Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have several items I use to read Kindle books and watch movies on. One was the HDX 7. I also us a second gen Nexus 7 and iPad Mini Retina. Often I use a smartphone, like a Note 3 or Icon. I will compare the HDX7 to these. First is screen. I nailing this because this is the big problem. This is supposed to be a book reader. But that purple/violet glow intruding into the readable space is awful. And it does not disappear regardless of your background settings - black, amber (my favorite) or white, it's always there. Sadly it's MOST apparent in amber, which color is otherwise the easiest on your eyes. As a video display device, for movies and such it seems much better. I suspect it's just not as noticeable with things going on on-screen. It's there, but doesn't seem as bothersome. But the screen is why I returned it. Of the devices I mention, the best screen by a long way is the Nexus 7. It's a nice reader. Far better than the HDX. The iPad came in last because while screen res is fine, you cannot get a decent sepia from it. Sepia is nearly white. Oddly. the iPad supports that cool page turn animation while the Android and WP and even the Kindle do not. As for watching movies, I think I have to give the nod to the iPad. Sound is good on the iPad - nearly as good as the HDX. Make no mistake, the HDX sounds great. I hate to be repetitive, but that damn screen really sucks. If you read the other reviews, it gets hammered for that constantly and Amazon pawns off some lame excuse about how their great display technology is so wonderful you should be happy to pay the price of that violet glow. Well, the display is nice in the center. But it's no better than the N7. So, sound and display for movies goes to iPad, plus you can download your movies to the iPad just like the HDX. You cannot, unfortunately, watch videos on Android. Why Amazon doesn't allow this is stupid and beyond me. You cannot BUY movies from iPad, but that is the only disadvantage there. As for use as a tablet - the HDX is very clearly focused on use as entertainment, centered on Amazon. There is little there that is free, unlike Android or iPad. What is available is available ONLY through Amazon. You cannot use Google Play to fetch apps. As far as performance goes, no quibbles. The HDX screams. It's very fast and smooth. But then so are the other tabs, with the N7 being slightly slower. So, the summary. If you were able to buy titles using the iPad, I'd say forget the HDX. Get an iPad. It's a far better general purpose tab than the HDX, and every bit as good as the HDX for movies and reading. If you could WATCH movies on the N7, I'd say get that. It has the best reading display of the three, and not being locked in to Amazon is a huge benefit. If all you care about is consuming Amazon content and that purple hell-glow is OK with you, then get the HDX. It's the smallest of the devices, with a slightly larger screen than the N7 (not as big as the iPad though) with good sound. If Amazon ever gets it's head out of the sand, stops trying to convince everyone that the screen is actually OK, really it is, and FIXES IT, I will buy it again just for reading and movies. Everything about it is great. Except of course it's main component, it's reason for being, which sucks.