One More NT/NC Update?

[EB613]

I know this has been covered before, but does anyone (including Alex and 5ivedom) know about one last final update to NT at least, perhaps NC?

I was thinking that Nook Video would have been great for NT. I'm happy with my NT though-it's great for college and just plain old reading. Netflix and Hulu work great. I seem to have bad luck ripping DVDs. (Can anyone help me with that? I have a Mac and I hate Handbrake--unless I'm using it wrong, which wouldn't surprise me.)

I know 5ivedom, have commented on the subject in these threads. Do you have any updated info, 5ivedom? As a developer I thought you may have had some updated info. You had commented earlier that you were pretty sure that BN would update the NT/perhaps NC crowd. What are your thoughts now that it's January?

PS--Anyone who's new, go search "5ivedom" and get those apps! I have been nothing but pleased with the apps this team has made!

[DeanGibson Distinguished Bibliophile · Accepted solution]

Anyone that works for B&N that can talk about anything new, only gets the news a few seconds before the rest of us.

The electronics products industry is extremely close-lipped about the future, and B&N is more paranoid in this area than most.

For updates, the first we typically hear of it, is from some user who has been unexpectly updated.

[Mercury_Glitch]

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DeanGibson wrote:

Anyone that works for B&N that can talk about anything new, only gets the news a few seconds before the rest of us.

The electronics products industry is extremely close-lipped about the future, and B&N is more paranoid in this area than most.

For updates, the first we typically hear of it, is from some user who has been unexpectly updated.

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Not true, sometimes the people who work at B&N hear days after you. 

[5ivedom]

EB613, thanks for the kind words.

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It's all speculation on my part.

That it makes a ton of sense for B&N to add Nook Video to Nook Tablet. That since apps like Netflix and Hulu work, Nook Video should too. I don't see any technological limiting factor.

The one thing is that B&N has stopped selling Tablets. So you have competing factors -

1) Large installed based of Nook Tablet (and Color).

2) No more new device sales for Nook Tablet (and Color).

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We don't really get any 'special' information on non app store related features such as 'Nook Video'. What I can tell you is that B&N put in a lot of information for people who want to make video player apps for Nook HD and HD+.

Lots and lots of information on codecs supported etc. So there does seem to be a focus on Videos, but for HD and HD+.

Not sure if Tablet is seen as part of this new push for video apps.

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Lots of people say good things about DVD Catalyst (http://www.dvdcatalyst.com/). Not sure if that's available for Mac (it doesn't seem it is). You could email the DVD Catalyst person and get his recommendation for Mac.