Just found out my Hudl 1 tablet no longer runs BT Sport which now needs version 2.3 of Android or newer. Slight inconvenience as thinking back I rarely use the app and can hoik the laptop up to the bedroom for those few occasions that I want to follow the MotoGP practise / quali sessions that way rather than on my BT Youview box in the living room.

But if I were to replace the Hudl am I right in thinking that a Nexus is the best way of having a tablet that is most likely to get the latest versions of Android as they are rolled out? Thinking about a Nexus 7 as the most like for like replacement for the Hudl (which still serves usefully for iPlayer, Google Maps etc) or should I be looking at the newer Nexus 9?

Or thinking left-field should I be look at a way of relaying my Youview signal up to my bedroom TV which would have the advantage at being able to watch recordings of the sessions on catch-up rather than having to watchlive?

If you are thinking about getting the Nexus 7 make sure it's the 2013 model as the Nexus 7 2012 model no longer gets Android OS updates.
The Nexus 9 is an ok tablet to.
It just depends on what screen size you want.
I replaced my Nexus 7 2012 model nearly a month ago as it had stared having minor problems and was becoming a little sluggish. A factory reset did help for a few weeks then the problems woulld come back.
I payed a little extra and got myself the IPad Mini 4.
The Samsung Glaxay Tab looks an ok tablet and still gets updates but the Nexus will always get the updates first.
I don't know why Google have so far never thought about bringing out a replacement for the Nexus 7,
I did like my Nexus 7 2012 model up until mid last year.

Darren

My Nexus 7 (2012) struggled for the last couple of years to the point where I thought it was a hardware fault . Downgrading back to KIt Kat has made it usable again , probably almost as good as new which was a surprise .

Virtually all new tablets use kitkat (4.4) or higher. There is such a massive 4.4 user base as this was the OS during the massive growth in tablet sales, so you will not realistically have compatibility issues for years to come.

Re Youview - you can use a videosender. SD versions use scart/av and are very cheap.
HDMI (HD) videosenders are dear.

You can buy a now tv box for only £15 which had all the main uk terrestrial catchup channels.

Alternsatively if you get a more up-to-date tablet, you can beam stuf eirelessy to tv using a cheap chomecast dongle.

Thanks for that. The bedroom scenario is solved by the occasional hoiking of my laptop upstairs as I used to do pre-tablet and which I have done this week to doze to the BT Sport online coverage of the MotoGP testing in Sepang. The other common scenario is when I am working at the weekends and there is a gap when I could maybe catch up with F1 and MotoGP practise / quali sessions. The 6 Nations is another event that I wouldn't mind getting a head start on rather than trying to watch two full games in an evening when I finish work.

I did wonder if a Slingbox solution would be an alternative but it seems the SlingPlay app does not run on my old tablet anyway. Runs on my (Windows) phone but that is a much smaller screen. In either case I am at the whim of being parked up somewhere I can get a decent mobile data or wi-fi (BT / O2 / Cloud) signal unless I have been able to download a session at home or during lunch to iPlayer (sadly BT Sport app does not do downloads or streaming older programmes - live only).

BTW typo in my OP: BT Sport needs 4.3 of Android or higher (not 2.3 as stated).

After mulling it over I have decided to stick with the Hudl 1 for now. Runs BBC iPlayer / ITV Hub / All4 so can get coverage of the 6 Nations and F1 while at work (time and connection allowing). Anytime I want MotoGP coverage while I am away from home just need pack the laptop.