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As for the display, I performed multiple tests in various lighting conditions-in a car, on a train, on a deck, indoors but by a window, by a lamp, in a restaurant’s ambient light-and time and again, Nook Color handled the glare impressively. That was precisely my experience: The viewing angle was better than on other tablets, an important point given that the company’s NookKids encourages the idea of using the device to read picture books to children. The screen has a special lamination and an optical bonding process that eliminates the air gap between the display and touch surface, a process the company says reduces glare and provides better efficiency in direct sunlight. In use, letters looked very readable–similar to those on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and far better than those on the iPad’s 132 PPI, but not quite as distinct and smooth as those on the Apple iPhone 4, which has 326 PPI.īarnes & Noble took other specific steps to optimize the display for reading. The Nook Color’s 1024-by-600-pixel display carries a pixel density of 169 pixels per inch (PPI) the pixel density can affect how letters appear on the display. And like the iPad, it supports 16 million colors. The display employs an in-plane switching (IPS) panel, just as the iPad does, to provide a wider viewing angle and better color reproduction than standard TN LCDs. The Nook Color’s display and its intuitive interface form an extraordinary one-two punch. Display and Interface: The Secret SauceĪfter reading content on the Nook Color for extended periods, I found that the device takes the concept of an e-reader to another level. It also has a MicroSDHC card slot to accommodate up to 32GB of storage, and a generous 8GB of user-accessible onboard storage–enough space to support a mix of material (Barnes & Noble gives the example of 1000 books, 25 full-color magazines, 10 newspapers, 50 kids’ books, 500 songs, and 150 photos).īut when you turn on the display and compare Nook Color to other slate devices, it quickly becomes clear that Barnes & Noble isn’t merely paying lip service to the notion of a creating an LCD device optimized for reading.

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After all, a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen dominates the front surface and inside it runs Android 2.1 and a Texas Instruments Omap3 series processor. And it would be easy, at first glance, to mistake the Nook Color for a tablet. Not Just a Tabletįollowing the recent release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, much attention surrounds the growing tablet market. Better yet, it has the potential to deliver far more as Barnes & Noble’s library of periodicals and children’s books grows. The Barnes & Noble Nook Color Reader’s Tablet explodes that narrow definition: The first LCD-based e-reader optimized around reading, the Nook Color ($249, price as of November 16, 2010) delivers a superbly integrated, largely satisfying, and (for now) unique e-reading experience. In the early, heady days of e-readers, the term “e-reader” was synonymous with an electronic paper-based device.

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