Nimitz Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) I just got the go ahead from the pistol director at my club to start buying Nooks so we can do electronic scoring at my Steel Challenge matches so I'm on the hunt for inexpensive ones ... Ebay has lots of used BNRV200 units (8MB - WiFi) ones listed for under $30 Is that what I want? or do I want the Nook Simple Touch or NST Glowlight? (BNRV300/350) Edited June 16, 2015 by Nimitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 If you can find them, Nook Simple Touch is great. VERY LONG Battery Life. Only issue we have had is Dust. Get yourself some brushes to clean the edges of the screen and no problem, Actually you can just hold them up and blow across all four edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 there are plenty of the NST or NST glowlights for sale .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euxx Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 The glow light one don't have an sd card slot, so rooting is troublesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 the brand new current ones don't but the older models do .... so as long as I get one NST or NST Glowlight that has gather SD card I should be go to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Hit the pawn shops man. Offer $20 to take the outdated tablets off their hands. The majority of the time they will take it or counter with 25-30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euxx Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 the brand new current ones don't but the older models do .... so as long as I get one NST or NST Glowlight that has gather SD card I should be go to go? I would check the tolls you use to root NST first if they support glowlight or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 ok thx. I'll probably stick with just NST as they are cheaper .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Stick with the NST's (non-glow light version) as there is a bunch of rooting options for that vintage of Nook. That and your rarely would need the Glow Light feature anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drysideshooter Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 There are also tablets from companies like Dragon Touch available at Amazon pretty inexpensively. They are straight up Android, no need to root anything, and they have an actual touch screen, not the perimeter reading screen like the nooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euxx Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 There are also tablets from companies like Dragon Touch available at Amazon pretty inexpensively. They are straight up Android, no need to root anything, and they have an actual touch screen, not the perimeter reading screen like the nooks. Hmm. From the recent reviews: It works well for the most part. The internet can be a bit slow. Sometimes games "unfortunately stop working". The battery life is only for a few hours and most of the time it doesn't charge up until 100%, only until 95-96%. I wish the charger cord was longer but I'm sure I can buy an extension elsewhere. You definitely get what you paid for since it is cheaper than most tablets. I'd stay away from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I doubt that the Cheap-O Dragon Touch Tablet's battery would last long enough for scoring a whole club match, much less a major match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 thx all .... 1st NST is being shipped as we speak ... $30 w/free shipping from E-bay .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonohue Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Models 300 and 350. There is a later model that is also called Glowlight which is NOT compatible with the NST Glowlight (BNVR350) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drysideshooter Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I doubt that the Cheap-O Dragon Touch Tablet's battery would last long enough for scoring a whole club match, much less a major match. We turn off the WiFi before they go out and have no trouble getting through an 8 stage match with them. Wish the screens were brighter but they work. Have used Nooks and the battle with the dust is a pain as it is with most perimeter reading screens in an outdoor environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgnoyes Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 ...which means you're not syncing back to a master during the match. That is, if someone drop the tablet and steps on it, you either just lost that stage or lost that entire squad's match. Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euxx Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 ...which means you're not syncing back to a master during the match. That is, if someone drop the tablet and steps on it, you either just lost that stage or lost that entire squad's match. Not good. Not necessary. Recent android app versions allow to write readable text log with all scores to an SD card. So, you could use that to recover scores from completely broken device. Setting is on the match editing screen, you can select location of text log in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Two things here, One I have to do that setting as I don't want to risk a match, in 15 + years I've only ever lost one stage so knock on wood.... Issue two, dust, Dollar Store, they have some really nice brushes for.................wait for it..........a DOLLAR and you can trim the brush handle and put an eraser on it and use it as a stylus. The real issue is if it rains, water on the screens really sucketh the big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drysideshooter Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 For local club matches we don't sync back to a master. For bigger matches score is kept on paper and entered after match. Paper is still safer than electronic. Even syncing back to a master isn't foolproof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hceuterpe Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) I'd like to chime in and suggest getting some Amazon Kindle 7" tablets. They are $50 brand NEW right now. And they are reported to have hours on-screen battery life (someone reviewed that they read with the screen on for 5 hours and had 46% battery life left, so way more screen use vs. using Practiscore). Practiscore is on the Amazon appstore right now, so there's no messing around needed.. Edited December 13, 2015 by hceuterpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 At one of our local clubs, the MD decided it was time to give up the joys of deciphering paper score sheets and go electronic for the monthly match. But, he wasn't sure if he wanted to shell out the money for tablets because of abuse, damage and possible theft. So, he had a BYOD* match as a trial. He set up the match on a master tablet and WiFi for the match and had people bring their own devices to score "squads". The match is run open squadding so there are various size groups drifting from stage to stage. It has worked real well. There were some surprised people in the beginning but it is working pretty smoothly. It is not uncommon to have 2 or more devices available for each "squad". And the shooters take very good care of THEIR devices I have loaned my NST out to groups that have either not had a device loaded or were low on battery. This method is not without issues, but it has worked in this case... Later, Chuck *Bring Your Own Device" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowsure Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 ...which means you're not syncing back to a master during the match. That is, if someone drop the tablet and steps on it, you either just lost that stage or lost that entire squad's match. Not good. Not necessary. Recent android app versions allow to write readable text log with all scores to an SD card. So, you could use that to recover scores from completely broken device. Setting is on the match editing screen, you can select location of text log in there. euxx, not wanting to hijack this thread but...if I set the folder save location to the /sdcard/.... Path. Practiscore will save scores their on every score entry? To the SD card right? I would have to remove the card from the destroyed device and put it in a different device, like a laptop/desktop to recover scores(text file) from destroyed device? If that's the way to do that, that is a great feature or piece of mind that I will use in my next match. Thanks! I use the Nook Simple Touch with great results. Rain is a problem, but it is for everything not just the scoring tablets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 ...which means you're not syncing back to a master during the match. That is, if someone drop the tablet and steps on it, you either just lost that stage or lost that entire squad's match. Not good. Not necessary. Recent android app versions allow to write readable text log with all scores to an SD card. So, you could use that to recover scores from completely broken device. Setting is on the match editing screen, you can select location of text log in there. euxx, not wanting to hijack this thread but...if I set the folder save location to the /sdcard/.... Path. Practiscore will save scores their on every score entry? To the SD card right? I would have to remove the card from the destroyed device and put it in a different device, like a laptop/desktop to recover scores(text file) from destroyed device? If that's the way to do that, that is a great feature or piece of mind that I will use in my next match. Thanks! I use the Nook Simple Touch with great results. Rain is a problem, but it is for everything not just the scoring tablets. This is a good enough question to have its own thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euxx Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 euxx, not wanting to hijack this thread but...if I set the folder save location to the /sdcard/.... Path. Practiscore will save scores their on every score entry? To the SD card right? I would have to remove the card from the destroyed device and put it in a different device, like a laptop/desktop to recover scores(text file) from destroyed device? If that's the way to do that, that is a great feature or piece of mind that I will use in my next match. Thanks! I use the Nook Simple Touch with great results. Rain is a problem, but it is for everything not just the scoring tablets. Yes. However that text file can't be easily imported back into PractiScore (the file is human readable) and you would have to manually re-enter all the scores. This feature was initially intended more for auditing purposes and as a last resort to recover scores when everything else fail. We could save the data files to SD card too, but there are open issues with potential data tampering, so it is not necessarily a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowsure Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 euxx, not wanting to hijack this thread but...if I set the folder save location to the /sdcard/.... Path. Practiscore will save scores their on every score entry? To the SD card right? I would have to remove the card from the destroyed device and put it in a different device, like a laptop/desktop to recover scores(text file) from destroyed device? If that's the way to do that, that is a great feature or piece of mind that I will use in my next match. Thanks! I use the Nook Simple Touch with great results. Rain is a problem, but it is for everything not just the scoring tablets. Yes. However that text file can't be easily imported back into PractiScore (the file is human readable) and you would have to manually re-enter all the scores. This feature was initially intended more for auditing purposes and as a last resort to recover scores when everything else fail. We could save the data files to SD card too, but there are open issues with potential data tampering, so it is not necessarily a good idea. Cool. Im using this little gem. Could come in very handy! thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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