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Enable Nook HD tablet to play AVI video files smoothly


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    The 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch HD Plus are Barnes & Noble’s two new HD Nook tablets. The 7-inch Nook HD's 1440×900-pixel screen is great for watching movies. However, you have to face up to the fact that Nook HD Tablet video format is limited to MP4, 3GP, WEBM, H.263, H.264 video. If you have ever copies some AVI files to Nook HD tablet for enjoyment, you will get frustrated. Even with some popular Android video player like MX player, Mobo, etc, you can not get your AVI files work on your Nook HD tablet. If you're confused about this, below is a simple tutorial for you, guanranteed to get AVI videos and Nook HD to play nicely.


    To watch AVI on Nook HD smoothly, the best solution is to encode/re-encode AVI to Nook HD supported video format (MP4 ecoded with H.264 is highly recommended). Keep reading for a brief how-to on the process.


    Downloading Brorsoft Video Converter. The program can be used as an all-in-one video conversion app for for Nook tablets. Besides AVI, it can also help you encode/re-encode almost all 1080p/720p HD videos including MKV, VOB, MPG, MOV, TiVo, MTS etc. for Nook Color, Nook Tablet, Nook HD, Nook HD+ and other Android os tablets with high quality. It has an equivalent Mac version entitled Video Converter Mac, which can convert AVI to Nook HD tablet on Mac OS X (Include Lion and Mountain Lion). Below is how.


    Converting AVI to MP4 videos for Nook HD tablet


    Step 1: Install and run the best Nook HD Video Converter on your PC, click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to import your source AVI videos. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files.


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    Step 2: Click on the dropdown menu of "Format" and select "Android > Nook HD(*.mp4)" as the output with the optimal video size, frame rate for Nook HD tablet.


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    Tip" If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. For watching videos on Nook HD, 720p with 1500~2000kbps is just all right.The file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa.


    Step 3: Press the Convert button to start the XviD AVI to MP4 conversion for Nook HD Tablet at fast speed with CUDA/AMD acceleration technology support.


    Once the process completes, locate the files and transfer the converted MP4 videos to your BARNES & NOBLE tablet. In this way, you can effortlessly watch AVI files on Nook HD talbet. Enjoy!


    To enjoy all the HD videos, Blu-ray movies and DVDs on your Nook HD tablet, Nook Color, Kindle Fire HD, Apple iPad, etc at ease, a professional all-in-one program is the key. Blu-ray Video Converter Ultimate is highly recommended here with its easy, clear and impressive features. If you are running a Mac OS X computer, iMedia Converter Mac is the definite option.


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