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[Nook Color General] fly32:
I'm a noob so figure I chime in on this debate.. I picked up a NC 2 weeks ago and it's been great so far -- I sold my iPad after a week of owning it.

I don't care for GPS since I have a Garmin -- I can't imagine myself sticking a 10" (or in this case 7") on my dashboard as I may get pulled over by the cops. I'm sure there's a law that forbids obstructing a drivers vision.

Wifi works fine -- as above said, it's probably the router. I have a Netgear 3700 and I get reception in the park across the street -- 100m away.

I haven't experienced the SOD issue (yet, and I hope I never will).

I don't have bluetooth to try it and I haven't had a need for a mic. Camera quality on any tablet is quite poor so I'd never use it to take pictures or record videos -- again, how likely are you to pull out a 7" or 10" tablet to take pictures?

That said, here's why I think it's great.

1. I was perfectly fine running BN's software -- it has built in email client and flash-enabled web browser. I can do 90% of what I'd use a tablet for with just those 2 things

2. I was perfectly fine running CM7 off an SD card -- you can keep the BN software intact if you choose to go back.

3. To truly bring out its power, I wrote CM7 into the internal memory. I tell you, it's a lot better since I had a crappy microSD card.

Now, I can do things like Netflix, Pandora, TuneIn from anywhere -- works great the next time I have to travel. Moboplayer plays any movie files I've thrown at it. You can connect the Nook to your computer and it transfers files via USB -- I had to jailbreak and then install SSH on the iPad to get this feature. Since it's connected to my Google account, when I installed to the internal memory, it picked up everything I did on the SD card and automatically installed everything again. Also, it's super light and thin since it doesn't have all those things I don't need -- GPS, camera, etc..

Last and above all, tremendous community support here.

Very happy with my Nook Color.
[Nook Color General] Phatdawg:
I don't understand what the debate is. Now, I have to be defensive about this because this is obviously all coming from my post.

I agree with just about what everyone says here, but limitations are...just that limitations.

Whether or not they pertain to you or are relevent to you, really doesn't matter.

How you value, gps, mic, bt, accelerometer is really a personal thing...

Again, I was merely pointing out several issues that are particular to a nook vs specifically galaxy(since that is really the only other competing 7 inch table of somewhat equal caliber).

The wifi issue has a workaround posted in the "workaround sticky". I imagine it could be just a router issue, however it appears that the workaround is a apk with varyable results which would point away from a pure router problem.

I have a nook color because I don't care about gps, bt, mic, etc.

I continue to use a nook color in cm7 on emmc because I don't have a major issue with a couple of random freezes a day or SOD once a day. I use the tablet at work at a hospital as a doc. It's great in a white labcoat. Fits perfectly in the pocket, access to pdf's, net, epocrates, and a whole host of medical software.

It's great for what I use it for. It's why I have it.

Again, the limitations of the device still do exist and may impact other peoples decision to buy it.

I'm not going to be a Nook Color Fanboy and paint the sky blue. There is some real issues that people should know and feel comfortable about prior to purchasing this piece of equipment. It's not for everyone.
[Nook Color General] davwman:
once again these are the posts I was looking for! thanks again,and if anyone feels the need to add anything else, feel free.
[Nook Color General] darkveld:
Currently I have a nook color with CM7 on the emmc, but 2 days to return the nook, I've been constantly wondering if the HTC flyer or the transformer would be better, true the nook has the best price of them all, but the flyer's specs could do more, and the transformers screen is pretty amazing, but being able to fit the nook and my phone in my pocket at the same time is absolutely amazing, however the fact that my phone plays games faster then my tablet hurts as the small screen gives me eyestrain and I'm close to needing glasses as it is, sorry to heap this all over you guys but I can't find a good answer anywhere else,

Thanks in advance.
[Nook Color General] asting:
The 7.1RC1 seems to improve speed a bit. I'd try that out and see if that makes your worries vanish.
[Nook Color General] Phatdawg:
If you need a 7 inch tablet and have budgetary constraints, then for the money, I'd stay with the nook color, since it also has the best screens of all the 7 inchers anyways. To be honest, I never even considered a flyer as a 7 inch tablet to be used...perhaps cause of it's cost.

Otherwise, the flyer would be okay, but it's a bit too expensive in my opinion.

Or you can wait for the viewsonic 7.x or an update on the galaxy (if they do for 7 inches).

A lot of stuff coming our way shortly.
[Nook Color General] nook-color:
There are a couple of 7" Tegra 2 tablets coming out later this year - that should start around $349.00 for the Acer. They'll be Honeycomb 3.2 ( which scales for the 7" screens ) - which is why I think they're not out yet. If the extra performance is needed - and you can swing the extra cash - you could wait for those.

I think the post taht summed it up the best - was the one that - this tablet has it's limitations ( as do all tablets - including the Ipad 2) and you should do your homework and know what you're buying.

For me - this was my learner tablet - and I wanted a tinker friendly device - that would be usable - and it's been good at that for me. I could see room to upgrade in areas < more volume for speakers / dual core for more power efficiency & speed to run more widgets and have battery last longer - larger screen -- not sure on that one - with tradeoffs of portability > but overall - it suits my needs now. I'm hoping it can keep me happy til the quad cores are out in the market and bugs worked out - and drop in prices a bit.
[Nook Color General] Moshe5368:
SOD and random freeze issues??????? Have been running cm7 on nightlies since n29. Just upgraded to 7.1 rc1 3 days ago. Yes, I have had some issues with wifi dropping with some of the nightlies but was usually fixed in next nightlie. I have NEVER had a SOD issue with any of the nightlies or the new rc1. I run OC'd at 1.2 gHz with an 8 gb sandisk class 4 mSD. Have cm7 on emmc. Nevre had use for the accelorometer but wifi and bluetooth (and usb host mode) rock.I run a bluetooth keyboard with no issues.

If you are experiencing SOD issues and random freezes, you might want to look at your setup.
[Nook Color General] Phatdawg:
I have really gone purely "stock" cm7 with bare neccessity programs and still get occasional freezes. Most of these happen when I stack some finger presses with a orientation change.

Sometimes it's random at the end of a download from either amazon or marketplace.

Those are the two times, I have the most freezes.

The SOD really occurs once a day, but I use it moderately to heavy at work and I would say I unlock it about 100 times a day, and I can't put my finger on why SOD occurs.
[Nook Color General] darkveld:
Well, let me clarify a few things first, I am deffinately a heavy gamer, and attempting to mostly replace my PSP as I used to carry it everywhere with me and the lack of other features besides gaming really started to get to me as android does everything I could want including gaming, but all android devices aren't created equal and even with the new RC1 update it still Chugs along, I COULD overclock it but the batterylife immediately takes a nose dive and won't make it through the day, does that help?
[Nook Color General] fly32:
I guess it's the word "limitation" that I disagree with.. It has different features.

It's like buying a motorcycle for mobility and then to complain that it's got no trunk space for your golf clubs.

The nook is thin, light and relatively more affordable. Don't complain that it doesn't have a camera, GPS, HDMI, or doesn't play hardcore games. If those are what you want then pay AT LEAST twice as much and get something else.

Granted Phatdawg responded with the assumption that not everyone did their research and wasn't aware of those basic "limitations." Having played with the Nook for a few weeks now, I can say my only complaint is that some apps crash (not sure if it's because I OC'ed it) and I find I have to reboot the unit once a day -- the Advanced Kill Apps app doesn't do the trick.

I had buyer's remorse on the iPad and sold it after a week. I've yet to feel the same for the Nook.
[Nook Color General] Moshe5368:
@phatdawg, if I might ask, what size and brand of msd card are you using? There have been issues with several sd'c but so far sandisk seems to work the best. As for the freezes, are you downloading the nightlies from cm7? Some of the nightlies are buggy as they are experimental but perhaps an update might fix those.
[Nook Color General] Moshe5368:
@fly32, I noticed you said you have issues with crashes and are oc'd. I find that stability tends to drop off past 1.2 gHz (1200 mHz). As for the advanced app killer, those types of programs are a double edged sword. Android manages memory differently than most os's and app killer programs can cause more problems than it cures. Iff you have problems running a specific program, then killing non-essential programs might be ok but setting the program to automatically kill apps is asking for trouble. This may be the source of your freeze issues. Try this: disable the app killer program for a few days and see what happens with the freeze issue. Try to reduce the max oc speed to 1200 or less and make sure you are running the latest nightlies. You might be surprised how well it works.
[Nook Color General] blcistheking:
How good is the flash player on the stock rom. I am thinking about purchasing one tomorrow but im not too sure if i want to rush and install CM7 as im clueless about any of this stuff anymore.
[Nook Color General] SeaFractor:
Just to go back to the original topic, as I also had gone into defensive mode for the hard work of the CM7 developers and their hard work.

The original question is if you should get a Nook Color. That's actually become more of a difficult answer than last month.

1. Nook Color at ~$250 is a great valude for a powerful e-reader with an incredible quality IPS display.

2. The ergonomic design of the e-reader is well done and clearly award winning.

3. The flexibiliy provided from the ability to boot from microSD is fantastic and allows for choice in the mod installation choice.

4. While not advertised as an operational feature, the presence of the working bluetooth hardware is a pleasant suprise.

That said, the last couple weeks have started to see the announcements of the recent additions to the market. Vizio and other tab manufacturers of a some solid Gingerbread and Honeycomb tablets in the $200 range. The offset of not having the same clarity of display is countered by additional hardware (cameras, additional outputs like HDMI, etc).

So if you haven't purchased a Nook Color yet, you should read up on those simply help make your decision.

I really enjoy my Nook Color and still feel that I made the best choice, especially as I can easily return to the stock B&N software. Both this development community and also the ongoing B&N development are both exciting to watch.

In terms of e-reader software, I have the strong opinion that B&N really got it right. And as an e-reader should be very simple and easy to use (non-techies are the target market), I'm still amazed with how flexible the stock software is to extend on it's own. The B&N app store is to easy to dismiss as an "also ran" feature if one doesn't actually try it first and appreciate it's integration into the Nook Color.

I'm sure you'll feel the same if you still decide on a Nook Color after your research. However, if those extra bells and whistles are really important, then there are some new choices now that can get you those without the higher prices of the 10.1 sized tabs.
[Nook Color General] rovendoug:
Just a user's opinion here,

I've had the Nook for almost a week, i think. My friend got it for me as a B-Day/Wedding present, (got married on my B-Day), and I have thoroughly enjoyed the nookColor. The main thing I'd say I use it for is playing Angry Birds in HD, both my Wife and I enjoying doing that together. For a barebones 7" tablet the nookColor, IMHO, is a great buy. I was looking into getting one for the Android OS and the flexibility of the OS. I have been from stock to rooted stock to HC (Honeycomb) on SD card back to stock and to rooted stock (I am trying to Dual Boot HC and Rooted Stock ,but we'll see on that ;-)).

For a basic E-reader it definitely does the job plus some. For a tablet PC running Android OS, it is lacking. As my friend suggested, look at it in the middle and you should be golden! An e-reader that runs Android OS and has the flexibility of it.

Just my 2 cents!
[Nook Color General] davwman:
didnt know about the upcoming tabs. thanks
[Nook Color General] Phatdawg:
using cm7 on emmc with a sandisk branded class 4 16 gb card, no oc.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ck0525:
Does anyone can fix the bug with this ROM?

http://bbs.goapk.com/thread-3177398-1-1.html

Aria 2.3.3 with Sense2.1

WIFI,Bluetooth and SD Card is not work

Please!
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darknessrise1234:
There is already a thread with gingersense being worked on. Search my friend.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zervic:
jesus christ and this definitely doesn't belong in development...
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoS:
Don't post threads to get attention for other threads.

Closing this.
[Xperia Play General] zach181:
Hi All,

This is a bit odd and only just started. When the phone is plugged into the usb it goes crackers. I can't tell you exactly what it does as it's random but it's things like, it starts going into sounds and changing settings etc etc. It's as if the screen is being pressed but it's not being touched. Unplug the usb and it's happy again.

Any ideas?

Thanks

EDIT: Just notcide it only does it when you connect it as phone memory. Charge only is fine. Phone rooted with Gingerbreak.
[Xperia Play General] rizenreincarna:
Find an exorcist....its haunted
[HTC Desire S] TechnicGeek:
I tried on my old Sony Ericsson's earphones and iLuv earphones and you know what? Sound is equal on both but only when volume control is set to max on iLuv earphones. I can only decrease volume with iLuv.

Don't know if this is the case with iLuv only... I want to get ZAGG's smartphones. Maybe their features will work with my Desire S.
[HTC Desire S] sbiricuda:
Mh, good to know.

Could you tell me if volume control works with non-smartphone devices like mp3 players? Thanks :)

Even if it does not amplify sound, it could be an asset to me.

Otherwise I'm getting tired of looking for a in-ear with volume control.. it's impossible to find one without spending lots of money.
[Atrix 4G General] dptnl:
---update: I'm reverting back to froyo ,thread may help others though---

Does anyone else suffering from the same issue?

I have removed some non relevant bloat after installing 2.3.4 and also have two gmail accounts synced.

I also did the "arabic mod" which affects framework.jar for RTL support in hebrew. (both languages written from right to left)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15219723&postcount=40

Any workaround for this?

Thanks!
[Atrix 4G General] darkamikaze:
your contacts app crashes because you got rid of a "bloat" that was necessary for it to function.
[Atrix 4G General] dptnl:
Well, It's not the first time I remove bloat, besides, I think it happened prior to removing it.

Never mind, 2.2 after some modification is good enough for me.
[Atrix 4G General] JayRolla:
I also freezed something that causes my contacts to crash. I unfreezed almost everything that would cause it to crash and it still does. I downloaded an app that I use as my dialer now and no more crashing, till I can figure it out. Never going back to froyo though.
[Atrix 4G General] jimmer411:
No issues here. I froze blur.res and all the social crap. You logged into motoblur?
[Atrix 4G General] dicksteele:
What was that app ? I dicked my contacts up again. I thought it was after removing Social app bloat. After I did that FC's

After reflashing again, I left Social Status and I removed the chinese moto blur crap. FC on contacts again, and everything else. reflashing again. Feeeyuck.
[Atrix 4G General] artisticcheese:
Hello,

Why it's recommended to Freeze (which requires Pro version of Titanium Backup) instead of just uninstall bloatware?

Once you rooted and modified your OS you can not do in place upgrade to newer ROMs anyway, is not it? So why freeze?
[Atrix 4G General] lauterm:
Many won't allow a normal uninstall.
[Atrix 4G General] artisticcheese:
All ATT branded stuff all went away without a hitch
[Atrix 4G General] CaelanT:
Because you will not be able to install any OTA updates as the update files look for all the bloatware. If anything is missing you are going to see a nice triangle with exclamation mark when you try to update.

This is why it is recommended to freeze those files. That way you can just thaw them before you update.
[Atrix 4G General] artisticcheese:
Does not OTA update will not install also if you rooted your phone and enabled sideloading anyway?
[Atrix 4G General] lauterm:
AT&T stuff doesn't matter. It's the Motorola stuff that won't uninstall. For instance the BlurEmail won't work right with out Zimbra email solution with ActiveSync. It won't let me uninstall BlurEmail. I can install the working, stock email.apk that I found searching on XDA along side of it. That gets confusing though because in Applications they are both labeled Email. So, I freeze BlurEmail in Titanium.

If I try to install an OTA, it might try to update BlurEmail. If it does, the OTA update will fail. So, I just un-freeze it, install the OTA update, see if the updates fixed BlurEmail, and then refreeze it if it isn't fixed yet.
[Atrix 4G General] CaelanT:
Yes you can. You just lose root when you update.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waqas:
Has anyone successfully repaired a bricked radio by using Pay Servers like Omnius or FastGSM.com?

This is in reference to those plays that were bricked by the OTA update and used the first fix to get the play working but broke the radio...

Please pass your comments and any valuable information here..
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waqas:
Anyone? its been like almost 5 months and no replies... looks like ppl only come here when they are in trouble and once its solved, they disappear....
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubblegumballoon:
The development section is only for android development related threads. Try the Q&A section.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
Binary solved the bricked radio issue month and months and months ago. :rolleyes:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blagus:
The first fix shouldn't have been applied anyways... Bin4ry published it only for a few people to test and everyone downloaded and flashed it.

Yes, any cable unlock service (Omnius, for example) can restore radio.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahmaneee:
Hello I was using the leedorid rom and I want to play gameloft games but few games working in game loft. Games like brother in arms and modern combat 2 is getting installed but when I restart my device there no icon like modern combat and all ... But spider man and all other games are ok but modern combat and bia2 giving this trouble. Even I changed the rom and tried it the result is same. So anyone please assist me what version. Of gameloft games support for our HTC desire please ....
[T-Mobile LG G2x] nextgin:
I was wondering if this was possible, being that they are the same size screen and resolution. Not sure if they use different display drivers or something.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] GideonX:
Most likely will be using different drivers.
[About XDA developers] JeroenGijselaar:
For the mods:

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[About XDA developers] jazux:
OR if you really are a developer like i am you can register here and if they think your a developer they will give you :eek:FREE:eek: premium account :)
[About XDA developers] JeroenGijselaar:
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[About XDA developers] jazux:
Yes :)

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[HTC Sensation] pr0x2:
I bought cut the rope yesterday and started to play it... after like 40mins the phone became so hot I could not have it in my hand any more...

Is this normal? my old htc hd2 also got hot at times but never like this.

I think if I play games more often my phone can melt lol :eek:
[HTC Sensation] DeoreDX:
Do you find your battery dropping like a rock when you are doing this? Mine will get up to 40°C when playing games.