ViewPad 7 vs Nook Color

[sgleon]

Viewsonic ViewPad 7 vs Nook Color
I am buying my wife an eReader/tablet for a gift and we need help deciding which one to go with ViewPad 7 or Nook Color.
Both are $250 and 7" screen.
She wants it to read books but i am sure that she will use it for much more once she starts using it.
I really don't know which one is better, if you guys can help, many thanks.

 

[sgleon]

I found the Nook Color Specs this helps a bit, it seems like the Nook Color has great specs, high resolution 1024x600 and a good cpu 800MHz
See below

NOOKcolor full specs:

PCB: Foxconn ML1 S 94V-0
CPU Processor: ARM Cortex A8-based Ti OMAP 3621 @ 800 MHz (same processor as Droid 2 and Droid X)
GPU Processor: PowerVR SGX530 Graphics Rendering: Open GLES1.1/2.0 Hardware Scaling: 854x480 scaled to 1024x600 Video Formats: .3GP, .MP4, .3G2 ** Video Codecs: H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, ON2 VP7 ** Image Formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP ** (same GPU as Droid 2 and Droid X)
RAM: 512MB Hynix H8MBX00U0MER-0EM MCM (Stacked Chips 2x256MB each die mDDR)
Internal Flash: 8GB Sandisk SDIN4C1-8g
Removable Flash: 32GB via microSDHC
Radio: Chip ID Ti wl1271 (kernel reports wl1273) Chip supports bluetooth transmit/recieve and fm radio functions through the same antenna, but is not enabled in software drivers. Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n Security: WEP/WPA/WPA2/802.1x Mode: Infrastructure
Display: 7" 1024x600 IPS Display w\VividView Cypress Semiconductor TTSP Gen 3 (TMA340) Touchscreen , kernel driver , reference LG Display LD070WS1 (SL)(02) LED Backlight Pixels per Inch: 169 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Colors: 16 Million Viewing Angle: 178

 

[sgleon]

ViewPad 7 Specs, slower CPU and lower Screen resolution, but you get an unlock 3G sim device and mic.
I read that it is not upgradeable past Android 2.2 (not if true)



CPU Processor Type ARM11
CPU Processor Speed 600MHz
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227
OPERATING SYSTEM
3.5G Android 2.2
MEMORY
Flash 512MB NAND Flash and micro SD expandability up to 32GB
Internal 512MB
DISPLAY
Type 7" Capacitive multi-touch LCD screen with 800x480 resolution
Contrast Ratio 500:1
Brightness (nits) 350 cd/m2
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR
Communication CELLULAR NETWORK (Frequency/band) GSM 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS 850/1900/2100, Band I,II & V, 3G and assisted GPS
FORMAT SUPPORT
eReader TXT, HTML, EPUB, PDF
MULTIMEDIA
Speakers Integrated
Microphone Integrated
CAMERA
Front 0.3 megapixel camera
Back 3 megapixel auto focus
SENSOR
Types G-Sensor, E-Compass sensor and ambient light sensor
INPUT/OUTPUT
Ports 3.5mm audio jack for stereo headset, mini-USB connector
Card micro SD card slot and SIM slot
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD)
Physical 7.06" x 4.33" x 0.45" (179.4mm x 110mm x 11.5mm)
Packaging 10" x 7.2" x 3.5" (294mm x 183mm x 89mm)
BATTERY
Type Li-Polymer, 3240mAH
Life (approx) 4