How does the Hudl compare to, say, a Nexus 7?

[bazzabear]

Hi All

(Firstly, sorry of you've seen this elsewhere on the forum - realised I placed it in completely the wrong place.)

I was planning on buying my wife an eReader for Christmas - originally my post here was going to be asking which I should aim for (feel free to answer that question instead!)

But seeing the Tesco Hudl, and hearing generally good things about it, I wonder whether there's any point in limiting her to a reader for the cost difference? It seems like once you decide you want to be able to read in the dark, eReaders suddenly shoot up to £100 or more.

We have a Nexus 7 already as a family. How does the Hudl compare? Can it do all the same things out of the box?

Or, given that it's major use will be to read, am I barking up the wrong tree - is there a much cheaper eReader I should be aiming for instead? I use Calibre as my library, so required format doesn't matter I think.

I realise this is a little rambling - thanks for any help!

 

[Rich_L]

You can get the Nook Glowlight for 50 quid now I think, by far the best bang for buck for a dedicated e-reader.

http://uk.nook.com/tablets/nook-simple-touch-glowlight

 

[Fens]

Another vote for the Nook Glowlight here, the missus has one and I have the Nook Simple Touch (same but without the reading light), both great e-readers and a bargain at current prices.

 

[Lartyconshayo]

what about the hisense pro ? Compared to the hudl I mean. Looks to be a decent 7inch tablet and it's about £130

 

[bazzabear]

Thanks for the Nook suggestion - I'll have a look at that. I had mistakenly thought that the lit up ones were much more expensive than that.

 

[bad_ass_neil]

they are more expensive its just the nook ones are dirt cheap at the moment.
they have released a new one but i am sure its US only at the moment.