Tablet with HDMI to use on tv

scousedave

Hello
Can anyone recommend a tablet that I could use on my hdmi tv to surf the internet/play kids games in a big screen.
I would like a tablet and not a laptop....thank you

Probi

The kindle fire HD has a HDMI output on it, you would just need to buy the correct cable.

neilwoods

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tablet+with+hdmi+out+buy+uk

westwood68

Search on ebay for something with an Rk3066 chipset. There are quite a few cheap options and most of them have HDMI output.

Something like this:-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-PIPO-S1-RK3066-Dual-Core-1-6GHz-Android-4-1-1GB-Jelly-Bean-Tablet-PC-8GB-/300980037825?pt=UK_iPad_Tablets_eReaders&hash=item4613cee8c1

The Pipo-S1 get pretty good reviews

sillygoose

Tesco Hudl.. 99% as good as a Nexus for £119

http://www.tesco.com/direct/hudl/

Just DONT buy their micro to normal HDMI lead from Accessories, £15 is pure robbery. Get any one off Ebay for a couple of quid, or CPC have free delivery on any online order and sell plenty.

im-lost

sillygoose wrote: »

Tesco Hudl. 9% as good aNexus for £119

http://www.tesco.com/direct/hudl/

Just DONT buy their micro to normal HDMI lead from Accessories, £15 is pure robbery. Get any one off Ebay for a couple of quid, or CPC have free delivery on any online order and sell plenty.

This, it's an excellent tablet for the money. Had mine for 2 weeks and it's all but replaced my laptop.

Streaming via hdmi works great, it's fast and nippy, runs pretty much stock android, bar a few little mods by tesco.

Great build quality, decent specs.

Glad I chose it over the nexus 7, hdmi and the sd slot swung it for me

scousedave

I was wondering if I place the tablet under the tv and connect hdmi to hdmi so that I can use the big screen tv will I be able to use a wireless mouse and keyboard from the sofa?
The idea is so that I can use the big screen tv as a monitor and if I can get a tablet at a reasonable price than connect my tethering to the tv great but I don't wish to run long cables from where I am sitting on the sofa to the tv....Thank you.

im-lost

scousedave wrote: »

I was wondering if I place the tablet under the tv and connect hdmi to hdmi so that I can use the big screen tv will I be able to use a wireless mouse and keyboard from the sofa?
The idea is so that I can use the big screen tv as a monitor and if I can get a tablet at a reasonable price than connect my tethering to the tv great but I don't wish to run long cables from where I am sitting on the sofa to the tv....Thank you.

You should be able to, if the tablet supports USB OTG, the tesco hudl does, but then it's a minefield as to which mice and keyboards work, whether they are recognised by the device, some work with certain phones and tablets others don't.

Mankysteve

Is the Hudl not as locked down as much as the amazon fire.

im-lost

Mankysteve wrote: »

Is the Hudl not as locked down as much as the amazon fire.

It's a completely different beast, it runs a pretty much stock version of Android 4.2.2, tesco has only added a little T icon in the bottom right corner that opens a few tesco apps, and you have the preinstalled tesco apps. Other than that, it's the same software as if you bought a nexus 7

Icey370

Just a consideration for you.

Although it may sound great blowing up the screen to your tv, remember a touchscreen tablet requires you to look at the tablets display to interact with it.

It's great to send movies to a big screen, but for normal use which requires a lot of input (I.e. typing in searches web or gaming) I wouldn't suggest it as you may spend the majority of the time looking at the screens keypad/controls.

Anyway, to achieve what your describing, I myself use an Apple iPad in conjunction with an Apple TV. You can mirror the screen or 'AirPlay' music or movies to a big screen. However, there are obviously cheaper ways to achieve what your after as pointed out by the other members.