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Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: The fact that the pivot point on this TV mount was not built straight caused the TV to tilt slightly when it was swung out. there is no adjustment for it, so i had to make a choice for the tv to either be straight and level when it was pushed against the wall, or when it was out. i do not recommend this wall mount.to it's benefit though, it was reasonably sturdy and easy to install. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 201 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Purchased for my sister to hang her TV on a wall and she and her boyfriend reported back to me that mount works great with the 42" Vizio TV she got for Christmas and was up securely in no time. I looked around in the retail stores and found that this mount was of similar quality at a much lower price. What can I say, it does what it is supposed to do, was easy to setup, and is of good value. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 202 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: This was needed to mount a 32" LCD that weighs 27 lbs in my bedroom. I looked at another mount by the same company but it did not articulate so I was worried I wouldn't be able to achieve the viewing angles that I needed. So I found this one & went w/ it based on the high reviews. I could not be more pleased.1) PRICE - If you were to go to the big electronics store (BB) or the big box monster (WM) you would pay hundreds. I can't fathom those more expensive mounts doing anything that this one does not. Does it cook dinner for me? Why pay $100-$250 for a mount when you can get this one for $29.99 & oh, by the way have the confidence in 898 customer reviews averaging 4.5 stars at the time of this writing?2) FUNCTION - This mount is solid. It articulates to the left, to the right. It pans, it tilts. One small negative.....the plastic clips for routing wires are nearly useless. I took them off.3) WHATS IN THE BOX - Normally I would not comment on what an item comes with but in this case I was so impressed I felt it was worth mentioning. It comes w/ everything you need in neatly sealed and labeled plastic sleeves. It comes w/ lag bolts that everyone will use to mount to the wall stud. (mounting to a wall stud is required unless you are mounting to concrete) Then it has 9 different screw sets to mount the plate to the back of your TV. It has 2 washer sets for the mounting plate (based on if your TV has a flat or curved back). Then it has a spanner wrench for tightening the screw of the mounting plate. Then it also has 2 plastic anchors for mounting to a concrete wall. Last but not least are the VESA adaptors (which I did not need)4) WHAT YOU NEED THAT ISN'T INCLUDED - Pencil / Level / Stud finder / Phillips screwdriver / Drill w/ a 7/32 drill bit / Socket wrench w/ a 13mm attachment.5) CONCLUSION - This is a no brainer. I have another 32" that needs mounted. I think as soon as I click publish for this review I will be ordering another one. If you find yourself reading reviews on TV mounts and you have found this one your search is over, just click buy already. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 203 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: This is mounted in a doorway between two rooms in my basement with a 40 inch TV attached to it. I can move it to either room and still keep the doorway open plenty wide enough to pass through. Perfect for my needs. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 204 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Sturdy and durable craftsmanship. Bought for my grandma in Mexico, had it installed and works great. Has awesome mobility to enjoy your television from countless angles in your room. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 205 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: If you want a wall mount that is universal and can be moved in all directions this is the one to get. My 42" Samsung 3D tv mounted easily and the extensions were not required. I mounted it to a stud and it seems to be very secure. I am able to swing the tv to watch from my bed or from the lazyboy chair without a problem. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 206 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Great wall mount at a great price. Already fully assembled out of the box and seems built to last. I really like the swivel and tilt as we need it when laying down in the bedroom. Easy instructions (I'm not a carpenter). I used this on a 32" Samsung LED TV. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 207 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Very simple set up and ease of installation. I followed the advice of another reviewer and removed the top hex-screw of one of the center connections (thus disconnecting the wall plate from the plate attached to the TV)so that I could install the plate to the wall and the plate to the back of the TV as separate processes. Both simple and quite easy. Then it was simply a matter of slipping the two back together and re-installing the hex-screw. I was able to install a 32" RCA TV, without any help in less than 20 minutes.Manufacturer provided a good assortment of screws and other hardware, as well as a hex wrench, a small open wrench and a level. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 208 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: got this to hang a 32" sony lcd in my bedroom. used my stud finder to locate the studs, drilled 6 pilot holes and hung it up. and extra set of hands is helpful when hanging the mount and mounting the tv. holes on mount lined up perfectly with my tv. screws fit just right.no complaints. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 209 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: used it for vizio 42" tv. easy to install. fit perfectly. what is there else to say? strongly recommend for everyone. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 210 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I purchased this mount for my 37 inch LCD TV. Installation was easy... The trouble I encountered was due to a bad wall stud finder. Make sure you have one when you install this mount because you need to screw the mount into a wall stud or at least have one screw into a wall stud.The arm of the mount sags after I hooked up my 37in. LCD TV to the mount. My TV is within the weight limit of this mount (less than 55lbs.) but the arm still sags due to the weight of the TV. I guess as long as it supports my TV, the sagging shouldn't be an issue. It just looks funny from the side. I do retract the arm inward towards the wall to minimize the sagging and it also gives me the warm fuzzy feeling that the arm will be less likely to break off.Overall, for the price this mount is a great deal and works but I would suggest purchasing it for flat screen TVs less than 37 inches. I would not hesitate to buy this mount again but for a 32 inch TV at most. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 211 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I thought this was a great value for a wall mount. I have installed a 32 inch tv in my bathroom with this unit. It worked well with the Visio TV that I bought. It looked it it could accomodate many other tvs because there were a variety of holes on the mounting bracket. Is it the best quality ever, no. It is decent quality, and it worked well for me. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 212 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: my tv! Couldn't ask for more. Thanks. These reviews require too many words. I could have said what I meant in three. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 213 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: This TV mount is easy to install. Just follow the directions included. I installed this near the ceiling and I'm using every bit of the 15 degree downward tilt. Properly installed, the product is rock solid. I installed a 32" tv on it. I know it can hold much more. The articulating arms are easily adjustable and if you want to tighten it down and lock it in position you can do that, too. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 214 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: This is the second VideoSecu product I have ordered. They are rock-solid, and with the range of fasteners and extra hardware they include in the package, it's hard to imagine any speaker or TV that these systems won't fit. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 215 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: For the price it can't be beat. The mount is strong and sturdy. Two sets of hands are mandatory for mounting, three would be ideal. Once up though, it's better than most of our friends mounts. It has full articulation, and I can swing the arm out and angle it towards my kitchen. This is highly important while cooking buffalo wings and trying to keep tabs on football games. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 216 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I originally bought this for a Sony 40" TV, but installed it with a Vizio 42" instead. I did this because the Sony is an older model TV and weighs a little over 50lbs (which is still within this mounts rating) and the Vizio only weights 23lbs. I have a Sanus extended articulating mount that I bought a few years ago and paid over $100 dollars for it. (It now costs over $150) The Sanus is much stouter in construction than this VideoSecu mount is, so by reading some of the reviews on here and not knowing exactly how this mount was going to measure up pre-install, I swapped out TV's to match mounts accordingly.Now that installation is complete, I'm sure this mount would handle either TV just fine. Is it the same quality as the Sanus? No, but it has enough quality to perform its advertised claims. I saw some reviews on here complaining about mount sag after install. Now this is based on the 23 lb TV, but I'm not experiencing this problem. The mount has 4 pivot points and after installation, ALL need to be tightened to the point that movement is allowed with intentional moderate force. Out of the box, this mount would have sagged like others complained, but I'm guessing its left slightly loose to help ease the installation process.I won't hesitate to buy another one in the future if the need arises. An excellent price ($30) for a good quality mount. If you want a mount that you can do pull ups on after install, buy the Sanus (and pay 5x more to do it). If you want a mount that you can safely hang and secure your TV on, save some cash and buy this mount. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 217 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I am using this with a 40 inch Samsung smart tv. The extended bars were not needed. This is very easy to mount to a wall stud with just two bolts. Many bolts are provided to fit with your television. It is very sturdy and able to be positioned in many different ways. Highly recommended. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 218 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: This mount is heavy, strong and already in one piece. Almost no directions were needed. The only issue I would have: After the mount is installed I had to lift the TV to the mount and screw the screws in while holding the TV up with one hand. I checked the instructions to make sure I wasn't being stupid. The directions confirmed to lift the TV and screw in the screws. Other mounts have a bracket installed on the wall and TV, then I just lift the TV and click it right in. The sturdiness of the mount makes up for this defect in my opinion. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 219 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: This mount is sturdy, easy to install, and easy to mount the TV to. The included hardware was heavy duty also. The action is good, and tension is adjustable. The tilt can be adjusted by using the knob in lieu of one of the bolts, or locked in place (which makes it more difficult for someone to remove the TV unless they have a wrench with). I mounted the 27" TV on our lanai, so a little theft-proofing is a good thing. The TV is now visible either on the lanai, or from the patio.I RECENTLY BOUGHT A SECOND ONE, AND THEY HAVE CHANGED. STILL STURDY, BUT LACKING THE QUICK MOUNT FEATURE! NOW YOU MUST HOLD THE TV IN PLACE WHILE INSERTING THE TINY SCREWS THROUGH THE BACK. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 220 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Do not listen to other reviewers, screws that this came with are concrete only, there are no wood or dry wall screws. You will!!!! need a stud finder!!! There are 8 holes in total on a mounting plate, so it is plenty enough if you hit the center of a stud. Sturdy,good looking. There is a whole set of machine screws for(my guess)all TV types plus couple of tools that you will need. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 221 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I purchased this mount based on others comments beforehand and i appreciate the guidance. The problem with wall mounting flat screen TV's is to make sure the hole pattern of the mount lines up with the hole pattern on the TV you buy. I'm using this mount with a VIZIO E320ME 32-inch and it works perfect. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 222 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I'm using this to mount an older SyncMaster 191T above my desk and was pleasantly surprised at how sturdy it is for the price. Installation was simple, though I used the screws from the original monitor mount for the plate attachment, as none of those included would work with my monitor. The tilt mechanism requires loosening a bolt and then adjusting the monitor to the desired angle. I would have preferred another 10-15 degrees of vertical tilting capability, but what is available will be fine for most applications. I posted a couple of photos that shows it mounted.Overall I'm very pleased with the purchase and would buy again should I need to mount another small display. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 223 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Its sturdy, holds my tv really good, its adjustable & really really easy to install. An excellent product. I would definitely recommend it. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 224 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I got this for mounting a tv on the wall in my home office. Price was good and it worked. The adjustments on it work well, and it has a gizmo to hold the cables in place. Don't hesitate to buy. I think I am using this with a 38" tv. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 225 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: It does the job and it wasn't too hard to install so i'm a happy tv viewer. Nothing bad to say about it. Came with a bunch of bolt options for different make and model TV's Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 226 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I have this wall mount installed outside. I have a 32" hanging on it in my backyard. Easy to install and have had no problems what so ever.. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 227 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: We had to "shave" a little off the wall mount plate to get this product to work for us, but after doing so it has served it's purpose on our 24" tv. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 228 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: This unit has worked perfectly in holding a 40" TV in an extended position for months - without sagging or failing. Very happy with the purchase Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 229 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Unfortunately, I'm returning this mount.Though I like the look of it, particularly the two part plastic piece that clips to the wall mount portion to cover the bolts, I feel that the one I ordered wasn't well made.I purchased it to mount aLG 26LE5300 26-Inch 720p 60Hz LED LCD HDTVin our kitchen.The mount arrived quickly and was well packaged. Unfortunately, the arm was welded to the wall bracket at a slight angle, meaning that regardless of how it would mount it and the LCD would never be level.Also, the powder coating near one of the bolts had come off and I could see some rust already forming.I decided to see if the mount would be the right fit for the tv before returning, figuring I would just get a replacement and hope for the best. I'm glad I did because this led me to find two other issues.The first one I blame on the manufacturers, the second I would consider a design flaw of the LG lcd.The first issue is that the screws supplied to attach the bracket to the tv are too few and two short. The screws are only 12mm long, and would barely catch in the threads of the TV if they weren't recessed at all. Most mounting threads on lcds and plasmas are partially recessed. I stopped by my local Lowes and picked up two packs of similar screws (M4-70 or something to that affect). $0.80 a packet so not much of an expenditure, just a big hassle. I needed 20mm long screws to mount this to the tv, so a pretty fair difference over what was supplied. The manufacturer supplies several different thread and gauge options, but only one shallow length of each set.The second issue is that this universal mount covered the power and HDMI ports on the back of the 26le5300. Again, I think this is more of an issue with the tv then the mount, as they're situated rather high and central. Either way, it's something you'll want to check on your tv before ordering this product.I actually returned this and in its stead purchased a similar mount from the same company. TheVideoSecu Swing LCD Wall Mount 20 inch Extension 55 lb loading capacity for LCD TV Monitor Flat Screen VESA 75mm/100 mm 1USgets very high marks from me. It's basically the same arm with a 75x75 to 100x100 VESA head on it. This second arm did not have any of the manufacturing errors of the previous model and fit the back of my tv perfectly.I understand that it's a very affordable mount, and that most of my issues may have been resolved with a replacement. However, I just can't give this mount any higher rating than I have. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 230 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I must admit, I'm very cautious of what I buy especially when I've seen this identical bracket in the electronic stores priced three to four times than this one. Bracket arrived much faster then what Amazon estimated and was well packaged. The directions were adequate but I'm very mechanically inclined so used them as a quick guide and had this bracket installed with my Sony 37" LCD in under a half hour. My hats off to the marketing folks with this manufacturer as they did their homework and included additional hardware and brackets to meet any possible configuration out there. Including mounting tools and level were also an exceptional idea. And tossing in a 7' HDMI cable was the icing on the cake. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 231 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: If less money had been spent on packaging and more on quality, it might be a good product.The product was double-boxed. The included level was broken. I would prefer to use my own level and have good hardware instead of junk on both counts. One of the pivots on the arm was so badly rusted out of the box it seemed to compromise the whole system. Despite 6 huge lag screws and strong arms, the joints are not strong enough to keep the mount level as it extends and articulates. Each time I moved it it had to be re-adjusted to be level. The hardware had to be tightened so much to keep it from wobbling, it made moving it very difficult. I used a 26" tv.The whole thing went back in the box for a refund. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 232 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I bought this mount for our bedroom in order to swing and tilt the TV based on our viewing angle. In order to move it I had to loosed the screws each and every time. I had it connected to a 27in vizio LCD which is pretty light. Could not find a tension to keep it where we wanted it. Had to return Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 233 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Worked great. Easy mounting and setup. 2007 Vizio 42" LCD hung perfectly. It is a heavier TV, around 50lbs and it mounted up great. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 234 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: received the product and got it installed today. for the most part I am pretty happy with the hardware except the materials being used to make screws or other parts. the screws get very easily damaged by the most commonly used screw drivers that you can find for $1 per piece. Once I put the bolt into the LCD TV and mount it with the plate, I found myself having a hardtime removing the screw because the tread mark on the screw head is already messed by by the screw driver, which makes me doubt about the material being used on the mount and arms. is the material used on the mount going to deliver the same quality as the bolts and nuts? Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 235 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Mounting a 42 inch LG TV weighing 33 poundsPROLess expensivePrevious purchase of VideoSecu productAppeared solid and strongHad tilt and various adjustmentsMount on single studCONSagging..this is amazing that it sags and does so at different angles based on how far the TV is pulled out from the wallTherefore one cannot keep the TV properly aligned because any movement changes the tilt or other angles.Mounting is a pain because the mounting bracket never comes apart from the articulation armCritical bolt attachment for the mount from the TV to the articulation arm does not get tight! This is amazing. It is not stripped but it does will not stay tight even from the first use. This makes the product unsafe.I am amazingly frustrated bordering on angry because of the time put into this and now holes in the wall. I need to get a different one. My prior experience was with a VideoSecu MW380B TV wall articulating mount, which is far superior for a larger TV. I bought this other one because I wanted a tight fit to the wall.Can I send a bill for my time and work putting it up and taking it down????? Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 236 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: The Nook Tablet, in both the 16gb version and 8 gb version, are the best color e-readers of 2012. Both are bargains when purchased at the discounted price Barnes & Noble provides to its members.However, they are designed for reading...if you want a gaming tablet, a Skype video tablet, or need access to thousands of apps, you need an I-Pad.I have owned a "Brand X" color e-reader for about a year, but seldom use it for reading because it causes eye strain. I have a Nook Simple Touch e-reader that is wonderful for books, but its e-ink screen is black on white only, which does not work well for colorful magazines such as "Automobile" or "National Geographic".Barnes & Noble has an offer that enables its members to buy the Nook tablet for MUCH less than the price quoted by internet vendors, so I took advantage of their offer...plus the staff of my neighborhood Barnes & Noble were very helpful, and invited me to classes they provide to teach new owners the in's and out's of their new tablet. Mine is the 8gb version, which works as well as the 16gb version. I added a 32gb memory card, so my Nook has more storage for books than I could ever fill.The Nook Tablet is the best of both worlds. It is easy on the eyes for long reading sessions because its screen was designed to prevent eye strain. The fonts are very clear, very sharp, and have very high contrast, enabling you to read with the screen set at a very low brightness level, eliminating eye strain. Independent tests have verified that the Nook tablet has less reflection and glare than any color e-reader or color tablet, because the screen's glass cover is bonded directly to the LCD, eliminated the air gap that causes glare.The vivid color makes magazines "pop" even more than their paper versions. Barnes & Noble adds a special "text only" option for magazine articles that make it easy to read the text by enlarging the fonts and putting the text of the article in a single long file.The Nook "shop" does not work as well as the Nook website on the internet for searching for specific books or categories of books. So, I downloaded the Dolphin HD browser from the Nook shop and use it to look at the Nook shop's book inventory. The Dolphin browser uses tabs, so I can put two or three books I am considering in their own tab, and switch back and forth.The Nook Tablet has Pandora Radio installed, so I can listen to my favorite music while I read books. The sound is weak through the Nook tablet's puny speaker, but wonderful through good earbuds. I also transferred about fifty of my favorite CD's to the Nook's memory card, so I can listen to music even when I am not near an internet connection.When I get tired of reading, the Nook tablet lets me watch movies and tv shows on Netflix or TV.Com. Movies on Netflix look wonderful, because the color balance on the Nook tablet is superior to that of any seven inch tablet currently available. Skin tones are difficult to get "right", but the Nook tablet does a great job.Many reviewers make the error of comparing the Nook Tablet to full-blown tablets, such as the Apple I-Pad. The Nook Tablet is designed to be an e-reader, and for that purpose, it is superior to any of its seven inch competition. The fact that it includes Pandora Radio and Netflix is a bonus...but it IS an e-reader. The Nook Shop has a relatively small number of apps, each of which has been tested to verify it works well with the Nook tablet's seven inch screen...most Android apps are designed for a three inch or four inch screen.The reading apps for children are impressive. Last week I downloaded a free children's book that combined the best of the "book world" and the "video world". The book played music in the background...as a character walked through a field, the flowers were swaying in the wind. The book provided an option to have a character read the book out loud, and an option to turn the voice off, so your child can read the book to herself. Many of the children's reading apps are free, or cost less than $5, a bargain compared with the $15 or $20 children's books sell for in stores.The Nook website offers a "book of the day" for adults and a "book of the day" for children. The illustrations in the children's books take advantage of the Nook's color screen. Yesterday's children's book was "Mary Poppins", a bargain for $2...but the REAL Mary Poppins seems a bit scary compared with the Julie Andrew's Disney version.For people who want MORE than just the world's best e-reader, Amazon.com sells a $35 SD card that converts the Nook Tablet into a conventional Android tablet with full access to Google Play and its vast array of Android apps. Just put the N2A card into the Nook's card slot, and restart the Nook. When you want to use it as just an e-reader, take the N2A card back out. Best of both worlds...the best seven inch color e-reader becomes a very good seven inch Android tablet. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 237 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I saw this product on Amazon and thought "what a great deal" because this is a 16GB version of the same tablet that Barnes & Noble is selling for $250 dollars.It mostly works, and the screen is great for reading books. I have had problems with the browser since 2 weeks of owning and the Apps have issues loading and playing some games. If I could, I would return this product and just pay out the money for a brand new one. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 238 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Now I have like four different kendels and I am such a Fan. My darling Daughter n law requested this. No way, says I. Then I see these reconditioned ones with a warranty, cases n protective films, new chargers and 16 gb HD. Had to get it or her. Only cause she gave me the worlds best gran babies ...and I guess I love her like mad too. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 239 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: this is excellent tablet, excellent touch screen response and button controls. When you hold it in your hand, you will feel that its built tough and can withstand rough handling(my 17m old tosses it sometimes out of excitement and its still holding good). Battery is also good, last about 8+ hours; the old drawback is that there are very limited apps on Noon web, but I heard there's a way to sideload adds from Amazon that I haven't tried yet. But yes, I would highly recommend it. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 240 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I love nooks. Kindle fire is OK, but nooks are easy to root and install cyanogen mod foe a full android experience. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 241 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Have no idea why people love this thing so much, you can't load any applications unless they are from the Barnes & Noble store and you can't even download the free version of Angry Birds.Apparently Barnes & Noble is worse than Apple at remotely disabling Nooks they deemed rooted by end users. You have less control of this thing than you would your TV.The root kits are useless for this OS version 1.4.2 and the instructions to root / jailbreak it read worse than rocket instructions from annoying geeks !It is an overpriced Barnes & Noble franchise in your dumb little hands and you're well served keeping your receipt and refunding it. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 242 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I bought this for my husband for his birthday after trying it out in BN and seeing how amazingly responsive it is. I did a lot of research and put a lot of thought into it, almost buying him a kindle fire because I thought it was more "manly" looking. After much consideration and comparison of hardware, I opted to get this one. The big selling point for me the fact that it can boot from the SD card. I have seen the N2A (Nook2Android) SD cards here on Amazon and wanted him to have that functionality but didn't want to pay that much for one, so I did some googling and figured out how to make one myself. I purchased a 16GB micro SD card and in about an hour and a half, had the thing booting to CM7 from the SD card, and now it has full tablet functionality. It runs AWESOME, super smooth and very responsive, full tablet capabilities including running 3rd party apps and access to the google play store, and all without rooting or voiding the warranty. All he has to do to put it back to stock is remove the SD card (which he never does! It is pretty much useless in its stock form unless you only do light web browsing and read ebooks) My husband LOVES it and couldn't be happier with it. He uses it every day. The only thing it doesn't have that I consider a negative is a camera. MY tablet (Acer Picasso) has a camera and I do actually use it quite a bit, but my husband says he wouldn't use one on a tablet so it doesn't bother him anyway. He also dowloaded Kingsoft Office and now uses this for work as well. Unbeatable hardware at an unbeatable price.... and don't let the restrictive stock software stop you from buying it... just go around it!!! Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 243 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: When B&N; designed this one, they were putting together a reading device that also happened to have some tablet features. As a result, what you get is pretty limited.It's a fairly sturdy device by feel, and not difficult to hold for a while and use. The quality of the screen is pretty good and it's not difficult to read for extended periods of time (so long as you're not out in the sun anyway, almost all LCD screens perform poorly there).Very little of the space on the device is available for sideloaded content by default, so you need to use microsd cards to add more if you want to do too much with that.You can sideload content from any source that uses Adobe DRM for epubs, and also epubs that don't have DRM at all. This means that getting ebooks from the library is pretty simple. You can install an Overdrive app and do it directly without going through a computer if your library uses overdrive.You can root it to get access to more apps. If you want to run a more pure version of Android, you can go for either putting together a Cyanogenmod card yourself or purchase one already made from Nook2Android.B&N; gives away a book and an app every Friday on their blog, so that's worth checking in on regularly.On the whole, this is an okay device for reading and can be a kind of nice semi-tablet to give to someone who normally tends to load their computers/tablets up with viruses by being carelessness. It's locked-down state works in your favor from that perspective.For more general tablet use, this is a pretty poor choice. Also, as of mid-2013 the later devices (Nook HD/HD+) have been radically marked down, so if you're going to buy one of these you should look to get it pretty cheap. Otherwise, it'd almost certainly make more sense to hold out for something more full-featured. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 244 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: this is such a great tablet. one time didn't work. acted weird really weird. needed to be cleaned. now I keep eyeglass cleaning clothes (disposable) for it. has worked like a charm since. hooks up to the computer without the shelves going away. book reading is great too. I use it for an ereader with games that I sometimes play, but mostly as an ereader. recommended. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 245 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Great product works just as described have had no problems with it since I got it thanks for a great product Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 246 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I do not understand people, they are comparing this $100 tablet with $500 Ipad, of course it is not gonna be the same. I would recommend this tablet to everyone especially for the kids. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 247 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Months later, I am still happy with this Tablet, but you should know 2 things. One is, you'll get it for $224 if you're a B&N; member. Also, if you go online, often they have a deal such that if you buy a year's subscription to the NY Times, they reduce the price of the Tablet. To get the member's discount, you're better off going to a B&N; store. BUT THE BIG THING is, if you already own Kindle books, Barnes and Noble stupidly don't provide a Kindle app, HOWEVER, you can buy the cheapest n2a card, either on Amazon or on n2a.com. This allows you to boot your Tablet up as a full Android tablet (like the $500 ones), and you can get the Kindle app on that. There's no problem accessing your Kindle books on the Nook. Since, as noted below, the Nook eReader is beautifully designed, much better in my opinion than any Kindle, so I use my n2a card only when I'm reading a Kindle book. I find B%N and Amazon charge about the same for books. There are some books on Nook that Kindle doesn't have, and some on Kindle that Nook doesn't have. However, only Nook has the Page Perfect editions and the Enhanced editions of books with embedded video, audio clips, and animations.One other thing: the Nook has a tab for "My Stuff" so you can download music, pictures, videos and documents easily onto the Nook. You don't have to buy music for it. Use what's on your PC or what you rip from disk. I am doing a project of editing and making slide shows of over 4,000 pictures. For that, I bought a 32 disk san drive for the Nook to download the pictures to and to work on them using a Nook app. I don't know how you could do that on the 8 gig Fire. I don't know if you can put pictures on the Cloud for the Fire. However, I can make many different slide shows and digital albums on the Nook Tablet without any Cloud.I got this and the Kindle Fire on November 16, 2012. Then came days of comparing them side by side. You can see my review of the Fire on its page's customer reviews, so, how about the Nook? First of all, if you want one, get it from Barnes and Noble. It cost $199 with a year's subscription to the NY Times. Even without that discount, it costs $249 with free shipping (and, this month the NOOKcolor Tablet is only $149!)Hands down, for the money there is no finer Tablet than this Nook. Some reviewers say they're going to get a Sony or a Galaxy for their features. I have no quarrel with that, but you pay for those features. Sony and Galaxy are fine tablets--I've tried them out, too. However, the Sony is on sale for $399.99 this month, and the 32 bit is on sale for $499.99. Comparing it side by side with the Nook, the Sony salesperson said, "Wow! it's as good as the Sony!" Yes, and for about the half the price.Another salesman lamented that the Sony doesn't have the Netflix app, which comes with the Nook. Of course, Sony wants you to buy their movies. Barnes & Noble just wants you to buy their books, which is fine for a Bookaholic like me. B&N; has 2,500,000 titles available, over 1,000,000 free. Since they have a lot of earlier editions of books, Book Freaks like me can purchase those or get them free. They even have a Page Perfect series which are facsimiles of beautifully designed books. What you see on your screen is what a reader in 1867 or 2007 saw, brilliantly illustrated and unusually printed books. You'd pay a fortune for them in their original editions, not $3.99. Many children's classics are in this series, but also adult books, like Butterflies.The Nook also has Enhanced Editions with audio and video clips embedded in the text. Some of the old books are also Enhanced. Changes because of misprints or other errors in the original are underlined. You touch them, and can see what the original had. One of my Nook Books is a collection of Kafka. You touch underlined passages and up pops a picture of the street Kafka has mentioned, or of a notable person he's alluded to. In general, eBooks are superior to paper if they are on a Tablet with access to the Web. You read in more depth, and can envision what the author is writing about without interrupting your reading experience. The Nook's connection to the Web is as fast as your wifi and is accessible with two clicks: Look up and Google (or Wikipedia).The Nook comes with Pandora and you can also download music from your computer using the USB cord which comes with the Nook. Pictures, videos and documents can all be downloaded to the Nook, which has built-in folders for each, and, if the 16 Gig iof the Tablet is not enough for you, you can put a 32 Gig or smaller SD card.That's not all! If you're App happy, you can buy the N2A card for the Nook Tablet, which gives you every App in the Android Marketplace without rooting it and voiding the warranty. I myself have been happy so far with the thousand or more apps available for the Nook, with new ones being added each week. Truthfully, if it's apps that are what you want most in a tablet, the way to go is the iPad--for $600-$700 at the least.I gave my granddaughter a Nook Tablet. Many of her friends have iPads; however, she says, she can get the same apps as her friends do. Using the Drawing app, she designed her birthday party invites on her Nook and then emailed them also using her Nook eMail. She says she prefers Angry Birds on the Nook. I can't comment. Angry Birds don't tempt me, but I do play some games on my Nook.The Nooks have no cameras or Face Time, but with the money you save by buying the Nook, you can get an iPhone which does have both. If you want features like that in a Tablet, it costs $500 or more plus monthly data fees. No data fees with the Nook, of course, although you can browse the Web with ease and speed, depending on your router.You can stream movies and TV stories with ease on the Nook. The picture quality is excellent if your wifi is. I'm in a rural area with no 4G, but I still get crisp, clear movies with my wifi device. Apps standard on the Nook are Hulu, Smithsonian, Showtime, and Netflix. There may be more sources of flicks on it, but, truthfully, I haven't looked--and, since they add apps every week, you have to keep looking.If, like me, your primary use for a Tablet is reading, the Nook is tops. Their eReader is elegantly designed and beautifully intuitive. It even tells you how many pages are left in the chapter you'e on. Notice, it displays page numbers, not "locations" like the Fire. If you can't remember who a character is, put your finger lightly on the name. 5 popups show instantly. Touch Find, and in a second you have a page which lists every page that word has been on, complete with it sentence. (You can do this with place names as well.) The other choices are Highlight, Note, Share, Look Up. The Share lets you highlight a passage and send it to your Contacts--not social networking sites. For those, you use the Share option in the menu at the bottom of the screen. My friends tell me they love getting these passages from me. Of course, I choose those that are witty or relevant to a discussion we've had. Other reading options are Go to Page, Back, Find (for when you want to type in the search screen), Contents, Text options, Brightness and Discover. This last shows you other books on the subject you're reading about or by the same author.In short, as an eReader, the Nook is tops. As a Tablet, it does well, although not as well as those that are way more expensive. Actually, everything it does do, it does very well. It just doesn't have certain features--but that is true of every Tablet I've seen except the iPad. As of now, the iPad's picture quality is not as good as the Nook's or, for that matter, the Fire's. The iPad3 will have hi def, however. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 248 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: You would be crazy to buy here... its cheaper anywhere else. UPDATE I see amazon is now selling at the same price as the rest of the world so I retract...Also discovered another negative... When browsing the web the nook works fine on all sites EXCEPT AMAZON, now fancy that. It will stay on amazon about 30 seconds then pop back to where ever I was before web browsing. I've tried it over and over does it every time.Thanks to all who commented about the ability to still root the nook. it is more complicated now but doable. I'm debating about giving it a try. Updated 1/22/12There are things to like about the nook, BUTNo android marketB&N; wants your credit card to download FREE apps - ain't gonna happenstuff that is free on Android Market cost money at the B&N; app store. I.E. Angry Birds costs 2.99 but is free from Android Market.I bought this Nook because it was root-able... but no longer with the latest update B&N; blocks attempt to root the device.BOO HISS ON B&N.;I never buy anything Apple because of the closed system. I totally believe in Open architecture for electronic devices. The closed system ONLY benefits the seller not the user.If all you want is a reader, email and the web. then hey go for it. but I truly disappointed and may return it. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 249 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I bought this ebook (16G) for my Kindergarten and elementary children to read books on trips and my old child to check email. It does the jobs well until now. I personally like it very much for its excellent hardware performance. With low price, fast response, and light weight, book size, and Barn and Nobles support, It is the best device for children when you want to have something as an alternative for your computer.I am a fan of Amazon.com and meant to buy a kindle for my children. but the displayed sample on my local Bestbuy store showed me that the nook tablet responded much faster than kindle fire. It could not be generally true, but based on the displayed tablets, I had to choose the nook.Until now, I have had mainly happy experiences with it. It has apps for children, one of them has many Smithsonian videos that my small children love the most. My college age child also use it to check email at home because it responds in second to wake up, and we do not have to turn it off for many days before it runs slow. After you turn it off and restart it (hold the power button for seconds for on and off), it become fast again.I just found last day it has a recipe App with more than 17,000 recipes. It has pictures for most of the products.My children have asked me to buy the istory app for 3.99 dollars, but it contends 24 or more story books for children that it reads to my children. Wonderful! The American history app is excellent too, It costs me 1 dollar or so (not remember exactly now).Problems: It did start after my children left it idled for hours while a game was running. After the battery was charged for a whole night, it still refused to start. When I tried again in the afternoon, it started but took more than 10 minutes. I guess the software was damaged and repaired. It is now as good as it was before. I am still wondering what was wrong with it.It is not a computer and can not be connected to TV. only one or two of my children can use it in the same time. We still have to use computers when we want to enjoy movies or photos together.It was designed for you to buy their books. but I think the prices of most books are not low enough for me to purchase e version. I would rather buy some hard copies instead. However, one of my children loves the classical books which are free or only one dollar each. She is happy with the books.As a summary, the machine is excellent, sturdy, fast, and convenient for emails and web browsing. The books are not priced low enough for me to purchase although there are some old free books. Apps for children are wonderful. My children love it. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 250 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I pulled the trigger on three of these on pre-order back in November. I'd cancelled my order for as many Kindle Fires because I felt the technical specs justified the extra $50 for the Nook Tablet. I also appreciated more onboard storage and expandability since we're a four person family and I drive ... all three were for my wife and kids and not me, and I expected they'd be used on the road a lot.I think that by the time anyone reads this they should know that the tablets (both Kindle and Nook, to be fair) are tied to their respective distributors. That didn't come as any surprise to me, I fully expected it. I knew that, without modifying the device (not really acceptable for your average person, if you ask me), I would be stuck with B&N;'s app store. What I didn't know was how woefully limited that app store really is; it pales in comparison to Amazon's and doesn't even register when compared to the android marketplace.My daughter got hers first (a late birthday present). For the most part, she was satisfied with it. I made sure wifi was available throughout the house; we downloaded a couple of apps (Angry Birds, of course, and a drawing program). The first thing to notice is that the B&N; app store has a tiny selection of free apps. The ad-sponsored version of Angry Birds can't be found, but for a couple of bucks I didn't mind paying - I paid for the non-ad version for my phone, too.Netflix works as well on the tablet as it does on any other device in my home (PS3 and a bluray player, both hardwired networking) as long as wifi connection is good. Her other use was email, and since she hardly gets any, the built in app was OK.The other two tablets I purchased were for Christmas for my wife and son, and that's where the problems started. My wife gets copious amounts of email from several different accounts and likes to keep it as neat as possible... she also uses her smartphone and computer and doesn't want to have to delete things three times. The built in email application absolutely sucks. You can't even empty the trash to completely delete messages you don't want. We experienced this on our phones and installed the highest rated email app we could find on the android marketplace, which also happened to be a FREE app. B&N; makes nothing by distributing free apps in their marketplace, so this app was not available at all, and the selection was slim for other apps. Even the touchpad app that people were using to syncronize with Microsoft Exchange servers apparently doesn't work (and is very expensive for an app).As I mentioned, I knew I'd be limited to B&N; app store - I just didn't realize how limited that app store was.My wife then started getting a bunch of free samples of books, and bought several of them. They all downloaded except one stubborn one. That book would load just fine on all the other Nooks in our house (the other two Tablets and we have two original Nooks, as well). I sent an email to technical support and received the usual "we got your request and will reply as soon as possible" message, along with the addition that they are experiencing a high volume of help requests. That was a week ago and we still have not heard back. After a few days, though, we physically took the Nook to the store to get help. Nothing worked; off/on, archive/unarchive, even de and re-registered the device (losing our wifi and email configs in the process). This book still will not load.We finally "side loaded" the book, which required installing a program on my wife's PC (which is very annoying in itself) and we were required to create an Adobe ID (how much spam will we get from them, I wonder?). After side-loading the book, it has no cover art... more annoyance. That book still won't download correctly, even after they told us it'd be fixed in 48 hours (that was five days ago).I am not one to "root" products like these (especially since they aren't "mine," as I won't be the one using them). As the "guy," it seems I'm responsible for all technical support in the house and didn't want to deal with the ramifications (or, frankly, even take the time to run through all those steps to do it). It's not that I can't, it's that it's a pain in the buttocks and I simply shouldn't have to. We were not asking for the world, we were asking for a table that had Nook e-reader software and allowed a few other niceties. I wasn't expecting an iPad for $250, but I was expecting working software and a functional email program.It's technically not a bad tablet - the screen is bright and clear and responsive; the UI is decent (although I prefer the four buttons on my android phone over the single big "n" button on the Nook). It's solidly built and sturdy; with Angry Birds and Netflix as my only benchmarks I can say they both run much better than they do on my phone, with no pauses (that I saw) in Angry Birds at all.However, the accumulation of annoyances was a bit too much for me (let's say there was a nagging voice coming from somewhere... the other side of the bed). I am returning all three - luckily B&N; has a holiday policy that will allow me to return them, which is very cool of them. They have not lost me as a customer; I have my books purchased from them and will continue to buy.I hope them the best in the future; it was a nice try. If they just weren't so tight fisted about control over content (especially apps, in this case) I'd have stuck with it. Technically speaking, the device is quite good and, at the current time, IMO, the hardware is worth the price tag. I wouldn't mind being limited to the B&N; app store if they actually offered more apps... a LOT more, as they have practically nothing compared to what's available for the android community at large. Again, I'm not asking for an iPad; I know the iPad can do some really cools things this Tablet can't, just something to make the "tablet" part of the Nook Tablet more worthwhile.I imagine they'll fix glitches with the download problem, too. I'm not the only person who had a problem, but I think everyone else managed to find a solution (besides side-loading). Keep in mind I generally know what I'm doing and tried everything, and the "expert" at the brick-and-mortar store couldn't fix it, either. The lady from Glee didn't come out and entertain us while they fixed our tablet, either... that was disappointing.So that's my review - it's decent hardware hamstrung by a few bugs and tight fisted control over content. Some will argue that it's not meant to be a tablet, it's meant to be an e-reader, but let's be honest - it's marketed as a tablet; it's called the Nook TABLET. It doesn't have to be an iPad, but it should work a lot better than it does at being a tablet. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 251 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I went to a few places just to try testing them out, best place to test them out first hand was BN. The people at Walmart didn't want you near them, and didn't know ANYTHING about them. Best Buy was pretty much the same, except you could 'sorta' test them out. BN though had people trained to know EVERYTHING about them, even the stuff that was not listed about them on the BN website.First thing not listed: if the Nook Colour can do it, so can the Nook Tablet. (for instance... read .cbz files without installing any extra apps)The 16gb model was much more responsive than the 8gb, so to me it was well worth the extra 50 bucks.Add to that that currently if you buy one at BN and don't like it, you have 2 weeks to return it for a full refund as long as it is still in new condition (so no attempting to root the device, which from what the rep told me will brick it unlike the Colour)that pretty much sold me, I found a place with micro SD cards on sale, bought a few, and took my Nook home.Pros:The screen is AWESOME! I use it for reading .cbz comics and .pdf files more than anything. The missing gap between the glass and screen made reading much better. Also the response on the touch screen was great.much better response time at turning pages, launching apps and using the inet that other tablets in the budget rangenative flash supportnative .cbz support (main reason I bought it)supports almost every popular ebook format except for .mobi (which can be converted to epub or .pdf anyway)good size for holding one handed for reading and lightweight (under a pound)battery life... 11 hours+ with wifi off, 8+ with it on, I tried it out and watched lots of movies and did some reading on it without it coming close to dying on me.a test drive opportunity if you buy it at BN and dont scratch it up or anything. I like the idea that I was able to take it home and so if it actually does everything that I want it to do wihtout a fear that I'm stuck with it for good.also if you buy it from BN you can buy an 'oops' return warranty (which means if you spill coffee on it or drop it, it can be replaced)affordable if you go without things like eating out 2x a week for awhileCons:lack of Android Market, lack of some apps I would like to see on the BN market (such as Google Music app) no sideloading apps at the moment either. That being said, this also means that apps available from BN will actually work with your Nook, there isnt a quantity over quality in the app store either. This means that if you've bought an app from Android market, you will have to buy it again if you want to use it on the Nook.The screen. trust me, I love it. But unlike other tablets where if you crack the glass you just have to replace the glass, on the Nook if you crack it, the screen is toastno front facing camera (or any camera for that matter). The ability to use Skype would have been nice, but wasn't a complete necessity. I've had many friends with tablets that had a camera that swear they never used it even once, and thinking about it, I wuld seldom use it either since most places outsite of my house that I will use it are places where video chatting would be frowned on, like Starbucks or the libraryno bluetooth, which to me didn't matter, but it seems to be an issue for some people. There IS bluetooth, but it's disabled and there isn't a way to enable itno GPS, this would be nice, unlike bluetooth, I would actually use it.mono speaker instead of stereo, again seems to be an issue for other people, I plug it into the minijack on my surround sound at home or the jack in my car stereo when I'm on the road though and its just fine. I use headphones if I'm out and about. Why on earth would I care about speakers that I never use anyway?no .flac support. a good chunk of my digital music now is .flac. it does have .ogg support thoughno .avi support. again, a massive portion of my movies etc are all in .avi format. It does have .mkv and .mp4 support though, so from here on out I will just have to rip my video files in those formats if I plan on watching them on it.lack of decent accessories selection. lets face it, the case market seems to be geared toward people that worship at the church of Steve, and the availability of accessories shows it. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 252 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: And what is it? Why it's an outdated B&N; Tablet! A friend of mine purchased this after seeing my 9in HD+ tablet, but wanted the smaller 7in version. It works fine for what it is, but it caused her much confusion as it did not seem "as nice" to her as my 9in concerning screen quality.And that's because this is not the NEW Nook HD with a 1440X900 screen resolution and upgraded hardware, firmware, and software which has been on sale everywhere since the B&N; Father's Day Sale was extended indefinitely. This is the OLD Nook color with a standard 1024X768 resolution screen and minus the upgraded hardware and OS.IOW this is the old model :)So if looking for that "new, on sale" tablet by B&N; like my friend was, well, this ain't it. She will be returning hers and getting what she wanted initially.As for this one it looks fine and works fine for what it was, but comes up short these days, period. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 253 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: The nook tablet is great.I have used it to check e-mail,browse and look at books,and also transferred one from my p.c.I like the way it will sync with the direction its rotated,and I love the touch screen.Thanks Amazon! Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 254 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Check your SN with Barnes & Noble's 800 number. Mine was used from BuyAccessories. I paid $70 too much as used is under $30 these days. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 255 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I read all the reviews and decided to buy this Barnes and Noble Nook for my Grandson for Christmas it was used but with original box and accesories through EZ CORPS!!! And I'm happy to say this Barnes and Noble is the best I ever invested in the picture and color is beautiful. Let's put it this way my niece that has the kindle was checking out the Barnes and Noble nook and compared it to her kindle said that the Barnes and Noble Nook has a clear picture than her kindle and more apps!!! And I told her I did my homework and looked this Nook up and it had the best reputation as far as for a kid,Young teen, Best nook ever invested in money and used at that but I will only order used if the item says like New with original Box with Accesories . And I will only order anything used through EZ CORPS!! Best company to ever order anything from on Amazon fast professional customer service and love there shipping and handling !! And there all there used products are tested before selling which is a plus. I would Highly recommend this company any day to any one , Friends,Family,etc,Yes this Barnes & Noble Nook is well worth ordering used or new. Thank you Kristen Cates. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 256 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I could not be more pleased with - or impressed by - the Nook Tablet! I know that Amazon is "enemy territory", but the NT does a much better job of meeting my needs than would a Kindle Fire.Not only can I use my NetFlix account but I also have full access to the Amazon Prime website to watch films and videos!The screen is incredible - bright and colorful and very fast due to both the fast processor and the full Gig of RAM. I popped-in a 16G micro SDHC card and have more than enough room for my entire library of sideloaded epubs, pdfs, mp3s, and mp4 videos.And, of course, the primary use: It's now much easier to read in bed at night. The backlit screen means no more glare from an external reading light. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 257 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I have tried the IPad, the Kindle, and the Sony, and nothing has worked better than this Nook Tablet. It's light, the screen resolution is amazing for movies, and the applications I use work beautifully. Even the speakers are excellent for what they are. No complaints at all. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 258 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Nice specs with nice screen. Not worth the price with just the stock operating system, might as well save the bucks and buy the cheaper color model. You cannot use the larger 16gb internal memory to load your own files as the bad boys at B&N; restricts your access to only 1gb of that memory. UPDATE: Because of the unhappy owners B&N; will relax this restriction when you take the unit into their store and reserved space will be changed so you get 8gb free space.As is, the unit is SEVERELY crippled from making full use of its outstanding specs. Turn this baby into a great Android tablet by "rooting" it - easily and painlessly done by buying one of those SD card based kits. I got a 32 GB card with the root kit and I now have full access to Android apps with the ability to revert back to stock is if desired. You can now get all these capabilities on a really good performing tablet for well under $130 (like new used) but remember you get a unit that's a generation old and doesn't have bluetooth, gps, and hdmi out like most other newer tablets have. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 259 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: If all you want is a tablet for reading B&N; books and periodicals and maybe playing the occasional cheesy game, this is for you. Otherwise, pass.This is listed as an Android tablet but it's not. It's Android on the surface but it can't access Google Play and instead uses the B&N; app store. This means paying for apps that are free elsewhere.Also, my unit takes an incredibly slow 2 minutes to boot, drops wireless signals that are strong and includes a browser that has the speed of a 90s drug store computer.Wonder where the camera is? It's at the factory -- there isn't one. Forget Skype or face to face video chatting.Spend your $200 on a real tablet.By the way, not a slap at Amazon, just the tablet itself. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 260 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: This thing has been through so much. Closed in doors, thrown across the room, been the object of desire in a toddler tug of war and it still keep working. It i just fantastic! To any one complaining that he app store for barns and noble is too small I say just sideload google play with the root kit. It is easy and doecker skills to do. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 261 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I'm happy, satisfied and proud of myself by selecting such a wonderful tablet like my NOOK. Honestly it worths more than a five star rating.I will recall a phrase in a movie, it came to a certain point when I had to decide between style and substance...That's right! I got both on this Tablet.The product arrived two weeks ago, I did charge the battery and afterwards registreded the product so I immediately starting getting books, nowadays I have plenty of Nook Books to read ahead.My co-workers and friends love the aesthetics of the Nook look, as I love all the features in the device.Pros: All of them.- The screen is so clear ("Wows!" me all the time), fast response to tasks, easy menu, fast processor, Micro SD card slot added 32GB extra fun (big smile), lightweight, long life battery. etc.Cons: None Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 262 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: The Nook Tablet is a solid hybrid tablet/eBook reader. It excels at eBook reading, and has many functions as a tablet as well. This is a minor upgrade for Nook Color owners, but a major upgrade for those going from the Nook or Kindle eInk display reader.Pros:7" VividView IPS touchscreen, bonded for glare reduction. This is the best IPS screen on the market in this class of device.MicroSD card slot, for up to 32GB of extra storage.Built-in Microphone for voice recording, particularly usefull to "read" books to your children without having to physically be there.Reliable Wifi card.1 GB built in RAM for smooth, fast video.Netflix and Hulu.eReader bests the competitions.Easy to root, if that is something you would do.Cons:It's $50 more than some low end hybrids.Much like the other low end tablet's, it runs on Android, which is not the best tablet experience.Limited apps, although the list expands almost daily.Overall, this is a great device and although it is $50 more than some of the competitors models, it is also a far more refined product which doesn't have many of the problems of the others.Highly recommended! Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 263 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: the nook color is a great tablet. it sometimes is very slow but it is still a good tablet. i have dropped it a few times and it is still okay. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 264 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: For the price this is a great tablet. It lacks a camera, GPS, and bluetooth, but that still leaves a lot, between web browsing and running lots of Android apps. Barnes and Noble did cripple these with limited software through their store but I did get around that by rooting mine.That said, I was sort of surprised to see this pop up as something recommended by Amazon today. The newer version is faster, has a higher resolution screen, is lighter despite same screen size, and has bluetooth. (Still no camera or GPS). B&N; also is now allowing access to the Google Play Store. It is available on the newer version but I don't know if they updated the software for this one to allow access. I suspect they didn't but this would be something to check on if considering purchasing.If you want a tablet for web browsing, checking email, ebooks, video, and many other apps and this is as much as you want to spend, then it isn't a bad deal. I would recommend paying more for the newer version--the Nook HD. (They also make a version with a larger screen, the HD+)Also note that there are third party programs available which will allow you to boot a rooted Android system off of an SD card. This will give more options but I found the original Nook Tablet to be sluggish running off such a card--possibly because I also went to Jelly Bean and this might have been too much for the older tablet. I wound up going back to running the rooted software directly off the tablet (but rooting is more work than inserting a card). The HD works well off a rooted Jelly Bean card. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 265 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I have used several different 7 inch tablets. The best I used was the Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus. This is a less expensive tablet and very, very good. But rooting the Nook Tablet made it great.That is a fairly easy thing to do with a bit of patience and reading. There are step-by-step videos on how to do this and links to necessary files. All you need to get you started is Google "root Nook Tablet". Yes, when it is rooted it does void the Nook Tablet warranty, but it can be unrooted without problems.The screen is beautiful, it is fast and with the micro SD card slot, has plenty of room for storage. I bought my 16gb for $229. A great tablet for the price and I use it every day. Great purchase.The Galaxy Tabs are noted for audio quality and, of course, have some features that can be useful. But the Nook Tablet is mighty fine and a great investment for the price. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 266 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: The customer support people at Barnes & Noble site are clueless. They are useless for providing help. If you buy tablet, you are on your own. In the store it is the same. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 267 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: If you want an e-reader, get an e-reader - the battery dies in a few hours (or a couple, depending on brightness settings). If you want a tablet, get a tablet. There are far better options for a similar price. If all you want to do is read magazines and buy a few apps, fine. But this thing is truly lacking. I've owned mine for 6 months, and haven't changed my mind about it yet.UPDATE: The product gets even worse with age. It will not fully charge, ever, and at 15% it goes crazy. It runs all sorts of apps, closes them, types things into the browser, and won't let you use the tablet at all. This may not seem like a big deal, but it is unacceptable. 15% should still be enough to read for a bit, rather than going psycho and taking over the device. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 268 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Just picked up a refurbished Nook Tablet from newegg's website and its amazing. Only has a 1024 x 600 pixel screen but from a foot away you can't tell the different between this and a device with 1200 x 800 pixels or more. Reading is a pleasure. I've had all the Kindles and all the Nooks and for the best overall reading experience the Nook is better.Why? The Nook devices feel great to hold. The plastics are soft, all the buttons are in good places, and recharging takes no time at all. Also, the software layout and navigation is easy and logical. Next, the font choices, sizes, and other personalizations are all useful. And finally, no freaking ads. You can personalize your home screen and on the Nook Touch you can select your own photos for the screen saver.What's my problem then with Kindle? Couple things. The ads of course. Also, I personally don't care for the software. You are stuck in their software with no way to personalize it. Boring! Also, the buttons are in bad places so you can accidentally shut the device off. On the lower priced Kindles the font choices are fewer and the smaller size choices are useless unless you use a magnifying glass. And the devices aren't as nice to hold. At least on the Fires they took the idea from Nook on making the backs have a soft plastic.I'm pretty sure that anyone who takes the time to try both Nook and Kindle will like the Nook better. As reading devices go they just make more sense. As far as a full fledged tablet goes you'll have to look to Apple or Samsung in my opinion. Matter of fact I am writing this review on my iPad and shortly I will go back to reading on my Nook Tablet. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 269 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I love using this. It's light and easy and fast! LOVE that is has hte capability of Google Play on it! So hard to find things that are compatible Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 270 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: my wife was tired of dragging books around she loves the covienence of the tablet and can make the text larger Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 271 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I was looking at expensive tablets that were more like mini notebook computers. I already have a high end notebook. I wanted something that was very portable and not combersome to take on trips, go to coffee shops and etc. I wanted the ability to get email, do limited surfing and read books. The Nook works flawlessly and the display is really nice. I have an N protocol router and the Nook is quick on the Net. I read some negative reviews here. They appear to be written by folks who want to take a $200 unit and turn it into a $500 unit with various apps and other applications. Here's a news flash for the naysayers. Go out and buy the $500 unit and quit complaining. If you want to read books, surf and get email, you'll like this unit. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 272 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Update 2-Sep-13:Put on CM 10.2.2 (Android 4.2.2) last week. I've got to say, it's nice. Fonts are small, though one could choose dpi if they had visual issues (google this). Netflix works, and the UI is really quite nice - pretty much no need for Button Savior, battery life is same as CM7. In general I like it better than CM7. My major hardware dislikes are headphone jack requires a little wiggling sometimes, no BT, no GPS. Seems to charge fine with a normal cable.At this point I lean toward Samsung tablets - I like the IR and the microSD slot.===========================Update Jul 2012: I've installed Cyanogen 7, which works with button savior. I had trouble installing from .zip booting into recovery but was able to install without a hitch using a bootable microSD card. Fonts are sometimes a bit big, as is line spacing, but in general, CM7 frees you of the B&N; walled-ness, even as somewhat mitigated below. Netflix doesn't work, and Google Chrome won't run on Android 2.3. Headphone jack a bit intermittent - need to wiggle wire sometimes.===========================Original review, Dec. 2011.===========================First I give a summary, followed by the details if U are interested. I hope people will read reviews here, as, if you say much at all on B&N;'s site, they don't post your review and don't allow you to modify it so that U can post it!:A Nook Tablet could be quite good if you only want to:- Read ebooks purchased from B&N;- Browse the web on a tablet- Play a small selection of games, having to pay 3-4X normal Android/Apple pricesGet something else or modify it if U want to:- Buy a full selection of games/apps- Pay the same price for a game as U would on an iPhone/iPad, Android Phone buying from either the Android Marketplace or Amazon App Store.- Play music where U can sort by artist, album, genre, etc.- Play mpeg videos- Watch YouTubeIf U are willing to do a bit of work, you can do all this by modifying the device. I used it rooted with the modifications described below for 11 months, before installing Cyanogen 7.2 on it. This is a huge improvement over rooted with the below modifications - it's essentially a normal 7" Android tablet now.The Details:============My daughter got a Nook Tablet for Christmas 2011. She'd been saving for an iPad (~$500) but at the rate she was saving, we took pity after a year and a half.While she does read (and so do us parents), she also wanted to use it as a music player, and a movie watching device while away from wireless in the car, on a plane, etc, and she wanted to play some games.I did my reading and we seriously considered an iPad for the family with each of our 2 kids putting in $150 or so.I read about the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet - the Fire only had 8GB of onboard storage at the time, and no micro SD slot. A deal-breaker. This was pre Samsung GalaxyTab, Nexus, etc. Since the Nook Tablet has 16GB and a micro SD slot, we went to a store to take a look. Sales guy was good, and the device hardware shows well. Once we got it home and were doing more reading about setup, we found the first of our issues:Issue #1: Onboard Memory========================Of the 16GB of storage, you can only place your own items in 1GB. The rest is for B&N-purchased; content. 1GB is not enough for a music collection, or any significant amount of video. A 32GB Class 4 micro-SD card was also in her stocking, having read about this ahead of time.Once she unwrapped it and we set it up (easy enough), annoyance #2 showed itself:Issue #2: App prices and quantity=================================2 Examples: Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja.- BN Market: $2.99, $3.95.- Amazon's Android Market: $0.99 (ad-free), with free ad-supported versions available- Android Market, $0.99 for either, plus free, ad-supported versions available.- Apple App Store, $0.99 and $0.99, plus free, ad-supported versions available.YouTube: free/pre-installed on all Android/Apple phones/tablets I know of, not available on the Nook Tablet, not in the Nook store.I didn't buy either game, but instead looked back to some of my pre-Christmas reading - U can load Amazon's Appstore without rooting the device, esp. if it's running v1.4.0 of the software. I got that working and bought $0.99 ad-free Fruit Ninja and Angry Birds. While I was at it, I side-loaded a few other apps by e-mailing them to myself and web-browsing to get them, and got usb drivers working on an XP laptop so I could sideload via adb over usb.I wasn't home for Christmas, but I did have my work laptop which has music on it. I copied some over and began to use the music player....Issue #3: Built-in Music Player Limitations===========================================The built-in music player in Android is decent - has been since Android 1.5 - the first version I used. U can, generally, sort by artist, album, etc, and the UI has dark backgrounds rather than white. The Nook built-in music player doesn't allow sort. For this, I didn't want to buy a music player, so I went ahead and rooted the device and installed Honeycomb's (Android 3.0's) music player, which is free. Also put the standard Android YouTube app on since I could now access the Android Market. The problem wasn't quite solved, because changes to the SD card (adding files) weren't recognized. I tried Winamp, Songbird and Android 4.0's music player when ICS came out. They had the same issue. TTPod does work - you can manually refresh at any time. I now run Cyanogen, whose music player (modified stock android to add gesture support) works just fine. They were aware of tablets when they wrote it.This is ironic - B&N; had to do actual work to make it much worse than using the normal android version, plus they had nice opportunities to improve on the experience of a phone due to the large screen - Cyanogen 7 Android supports gestures for music - do an arrow to the left like "<", say, and it'll go back a track. This would be great while driving.(Note that U can unroot by putting a copy of 1.4.0 on an SD card which, though I'm not sure, would probably allow you to return the device if U needed to).Issue #4: Built-in Video Player Limitations===========================================I'd also brought on my work laptop half a dozen videos I nabbed from our TiVos from which I stripped the commercials, saving them as mpg videos. These wouldn't play with the built-in player.I solved this with MX Player, free version, which plays them fine. U can do this only if U've installed Amazon's App Store or rooted and can access the Android Market. People out there are selling PC software to convert videos to a format Nook Tablet can use. No need - just get another video player. MX Player Tip: brightness control is an up/down swipe on the left hand side of the screen, volume on the right.Issue #5: UI Inflexibility==========================U can't add shortcuts to the desktop, and can't do much with the sliding apple-style bar either. For this, I installed App Manager (tough to find a .apk to sideload using adb, so I needed rooting and then got it from Android Market). This is a fantastic app and I don't use my GoLauncher screen much any more.Also, there's one physical button. Standard android buttons such as menu (right-click) and back aren't always around in the UI, and holding home doesn't bring up a list of open applications as it does in carrier or stock android. They should have put those standard 2 buttons on the device. Update after a month rooted: use Button Savior, which gives soft buttons with a flyout. Once in a while, you have to use NT Hidden Settings to check USB Debugging unless you use Cyanogen. Update post Cyanogen: CM7 can have soft buttons (back, menu, home, etc) displayed all the time, if desired, and has Button Savior installed as well.Issue #6: Can only charge with their charger/cable==================================================Nothing more to say. BlackBerries and Android phones in the house all can charge in the car or at all the computers by just connecting a cable. It charge very slowly, even if it doesn't tell you it is, when connected to a PC because or other charger. With some irony, B&N; has had to mail me both a charger and a cable this year due to breakage. If they could charge with any micro-USB cable, they wouldn't have to. Update post-Cyanogen: With Cyanogen, it charges with any micro-USB cable, though slowly unless it's the actual Nook stuff - there must be something in hardware.Issue #7: OTA update breaks all the niceness I've achieved==========================================================An OTA update, v1.4.1, will break the ability to mail yourself .apks to be used to enable non-BN apps to install and to enable debugging. I imagine U could have done these steps while on 1.4.0 and gotten sideloading via PC/adb to work, but U can't disable OTA updates. U can if you root, though, so I did, then used SQLite to modify a setting to only update when done manually. It'll never auto-update. Update post-Cyanogen: irrelevant now.Goodness #1: Hardware is pretty sweet=====================================Snappy, installs apps fine, opens them quickly, videos are fairly smooth, scrolling is pretty good (but not as nice as Apple's).Screen is great from angles, clear and bright.It's lightweight and can be held easily in one hand.Speaker is pretty loud - louder than any of our phones except maybe BlackBerry.Goodness #2: the Reading Aspect===============================The reading end of the device is well-implemented, though I give Amazon's original Kindle and all subsequent ones and advantage - an order of a book on an original kindle appeared on the device in less time than it took me to back out of the purchase UI. Doing so from the web is also very fast. A web order using a computer of a B&N; sample appeared about an hour later, but quite snappily when done from the device.Goodness #3: Books with Videos/Sound====================================Yes, these are available on Kindle Fire and iPads. I know. I do like the talking kid's books (reminds me of a LeapFrog Tag pen, but without the ability to touch words and hear them), and the free cookbook sample had a video of making a chocolate sauce. This is good for cooking! U can see what each stage is supposed to look like.Goodness #4: Good if U Root it, for $250========================================When rooted, it's a nice tablet + it has the B&N; connection, and it cost $250. It isn't an iPad (no cameras or BT), and it's half the price. Update Nov 2012: There are now a multitude of 7" tablets (ASUS, Samsung, Google) which get my recommendation. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 273 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I own the original Nook e-ink reader and the Nook tablet. I have been happy with both. When I read all the wonderful reviews about the Nook HD+ I couldn't wait to buy one. The main reason that I bought the reader is that my vision has deteriorated over the years to where I need at least 16 point type. The availability of different sized type on the reader devices is very welcome. I use the tablet, not only for reading, but to watch Netflix movies while on my exercise bike. The Nook tablet works okay for that, but the larger display of the HD+ seemed that it would be an improvement. However, there are several problems with the current edition:There needed to be at least one more font size at the high-end. I had to choose between too small and too large.The sound level was too low, even with headphones. I could not find a Barnes and Noble application to provide better control over the volume. There are a number of third-party applications which used to work on the Nook tablet that are now locked out by the current OS version.So, in spite of the beautiful display, I reluctantly returned the HD+ to my local store. When planning future upgrades. I would advise Barnes & Noble to consider the needs of older customers and people with disabilities. We are not an insignificant market segment. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 274 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Rooted, and cyanogenmod installed, works awesome. The Nook Tablet has a bit more memory than the original Nook Color, so that's why I got this one. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 275 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: The B&N Nook is a great device. The hardware in it makes sure there is no lag or waits while watching videos, reading books, or surfing the web. The builtin apps are great, as well as the overall layout and options. The major drawback is the inability to load 3rd party apps...but roll back to firmware 1.4.0 and load all you want before upgrading. Or root it (although Amazon Instant Video will not work after rooting). Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 276 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: It accepts up to 32gb micro sd cards but does not work properly with a 32gb card. Mine would not boot because the card used too much energy. That was the only issue I had. Customer service told me to unplug the card before booting up and then insert the card. I returned it and purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus.Funny thing is Barnes and Noble rrjected my review. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 277 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Let's just say this will never be iPad or anywhere close to it. That said, it is never meant to compete with iPad anyway! IF you compare this with Amazon's Fire, it's a closer comparison. Frankly, this is better than Fire. Hands down, NT has better hardware specs and it shows when you start browsing internet with heavy imagery or picture ebooks or emags. The complaints about NT's wall-garden OS restriction is very true...so is Amazon's Fire!It's not the end of the world, just root the device and you have in hand a functional tablet for $250 that is rather spiffy. This doesn't get a 5-star rate because 7-inch form factor is the biggest drawback compare to the OS lockdown. Personally, 7-in tablets is too small for serious computing usage. It is a good reading form factor though. I can't give this a 4-star rate because B&N;'s app store is too small...even when rooted, Google's Market Place is filled with crappy-junk apps. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 278 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: i got a 16gb microsd off of amazon for under $14.00 and it holds just little over 8k books, it was what swayed be over the kindle fire, that and the 1gb of ram vs 512mb. Now that they released a 8gb nook for $199.00 its price point is on par with the fire, and has the option of expansion, and a simple hack allows for a custom android launcher, and i can easily install the amazon app store(and kindle app), android market place, and have a very decent wifi tablet, tbh i wasn't much of a analog book reader, but with this little nook tablet i've been averaging a book a week, along with .99-1.99 monthly magazine subscriptions.when the original nook first came out i purchased one and took it back 2hrs later, it was less then what i expected, but i think barnes and noble has come a long way and now this version is very impressive.battery life is decent, depending on your screen brightness preference and netflix usage, unless i am at home, i usually have the screen brightness at little less then half, and wifi off, and get about 6-9hrs of nonstop read time, 3 days of casual reading/standby. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 279 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Great Product, Great Sale, I love this Product, and my children will too I cant wait til Christmas to Give them their present. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 280 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: The Nook HD was designed to be a book reader, although it also is a great way to watch videos on Netflix, or listen to Pandora Radio, or to your favorite music. I added a 32gb memory card so that I can have thousands of my favorite songs with me when I travel.The Nook HD has a screen with the best resolution and the least glare and reflection of any color e-reader. It is the only color e-reader that comes close to the reading experience of an e-ink reader.Barnes & Noble has lots of children's books that take advantage of the Nook's color and audio features. I bought a Christmas story that can read out loud in English or Spanish, and on each page something would be moving...snow falling, or the moon moving across the sky.The Nook is VERY light, which makes it easy to read for hours, and you don't mind having your Nook with you 24/7 in your purse or "man purse" (I use a small laptop bag).The Barnes & Noble selection of e-books is huge, and includes 90% of best sellers. Each day, there is a "Book of the Day" for $2 or $3...many of them best-sellers or classic books. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 281 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I've owned an Ipad 2, an original Kindle Fire, and first generation 3g dual screen Nook. I decided it was time to upgrade my original Nook and went with this tablet. I purchased mine direct from B&N. This is a fantastic ereader with a few tablet functions. I really like the interface on this ereader more so than the Kindle Fire. Don't get me wrong, the Kindle Fire is a very nice device, but I like the personal touch I can give the Nook HD. It's more customizable.I can create my own wallpaper and customize my home screen. The ereader is very light and easy to hold with a contoured, grippy back. The screen resolution is fantastic! Even small print is readable. The colors in magazines is exceptional and the scrapbook feature is an innovative touch. I really appreciate having a physical home button, and external volume rockers & power button. The interface is very user friendly and aesthetically pleasing. Setting up email was a snap and customizing my security settings from lock screen passwords to shopping passwords is much appreciated. Web browsing is very zippy on this device. More zippy than the Kindle Fire. Ereading is also a pleasure, with customizable fonts & backgrounds. I was surprised at how well I was able to read on it outside in the shade. It still has a lot of glare, but it is much more readable than the Ipad or the Kindle Fire.I can't see the Ipad or Kindle Fire screen at all outside with all the glare. Nook HD is NOT as readable as an eink screen, so I will be keeping my original Nook of 3 years for outdoor reading. But for a tablet ereader, I was really surprised at how well it did outside in the shade. I have since given my husband the Ipad 2, as I like the 7" form factor of the ereader/tablet devices. I take them with me everywhere. If you were to ask me which I liked better, the Kindle Fire or the Nook HD...well...I wouldn't be able to choose. Amazon has a larger store for books, apps, movies etc....but I like B&N's Nook HD for it's interface, superb screen and customizable home screen. It also has expandable memory, and you can sideload epub books. I also like the look of the Nook HD better. It would come down to personal preference and which store you have the most investment with. All in all, the Nook HD is a great device that hasn't gotten the attention it deserves, and is worth serious consideration. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 282 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I got this for my little girl, as she filled up her 8gb tablet with games. We just love the Nook HD tablets. The fact they have Google Play, and you can change the background to a nice picture, makes these tablets superior in most ways, to the Kindle Fire. Yes, the Fires have their own advantages (we have some) but overall, we prefer the Nook HDs. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 283 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I tried Kindle hd, Samsung tab 2, and Nexus 7. I returned them all since I had high standard for display quality of tablets. I was very disappointed by their color faithfulness and/or resolution.One day I saw a hot discussion online about discounted nook hd from Staples. I rushed to a local store and played nook hd. Its screen immediately attracted me: bright, white, colorful, high resolution. This is what I want!I have being enjoying nook hd ever since. It has THE BEST SCREEN period!Online community like XDA forum has ways to root nook hd and install Android by yourself. I rooted mine and can enjoy all apps from Google play store.Even today, I still wow when I read text, view photo, and watch videos on nook hd. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 284 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: not so happy with it. I have had my Nook HD for approximately 7 months. During that time, I have ordered 60 books, of which I have read 50. Those read were placed in created Shelf A or Shelf C, depending on whether I liked it or not. Everything was working fine until they did a recent update and then it was like a tornado was let in. Locked up my Nook until I downloaded the update and then found all my shelves gone and books missing from my library. Called BN-shelves gone and will have to create again plus move read books back into and missing books from library have to be downloaded again. One book was not found and after an hour on the phone, BN said the publisher stopped making it available for the Nook (is available for the Kindle) and will issue a refund. Fortunately I kept the email confirmations of all books I ordered so I could give them the order number.Customer service is lacking at BN. I had to make multiple calls until I was finally put in touch with someone who could solve the problem of the missing book.One other thing-update seems to have changed screen brightness as before I could read it out by the pool and now I no longer can.In fairness, I will also mention that I have a Kindle paperwhite and an update wiped out my created collections, but didn't lose any books and can still read it out by the pool.Both have Wi-Fi and that may be an inherent problem with updating through it as far as shelves/collections go. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 285 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: The Nook HD is my third Nook device. I like the Nook simple Touch, Nook Tablet because I primarily use it to read books, watch an occasional video (YouTube), listen to music on Pandora, and work a cross-word puzzle or play a game. Because I enjoyed my Nook so much, I decided to purchase the Nook HD because it is much lighter in weight and more compact in size. Now that I have purchased the Nook HD I have some pros and cons about the product. Nothing serious, I will give myself a little more time to get used to it. But I am concerned about the short battery life.Pros: Light weight and smaller than the previous tablet; great video picture quality and the sound is very good even without the earbuds.Cons: I have to get used to the new interface, the previous tablet was easier to use and navigate; when playing games and connecting to the web using wi-fi, I have to charge frequently because it uses up the battery very quickly—I may have to carry my charger with me; not as many fonts to choose from like the previous tablet.Overall, I am pleased with my Nook HD Tablet. Once I have resolved some of the cons with this product, I will be a little more comfortable with using it on a daily basis. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 286 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: It has everything you need in a tablet, except it doesn't have a camera, 3G or GPS, personally I don't need them. But guess what... It is built in microphone.. That is good, I like to sing.O.k. this tablet has a good touch response, you can touch even the smallest links, the screen is extremely crisp and beautiful 900X1440 pixel the highest resolution in the 7 inch tablets!... I was amazed at how beautiful google maps is displayed, I loved it. It has a dual-core 1.3 ghz processor and 1 Gb of Ram, it is quick and very responsive but don't abuse, it is only a tablet.I decided to get this tablet instead of the Asus Nexus 7 because it is lighter, it only weights 11 Oz, this is a good factor if you are planning to use it for long periods of time. I use it for reading colored magazines and illustrative books. Besides it is easy to grip.The battery last about 11 hours if you use it only for reading, and about 7 hrs if you watch videos or use it in wi-fi mode.The new software updates give you access to google Play. It couldn't be easier. You don't deal with any annoying promos and the charger and wire is included. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 287 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Bought a 16 GB one at my local B&N; store, on sale at $119. Fantastic! It is totally Android, hooked right into the Googleplex... like Google Maps, and the Google Play apps store... where, you guessed it, I immediately downloaded the free 'must-have' Amazon Kindle app, perfect! (I might buy the B&N; tablet, but books? Amazon all the way). And free Acrobat Reader, which will still enlarge any vector line art in a PDF to 6400%, just like on a PC/Mac. Note -- Flash and video embedded in a PDF do not play on the Nook, or, to my knowledge, on any other tablet, or on Macs.Let's see. Photos (originals are 1800 x 1200) shown from my Smugmug site are razor-sharp in perfect color on the 7" Nook screen. I'm an amateur photographer, and it's a joy to see my images displayed absolutely correctly.Other stuff -- it has a microSD card slot so you can bring in your own pix, docs, PDFs, etc. Will buy a microSD card for it tomorrow. As an aside, there's a company called N2acards that sells a microSD card pre-loaded with the Android operating system... but, with the Nook HD 'in bed' with Google, I'm not sure what I'm missing by just sticking with the Nook's built-in system.Anyway, I'm VERY happy with this product. If it blows up, I can take it back to my local B&N; store and get another. And it has a feature where it backs up all your content on Google servers.Lastly, was able to connect it to my Yahoo e-mail account immediately. It also has Facebook and Twitter, but I turned them off as I'm fairly anti-social. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 288 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Had some initial problems, sound output was so low that I could not hear it. Tech support said to de-register it and reboot. That cured that problem. Then WIFI would disconnect without any apparent cause. Called tech support 3 times, they were helpful and courteous, but we could not solve that problem. Finally tech support asked me if I had inserted a miniSD card, I had. They told me to check to see if that it was corrupted, it was. Re-formatting that card solved WIFI problem, although just why it was causing this problem is still a mystery to me. If you have problems with your NOOK, and you are not able to solve them, and you have inserted a MiniSD card, try re-formatting it.I have an Apple IPAD, I bought the NOOK to help me learn and understand ANDROID. I find ANDROID substantially less user friendly, and the apps cost more and do not work as well. More importantly, at least to me, is the fact that there are at least a dozen apps that I use all the time that have no equivalent in ANDROID. In short, I will not be buying an android phone to replace my IPHONE anytime soon. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 289 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I bought the hd first and am completely in love with it. A very handy size and very responsive. Bought the hd+ for use when size is not a factor. Love both. Added 64 gig scandisk to both. Only real issue is that I run ubuntu, no windows/mac, so had to cobble my desktop and laptop to ba able to download to nook. Can set video downloads to default to sd card. Very happy. Thinking about buying one more of each if the price goes even lower, for backups in case of loss or damage. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 290 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: I bought the Nook primarily for reading but wanted the HD for email and web browsing also. I was pleasantly surprised at the exceptional screen quality and ease of setup.I did not want to spend the money for an IPAD and now I am glad I didn't as I prefer the Nook interface for reading. The screen brightness can be changed anytime during reading but on the IPAD you have to go into settings after exiting the book you are reading. The only downside is there are not as many apps written for the Nook. I am hoping that will change. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 291 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: With all the tablets and apps out we don't really need EReaders anymore. I am not exactly sure why I wanted a e reader. I mean, I have a iPod, iPad, Kindle, Regular Nook, iPad Mini, iPhone, Blackberry Playbook.I decided to sell my Kindle Fire and my previous Color nook tablet and upgrade to the snow nook HD and its beautiful, it also has google apps on here now so we can get a lot of android apps, including the AHEM// Kindle app.I like the nook friends and borrowing books options as well as how clean the OS is. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 292 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: If you are looking for a very light and compact device to read your books, check your e-mail and watch movies, you really can't beat the Nook HD. It has the highest screen resolution for its form factor (7") and is a pleasure to read and write with. Netflix & Hulu+ are magical to view since the resolution is so high and it's so darn light. Being able to expand the memory with a micro SD card is just another plus. All-in-all, I'm very pleased with it an would recommend it highly! Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 294 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Why pay to be restricted, I simply didn't see the benefit with all of the other tablets out there having apps that perform exactly the same tasks. Just decided to go a cheaper route and I am so glad I did.Maybe I would consider the Nook again if it is expanded beyond a e-reader. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 295 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: We have both the hd and the hd+ but I love the hd because it is lightweight and very portable. All my nooks are converted to android and work very well. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 296 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: It is too bad that the Nook HD hasn't received more kudos. To be honest, I knew it had a great screen, a fast proce fast processor, great battery life, and oh so light and easy to handle. But, I did wait for a means for rooting the Nook HD to become available. Now the tablet lives up to all its potential. Rooting is quite easy and it is a great tablet Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 297 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: This is a really nice item. With the way I use it, the battery life lasts for several days of reading and browsing the web. Magazines on this screen are amazing, I especially like reading Time because of the outstanding photography they do. Books look great, and the selection of games on the Barnes and Noble store is alright. A little annoying paying again for games I already bought on my phone, but that's not so bad.Further, you really don't need to pay again for games if you install a custom ROM on an SD card. You can either purchase one premade (google for N2A for more info) or you can burn your own if you google a little more and spend the afternoon trying different things. It's not scary at all, especially since you're only doing stuff on the SD card not the tablet itself. If you want to undo it, just take the card out! Anyway, the custom ROM just gets you stock android, and that opens this great device up to the full android market of games and apps. You can still read all your Barnes and Noble stuff on the B&N; android app. I read my Wired subscription that way, as well as some books. Anyway, I think this device and the ROM on the SD card is the best of B&N; and android.Anyway, I'd compare this with the Google Nexus 7. The nook has a slightly higher resolution screen, which is kinda neat especially for magazines. No front facing camera on the nook, but my phone already is great for video chat so I don't miss it. Also, the custom ROM I put on my SD card is android 4.2, whereas google says the Nexus is android 4.1...maybe they'll get an update soon I don't know. So, either way, you probably can't lose.EDIT: Barnes and Noble opened up the stock software to be able to use almost all of the apps in the google play store. So, I don't use my custom ROM at all, because of the better battery life and just overall fit and finish of the Barnes and Noble stock software. It's a great tablet! Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 298 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Mixed up the review to show how the Nook changed with Updates within 12 hours of opening the box.Opened the Nook packaging with great anticipation. The instruction set is barely nuts and bolts but it gives one the essentials.It passed the back pocket test famously. This was done straightaway. Was very pleased with this feature.But buyer beware. I discovered this Nook tablet has no camera at all. Who ever heard of such a thing? There is a reasonable expectation.The Nook downloaded and upgraded itself famously. Everything was smooth and cheerful.The speed of the Nook was very good in my opinion. Page to page was smooth and cheerful and moderately fast. The book pages are easy to read. Another Dan Brown book (I think). Made the discovery with Inferno. Played/watched Linux Action Show and other video for about 3 hours with about 15% of the battery power left.Checked YouTube and Amazon to see the how the graphic's engine worked in the Nook. The motion pictures were crisp and clear on YouTube and Amazon. The sound was very excellent and voluminous much to my surprise. Can hear the device clearly and with ease even though I am kinda hard of hearing. The movie scenes moved like a big computer rendering of the graphics. The motion pictures were like a TV broadcast. Not kidding.Now the ultimate bummer: their much touted microSDHC card can not play your own content downloaded from a computer. Later, several hours later there was an additional patch of 75 upgrades that made the microSDHC capable of playing video files/movies. The selection it can play is very limited compared to other more recent operating systems in Android devices. The latest Android operating system is 4.4 KitKat. The Nook will not play certain AVI or HD files. It is very persnickety What the Nook can play is rendered exceptionally well indeed. It can only play things downloaded from Nooks libraries for sale-wrong as mentioned. I would have never bought this dohickey if I knew thee was no camera natively in advance.One always takes for granted a camera. And their microSDHC is nothing short of a rip-off. Jeez- wrong now.My Chinese Brand X tablets can play my media content in AVI. MP3/4 and other popular media formats very well indeed. These Brand X tablets can play far more movie/video files than the Nook. Their Android versions are newer than the Nook's.The back pocket thing was a real plus. Great sound. Great graphics. Good speed.But these pluses can not counter balance the negatives. The camera is not as important as real robust motion graphics and awesome sound to me. Now I am thinking I will keep this Nook because it does have a viable if not bugged up microSDHC card port capable of music and motion picture replay. Forget file sharing in Android.B&N; needs a No Brainer award for greed and stupidity just like Apple, Kindle and Nexus. Apple, Kindle and Nexus deserve the No-Brainer award more because the Nook's microSDHC does work but has limited compatibility with the files/apps that can play these type of music and movie files.Now I have to go through the hassle of returning this thingamajig. May keep this on the hope there will be patches further to play music and movie files.If you need a camera don't buy this. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Negative | 299 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: The Nook tablet is a great color e-reader with the "bonus" of being able to read your email, shop on Amazon.com, surf the web, watch tv shows on Hulu Plus, movies on Netflix, and listen to the world's largest selection of music on Pandora Radio. I added a 16gb sd card filled with thousands of my favorite songs. But, the Nook is designed to be an ereader...it is not a games tablet, or an IPad.I got my Nook Tablet (8gb version) from Barnes & Noble because of the extra discount I got with my B&N; membership...the price was MUCH less than advertised by most internet venders. I already have a Brand X color e-reader and a Nook Simple Touch reader. My old color reader was hard on my eyes for long reading sessions, the Nook Touch is great for books, but it does not have internet access or play music and magazines don't really work without a color screen.The Nook tablet has very sharp, clear, and contrasty fonts and is very pleasant to read, even for several hours. There is a night mode, and also a sephia mode for reading in bed without bothering anyone else. Magazines look great on its color screen. I listen to music on Pandora while I read, and when I am tired of reading, I can watch a movie on Netflix or a tv show on TV.com. I installed the Dolphin browser which uses tabs so I can switch quickly among various web pages.Vevo music videos look great, but the Nook's speaker is too weak to enjoy music. However, music sounds great through good ear buds and when I plug the Nook into my computer speakers.The Nook is an e-reader, NOT an I-Pad or high powered tablet. It does not have access to Google Play to obtain apps, so you are limited to the apps in the Nook app store. Those apps have been developed just for the Nook and its seven inch screen. The apps in Google Play are mostly designed for the smaller screens of cell phones, while Nook apps are designed just for the Nook.Bottom line: the Nook Tablet 8gb is a terrific way to read books and magazines while enjoying your favorite music (I loaded a 16gb memory card with thousands of my favorite songs...transferring the songs over to the Nook from my laptop was fast and easy).For folks who want the "full" tablet experience, Amazon.com sells the N2A card which enables you to boot your Nook into a full tablet mode, with access to Google Play, and the 400,000 apps available there. And, the N2A card also permits booting the Nook back into its original Nook settings, as the card does not modify any of the Nook's software or settings. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Positive | 300 |
Analyze the following product review and determine its sentiment: Review: Between this and other popular competitors there isn't a lot of difference in hardware. The software and usability is noticeably different though, and that's where you should pay close attention. I bought my wife the Nook Tablet for Christmas and she uses it a fair amount. I haven't heard any major complaints from her but here are the ones I've heard most often.The Barnes and Noble App Store is a joke. I looked through it for about 5 minutes and barely ever saw a free app. Many popular apps and games are there, but usually you can only get the paid version. Adding insult to injury, side-loading is difficult if not impossible without rooting the device (this will void the warranty). I didn't expect side-loading to be a given really, but if you block those apps you really need a decent App Store to make up for it.The SD card slot, which many people may not ever use, is in a pretty odd spot. It's not really hard to pry back the cover but since you're working with a micro-SD card it can be really annoying to line up such a tiny card in the slot. If that wasn't annoying, it is definitely annoying to load your PDFs or whatever from the SD card once its inserted. For someone who isn't really tech-savvy it isn't obvious how to read those files. The reader app could really do a better job of detecting documents when the SD card is inserted.On the aesthetic side the launcher could use some work. Although I think the scrolling app dock at the bottom is slightly more elegant than a grid-like app drawer, there's little organization to the home screen. You can drag icons around, to and from the dock, but apps/books don't lock to any kind of grid on the home screen. Some of us who are more anal retentive just won't stand for two icons being less than parallel. You can see a better view of your media by opening the Library app, which is a nice app, but I find the contrast displeasing, further emphasizing this is a tablet with e-reader functions (or vice versa maybe). Basically the cohesion isn't there and you start to wonder, with all of the restrictions, why you didn't just get a regular tablet.I still haven't rooted my wife's tablet but maybe if something annoys her enough she'll let me do it. Otherwise, if you're not planning to root the NOOK, beware of its restrictions and browse its App Store for a bit to see if the selection and prices are a deal-breaker. This is an e-reader FIRST and a tablet SECOND. If you're satisfied with its e-reader capabilities I'm sure you'll be happy with this device. Please reply with one of the following options only: Positive, Negative, or Neutral. The correct sentiment is: Neutral | 301 |
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