Need help on buying a tablet

[firemedic]

I only own a desktop and a laptop for computer and no smart phones or tablets, so I know nothing about them. I was wanting to buy a tablet to keep in my workout room to stream Cathe Live and On Demand only. I have it narrowed down to 2 of them but have no idea what some if it means.
#1 - HP stream 7 inch 32GB Windows 8.1 tablet for $100
#2 - Nextbook 7 inch 16GB Quad core for $60. This one states that is have a micro USB 2.0 HDMI port, so I'm assuming that is how I connect it to my tv since I use a regular HDMI for the laptop.
I read reviews for both and they were mostly positive. Any thoughts or suggestions would be great. Also, do I have to buy, other than a mico hdmi cord, anything else for these? Do they use my wireless internet? I hope someone out there can help a very untechy person (if this is a word).

Thanks
Kim

 

[fox2star]

We have 2 iPads, and a Kindle Fire. We like them a lot. If I had to do it over, I would get the iPad Mini, so I could use it as an e-reader as well. The regular iPad can be used as such, but is too big to handle while reading in bed. I never heard of those brands you mentioned. Not sure about cords, we have a wireless router in our house and all the tablets are connected to it, so no cords necessary.

Hope this helps.

 

[firemedic]

Well my husband bought me one, not sure what kind, but it wasn't one of the ones I mentioned. He figured buy a better one while they are on sale. I have wireless in my house, I just need to make sure I can connect it to my tv in my workout room for Cathe live and On Demand. That is basically the only thing I wanted it for. Thanks for responding to my distress call