Recent content by trgilman

After 5 failed attempts, trying different things (pulling MicroSD card, batt, etc..) I finally resorted to a full factory reset. That did the trick. Stupid that we have to resort to stuff like this.

I'm kind of torn on this. I liked being able to sideload apps and have the Amazon App store, all without having to root. I still don't feel like rooting, and having to block updates. BN has a very large window for returning these tablets. If you purchased it after Nov 14th 2010 Holiday Return...

You can side load apps, and even get access to the Amazon App Store all without rooting. The SD card gives you the ability to load up on movies to watch offline. Since she will be watching movies, I would lean towards the Nook Tablet. Having twice the RAM makes movies run smoother and with...

How can you determine which is the better deal when ignoring price?

That would be my one complaint about the Nook Tablet. It was not a deal breaker for me, since I usually use my headphones for audio.

Sounds like someone bought themselves a Fire, and wants to feel good about it. The Nook Tablet really does not need rooting to work well. With a few adjustments, I have full access to the Amazon app store, and can side load apps from the Android Marketplace. The Kindle fire may have a bigger...

So I was wondering what people thought about the 3.2 upgrade. My Tab has been working perfect with 3.1. I have it rooted, but still running the stock rom. I have Netflix, and it works flawlessly. In other words, I personally don't see any reason why I should mess with an upgrade at this point. I...

I'm rooted but running the stock ROM. I did change the libnvomx.so file to get Netflix. Anyone know if 3.2 will break that?

The easiest way to increase battery life is to decrease your screen brightness. Also if you are watching a movie or doing other tasks that don't involve WiFi, turn the WiFi off. I get about 6 1/2 hours of use time between charges. And that is watching videos, and doing some web surfing.

You're asking the wrong people. The content providers are the ones that have to develop official apps for tablets. In the meantime, we have the ability to root and install work-arounds to get the content we want. In all honesty, I'm seeing a bunch of complaints about the limitations of not just...

You may want to try a factory reset. You will lose any apps that you installed, so make a list so you can reload them.

Interesting, this is the first I've heard of it. Since I have not had any real issues (yet), I guess i never would have looked into it. The forum you linked has a fix for your issue. Have you tried to see if that works?

Try doing a soft reset. Take a small paperclip and press the reset button by the fullsized USB port

Engadget, BBC news, Netflix (root and install) and Weatherbug are the ones I find myself using a lot.

Yes I would buy it again, especially now since the price has dropped. As far as performance; the tablets you listed all have similar hardware. It comes down to which one has more video options for you. I would go with the Iconia, if anything for the full size usb port. I watch movies both from...