So it looks like the NT has a locked bootloader meaning devs/custom ROMs are SOL for the NT?
[BOOT] Worse news (was "Bad news everyone.") - xda-developers
[BOOT] Worse news (was "Bad news everyone.") - xda-developers
I read where Netflix may have forced this on B&N as condition of HD movie streaming. If they did, I think that is shortsighted.
Sure, you're not getting the full hd resolution, but you are getting more pixels than the standard def. It does look better, but of course, in the end, it's really just a marketing tool.
Also, an xda user has kexec up and going. So once someone creates a cm7 build, it will hopefully be ready to test.
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Agree with coolVariable 100%.
B&N shafted developers with the Tablet just so Netflix would allow HD movie streaming (to a device that can't display in HD!). I loved my Nook Color, had a ton of fun hacking the crap out of it, but I won't spend a dime on something as locked down as the Tablet.
Too bad - it could have been a great tablet for customizing. Looks to me like Kindle Fire is low price tablet of choice for development now.
Netflix outlined their strategy for HD streaming in a press release last summer which clearly indicated they would only license HD streaming on approved Netflix certified hardware combined with security measures approved by Netflix to protect IP rights of content providers. The TI OMAP 4 class CPU used in B&N Tablet was one of first to receive Netflix certification. Call it BS if you like - but there is clear evidence that Netflix intends to require hardware makers to lock down their devices if they want the right to stream HD content.
That said, I don't doubt that B&N does want to make it harder for Tablet users to escape from their walled ecosystem. They'll sell fewer Tablets to the geek hacker crowd - but in big scheme of things, they probably will make more money on each customer who remains locked into the B&N ecosystem.
It's my understanding that Netflix also said that they would require certain "locked" CPU's (with hardware security measures?) for the normal Netflix app, before they were able to renegotiate some contracts with studios and release the SD netflix app for pretty much any device.
As such I don't think B&N is going to spend the extra money to have the bootloader be eFuse locked for some random third party (even if it is Netflix and the studios asking for this), especially since the Nook Tablet doesn't even have the proper resolution for HD streaming.
Blaming Netflix (or really the studios) for locking the bootloader is a very far-fetched conspiracy theory with absolutely no proof.
The theory that B&N wanted to prevent hacking like on the NC on the other hand is quite logical and sound.
BTW - looks like people have CM7 running on the Kindle Fire.
While I would love to give the NT a chance, that makes the next couple of days the endgame for the NT and any hope to circumvent the bootloader ...
From what I've read on this and many other forums, the only reason B&N locked down the bootloader was because of netflix. A business decision made because they can sell a lot more units to people who want netflix on their e-readers than developers who want to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Just my uneducated opinion.
Back on topic: Kindle Fire has Cyanogenmod 7 with devs working on CM9.