Nook color vs Gtab

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I've had a nook color for about a week now and I recently found out about the Gtab. Do you think I should return the nook an pickup a Gtab instead? I mostly use my nook to read comicbooks and browse the web. What I love most about it is the screen. It's simply beautiful. Would the trade off for a larger but inferior screen, flash, and tegra be worth it?

The nook color is an e-reader, and the gtab is a tablet. I also got a nook (for about 24 hours) as I was examining potential tablets to get someone for christmas and was not impressed. It does e books extremely well, but the nook ui didn't offer the customization or smooth web browsing I wanted. Understand the the gtab NEEDS to have custom roms loaded to make it usful, but it offers me the android experience I wanted.

But if you just use it to read comic books, the nook excels at that. Besides it will get flash next year.

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Researching the Nook is what got me looking at tablets with Android on them in the first place. Although nice, the Nook really is a much more limited device. And the for the price, too much for what it offers (same as the Kindle imo).

After going with the TnT Lite ROM put together by Roebeet, my G does 98% of everything I need, and I'm sure the rest of the wrinkles can be ironed out over time. So I guess what I am trying to say is if you don't mind following the threads here and doing a little leg work, go with the ViewSonic G.

I picked one up at Sears today. The first thing I did was load up clockworksmod and ran a full backup. I've tried zPad and TnT Lite so far and I think i'll stick with TnT Lite for now. I'm impressed with the browser and how well flash works on the tablet.

The biggest drawback for me is definitely the screen. I can't help but compare the screen to my nook color. I can view my nook color from any angle and the picture quality is still great, benefits of an IPS screen I guess. While there is really only one way to hold the gTab to get a good view of the screen, which is in landscape mode and directly in front of you. Portrait mode or any viewing from the side just makes the display look washed out.

I'm going to give it a full week before I decide if I want to keep it or not. The software bugs don't bother me much since I know many of the kinks will be worked out by the great mods at XDA but don't know if I can live with the screen.

Originally Posted by ojo8

I've had a nook color for about a week now and I recently found out about the Gtab. Do you think I should return the nook an pickup a Gtab instead? I mostly use my nook to read comicbooks and browse the web. What I love most about it is the screen. It's simply beautiful. Would the trade off for a larger but inferior screen, flash, and tegra be worth it?

A 7 inch device, imo, is too small for comics. I heard that the Nook screen is very nice, but you'd really want a 10 inch device. I primarily bought my GTab as a comics reader.

Here's a screen grab of ACV. Notice that the top / bottom are chopped off a little, but it's still very readable versus a 7 incher. I know this because I used to own a 7 inch Pandigital Novel:



The contrast is a big dark in portrait mode and you might have to tilt it slightly to correct. But I think it's fine for comics - ACV is the primary app I use on my Gtab.


EDIT: Didn't read all the posts first - you already know this. I think it's time for bed.....

Thx, i'll try out AVC later tonight. I tried loading perfect viewer earlier today but it ended up crashing. Too bad cuz I like its controls for scrolling through comic books.

The 7 inch screen is definitely too small to read comics in portrait mode but it does pretty well in landscape. The nook color doesn't support cbr/cbz files and converting them to ePub isn't an option since it messes up the pictures. I found that making a pdf file out of the images is the best solution.

I like my G Tab for a lot of things but if your primary use is as an e reader the Nook Color is better by design. The Nook Color is slower and less capable but its got the all important nice screen. So, if you want a multipurpose device that has some fun hacking options and beastly potential then the GTab is it, if you want what is primarily a color ereader the Nook Color is superior.

I'm still debating picking up a Nook Color IF it gets some attention(doesn't need alot as it will be a 2ndary device for me for reading in poorly lit conditions), IF I can justify the cost.

Unlike alot fo you guys, seemingly, I haven't read comics since I was a little kid, but do read quite a bit of fiction for which 7" (and smaller) work perfectly plus the smaller form factor is just plain and simply more portable, i.e. 7" is practically pocketable and anything smaller is, plus I can one hand handle 7" and smaller while that just ain't gonna happen with 10+" ...

Originally Posted by cutterjohn

Unlike alot fo you guys, seemingly, I haven't read comics since I was a little kid, but do read quite a bit of fiction for which 7" (and smaller) work perfectly plus the smaller form factor is just plain and simply more portable, i.e. 7" is practically pocketable and anything smaller is, plus I can one hand handle 7" and smaller while that just ain't gonna happen with 10+" ...

I would have to agree, what I like about the nook color is it's smaller form factor. It's far more portable than a 10 inch tablet. At first I was leaving my nook at home but now I'm bringing it everywhere with me. With free wifi just about everywhere or the option to tether off my phone, it's pretty easy to use my nook for both reading and web browsing.

I think the novelty of browsing the web on a smartphone has finally rubbed off. Using a larger screen just makes the experience so much more enjoyable. In another years time, I can see myself deciding between buying a new smartphone or a new 7 inch tablet.

Originally Posted by ojo8

I would have to agree, what I like about the nook color is it's smaller form factor. It's far more portable than a 10 inch tablet. At first I was leaving my nook at home but now I'm bringing it everywhere with me. With free wifi just about everywhere or the option to tether off my phone, it's pretty easy to use my nook for both reading and web browsing.

I think the novelty of browsing the web on a smartphone has finally rubbed off. Using a larger screen just makes the experience so much more enjoyable. In another years time, I can see myself deciding between buying a new smartphone or a new 7 inch tablet.

Yep, getting used to the Gtablet and then using my Incredible for similar functions is a big sight adjustment!

I regret returning my Gtablet, but was within a few days of the return window. May need to take a trip to Sears...... Holiday 60 day window if needed

I also backed my internal space up, so just have to copy it over, install Tnt Lite 2.0, run Titanium, market fix and BAM!! Back in business

Added: Whatever the case, OEM needs to at least fix the bluetooth issues, keyboard options and accelerometer.