I bought one of these for my wife, but we decided to just keep our tablet we have now. i played with it in the store and the screen is quite stunning. 1920 x 1280 resolution, dual core 1.5 ghz. i think it can be hard of soft rooted, turning it into an android tablet.
unopened, still with the plastic on it
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-hd-plus-barnes-noble/1110060512
$180