook app is probably the biggest reason I bought the Note. It was really great on the Nook with Android 2.3, but the new version on Android 4.0 can at best be called "cartoonish" - I called Barnes & Noble about the problem and they seemed genuinely concerned, but I'm still waiting to hear back from them. Search for the geekitarian blog - I put a screenshot of a book on the Nook app there.
Magazines work fine, however - they still look pretty good.
If you figure out how to make the Nook recognize the Note as a tablet, please share it.
The Nook app itself hasn't done anything to impact the rest of the phone's operation, just the app itself sucks on the Note.
You can try to change the dpi to 213 or less. Or use paranoid android rom and set the application to tablet ui
Hello,
My cousin is visiting the states which means it's perfect timing for me to ask for a cheap tablet.
As usual it comes down to NT vs KF. Which device is more compatible with sideloaded android apps?
i think its the nook.. but im unsure..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1OubHD3y6Y
neither... go get an Asus Transformer or something similar... you have more flexibility to do what you want with apps. The Nook only has like 1 GB for "personal user" space and the Kindle allows some side load stuff, but if you have to root you can say goodbye to Amazon video. At least that's what I rememeber reading lately.
digger1985 said:
Hello,
My cousin is visiting the states which means it's perfect timing for me to ask for a cheap tablet.
As usual it comes down to NT vs KF. Which device is more compatible with sideloaded android apps?
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When you say "sideloaded" apps, I take that to mean you are not planning on rooting the device. If that's the case you almost have to go to the Nook Color because of it's SD card slot where you can add media at will. The biggest weakness of the NC is the lack of a microphone, but it's the best 7 (meaning very handy and portable) tablet around (IMO). If you can go larger, then the Asus Transformer is the best - although quite a bit more money as well.
My personal taste for a small, knock-around, tablet is the Nook Color, rooted and overclocked and install apps like Netflix and it's a terrific tablet. You could do the same with the Kindle Fire but you would be lacking that SD card slot.
Either one would be a neat device. Used you can find Nook Colors on ebay for around 150.
I'm thinking of taking back my nook tablet and picking up a galaxy tab plus. I would like to know how the nook app works on the galaxy tab If I want to read b&n books on it. Is it working well for you guys? I also want to be able to share books from my other nook color and will that work well with the nook app on a galaxy tab? thanks!
I haven't used the Nook app on my GTab7+. I find the epubs work very well with Aldiko. Actually never really used the Nook app on my NC for that matter. Have usually just migrated to more featured reader apps.
jumpman23j said:
I'm thinking of taking back my nook tablet and picking up a galaxy tab plus. I would like to know how the nook app works on the galaxy tab If I want to read b&n books on it. Is it working well for you guys? I also want to be able to share books from my other nook color and will that work well with the nook app on a galaxy tab? thanks!
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Works great for me. My wife has a nook color, the tab performs almost as well in this regard. The only feature I would miss is the read out loud option on the children's titles.
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I picked up the tab after a lot of debate, with reading being one of my main uses, and not thrilled with all the nonsense going on over in nook tablet land. The nook app works wonderfully, and is my preferred reader both for nook content and side-loaded non-drm'ed epubs. It's very snappy and syncs well with my nook 3g. Plus you aren't locked into the nook ecosystem, which is always nice.
Thanks for help guys. So I can use the nook app to download books and store them on the galaxy from my b&n account? Does this work with magazine subscriptions too? Basically I want to know if I have to be connected to the internet through wifi to view my magazines or books. Thanks.
jumpman23j said:
Thanks for help guys. So I can use the nook app to download books and store them on the galaxy from my b&n account? Does this work with magazine subscriptions too? Basically I want to know if I have to be connected to the internet through wifi to view my magazines or books. Thanks.
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Although I dont have the Nook app, if it's anything like the Kindle's app, you won't need to be connected to the internet in order to read something. When I "download" one of my books in Kindle, the book is stored locally on my device for reading at any time.
I would imagine Nook's app to be the same. When you think about it, it would be crazy for them to require the reader to be online in order to read a book. Think of how that would turn people off from having access to reading content that they purchased.
Yes your magazines work I just traded the NT to 7+ I actually prefer the books organization in the app as opposed to how the NT organized everything. The only dissappointment is no hulu plus natively on the 7+ without work arounds.
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Just an FYI for you book readers. Take a look at Overdrive. If you have a library card and your library has digital content, you should be able to connect to it and download and read books for free. You may have to wait a few days for the newest titles, but I've been reading a lot of books that way. You can't beat free.
For whatever it might be worth, I've really enjoyed using "Moon Reader" as a book reader on this tablet. Very configurable....
wfellis said:
Yes your magazines work I just traded the NT to 7+ I actually prefer the books organization in the app as opposed to how the NT organized everything. The only dissappointment is no hulu plus natively on the 7+ without work arounds.
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Cool thanks for the info. I'm basically in the same boat as you in that I'm thinking of trading in the NT for the 7+ as well. It doesn't help that it seems B&N is having trouble with losses mounting and selling off the nook brand.
garyd9 said:
For whatever it might be worth, I've really enjoyed using "Moon Reader" as a book reader on this tablet. Very configurable....
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It's a joy using Moon Reader. I never got tired using it as a book reader.
jumpman23j said:
Cool thanks for the info. I'm basically in the same boat as you in that I'm thinking of trading in the NT for the 7+ as well. It doesn't help that it seems B&N is having trouble with losses mounting and selling off the nook brand.
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My thought on them selling is not that they are getting rid of their revenue stream, merely protecting it from dead treebrick andmorter losses. I feel they doomed themselves by having apps cost3x what they cost in the android market. I don't think you will be disappointed with the 7plus if you have the money. If cost is the main factor the nt is still a good device that doesn't need to be rooted to enjoy using it as a reader or media consumption device.
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coppertubing said:
Just an FYI for you book readers. Take a look at Overdrive. If you have a library card and your library has digital content, you should be able to connect to it and download and read books for free. You may have to wait a few days for the newest titles, but I've been reading a lot of books that way. You can't beat free.
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I use this on my gtab 8.9 and I love it! You can hold up.to 5 books......when the next one becomes available you get an email to download it. Very cool!
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The Nook app for android sucks. I haven't found a Library/Reader setup that works as well and as elegantly as the stock NT Library and Reader. I'm considering returning my Nook Tablet from CM10 back to stock+root, so I can have its slick reading system back. It's a pain in the butt to add epubs to the Nook App (they can be side-loaded to two folders on the device) and it doesn't read PDFs and CBZ like the stock NT did. So far I've settled on Comic Rack for CBZ(and CBR) and Mantano Reader, but they're considerably clunkier.
The best ebook reader on this tab has got to be no doubt the samsung stock ebook reader app from the HC version. I have ported the new apk file to my gtab 7+ ICS and it works really well..
There is a thread on tab 10.1 forum regarding porting of this. u guys can check it out if anyones interested. The stock app has good graphics especially for page turning and the page turn sound. kinda gives a real book feel. :laugh::laugh:
For whatever nook might be: Try Mantano Reader. Now with cloud and all customization features, missing with other readers. Even PDFs are customizable in size and colour. Night mode for everything, of course...
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If anyone is interested, I love fbreader on my tablet and phone because it has all of the addons that I want like text to speech, you can access your calibre library from ykmour computer if you configure calibre to share, there's an app that syncs where you left off in your book so you can continue on your other device. The library isn't pretty like other ebook readers but the options rock & it's free!
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Tried a few apps, but i found Moon Reader is the best.
My Opinion...
I have recently started reading light novels on my Galaxy Tab Plus and I have found two apps to be great ereaders, the first is Kobo Reader, I actually read on this app the most because it not only looks great, but if the epub has embedded images, it will display them as well. The second app is Fabrik Reader. This app is awesome! It looks great, synchronizes with dropbox, my only problem with it is that it doesn't display the embedded pictures.
I hope this helps.
jumpman23j said:
I'm thinking of taking back my nook tablet and picking up a galaxy tab plus. I would like to know how the nook app works on the galaxy tab If I want to read b&n books on it. Is it working well for you guys? I also want to be able to share books from my other nook color and will that work well with the nook app on a galaxy tab? thanks!
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I have both and use both and with the right apps have no problems...
It is a good product. Can do as much as you are willing to try!
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I am not an Android developer, so please be gentle if I get some terminology wrong.
I've read about the ability to make a microSD card for the Nook Tablet and Nook Color that lets you boot into CM7 or Miui or CM9 without modifying the device's onboard OS or firmware. Is that possible for the GT-P6210?
I ask because I'm interested in exploring Android with root access, but I'm not at all sure that I want to risk modifying my device's internals. TIA.
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I am not an Android developer, so please be gentle if I get some terminology wrong.
I've read about the ability to make a microSD card for the Nook Tablet and Nook Color that lets you boot into CM7 or Miui or CM9 without modifying the device's onboard OS or firmware. Is that possible for the GT-P6210?
I ask because I'm interested in exploring Android with root access, but I'm not at all sure that I want to risk modifying my device's internals. TIA.
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In theory, I believe it would be possible.
But seeing as how Samsung hasn't fully released source/driver code for our device, we are at a stand still with CM/MIUI development. Also, our community is scarce with Dev support as well, making this feat that much harder to accomplish.
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Coming from a Nook Color myself, I miss having that ability. I ran CM7 off of a SanDisk uSD card for a long time on it. I would be doing the same with the Nook Tablet if B&N hadn't decided to lock the bootloader (I returned mine before people worked around that).
Ceelos09 is right that this should be possible on the Plus. It appears that the bootloader is not only unlocked but can be completely replaced. I discovered this the hard way by being forced to mess with ODIN Mode.
It's a shame that the Plus isn't receiving more developer attention. The 16GB WiFi version was/is available for $50 more than the Nook Tablet and its hardware is so much better IMO (faster CPU, bluetooth, 5ghz wifi, HDMI out with dock/adapter, unlocked bootloader, ODIN Mode, ...). Except for the worse WiFi range than the NC, I'm very happy with this tablet.
I'm quite happy with the GT7+ too, except for the incredibly annoying headphone low level volume fluctuation bug that remains to be officially acknowledged by Samsung.
Also Switched From NC
After recently switching to the Gal 7+ from My NC, I, also miss that flexibility to experiment at low risk, by running an OS off the MicroSD (I used both CM7 & 9 on my NC); but I love my GT 7!!.
Being able to do the same thing with the GT 7+ would be an outstanding asset to an already feature rich, quality tablet. The more I use my stock "7+" the more impressed I am. The NC is nice; but having a microphone, bluetooth and more power, makes the GT 7 much more functional for me. (And the fact that we should soon be getting ICS is just another plus).