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The display in all its squid-like glory. Only one of its appendages catches our eyes though.

A closer look at one of the ribbon cables reveals a FocalTech FT5406EE8 Capacitive Touch Panel Controller.

The label on the display ribbon cables and on the back of the display indicate that it was manufactured by LG.

The Nook Tablet's 7" IPS display runs at a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels and produces 16 million colors, just like the Kindle Fire.

Nook Tablet Repairability Score: 6 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair).

The LCD is not fused to the front panel assembly, making replacement easy, if necessary.

Hidden screws prevent removal of rear panel.

Excessive amount of adhesive and adhesive strips make disassembly a painfully tedious process.

Replacing the battery requires removing the motherboard as well as some serious prying.

Components such as the headphone jack, microSD slot, etc. are soldered to the motherboard.