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Fire TV Recast, Over-the-air DVR, 500 GB, 75 hours Pre-order $229.99

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Fire TV Recast is a DVR that lets you watch and record over-the-air TV at home or on-the-go with a Fire TV, Echo Show, or compatible mobile device—with no monthly fees.

• Watch and record live sports, local news, late night shows, and other can't miss TV from channels available through an HD antenna (sold separately) like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS, and The CW.

• With 2 tuners, you can record up to 2 shows at once. Plus, store up to 75 hours of HD programming.

• With a compatible Alexa-enabled device, you can use your voice to search for shows, manage and schedule recordings, and help with other requests. Say things like "Alexa, open Channel Guide" or "Alexa, record 'Riverdale.'"

•Fire TV Recast delivers the most reliable video streams over Wi-Fi of any over-the-air DVR.
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Fire TV Recast, Over-the-air DVR, 500 GB, 75 hours Pre-order $229.99
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jonnyd13
09-26-2018 at 12:51 PM.
09-26-2018 at 12:51 PM.
This would be nice to integrate with my fire tv dongle thingy, but is it really worth $230...
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javi0131
09-26-2018 at 01:03 PM.
09-26-2018 at 01:03 PM.
Quote from jonnyd13 :
This would be nice to integrate with my fire tv dongle thingy, but is it really worth $230...
It probably comes with Fire TV Integrated...
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rootbear
09-26-2018 at 01:11 PM.
09-26-2018 at 01:11 PM.
I'm really wondering about this too. Got TiVo OTA, two minis, two TiVo adapters. Every time I get it working just right for my wife, say two, three months or so, it starts acting up again and then some more tweking. If this is more reliable and since I already have one stick and one fire TV box, maybe better?
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jonnyd13
09-26-2018 at 01:19 PM.
09-26-2018 at 01:19 PM.
Quote from javi0131 :
It probably comes with Fire TV Integrated...
Fire TV Recast is a DVR that lets you watch and record over-the-air TV at home or on-the-go with a Fire TV

Leads me to think otherwise, but subtract $30-40 from the price if not and still have the same question about this being worth $200.
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javi0131
09-26-2018 at 01:24 PM.
09-26-2018 at 01:24 PM.
Well not sure but some internet cable subscriptions come with DVR already... its a rather unusual aggressive pricing strategy on Amazons behalf...I would suggest given release date is around peak holiday sales that this price will definitely go down...
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wizard7926
09-26-2018 at 01:25 PM.
09-26-2018 at 01:25 PM.
So it's Aereo, except ridiculously expensive?
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rootbear
09-26-2018 at 01:31 PM.
09-26-2018 at 01:31 PM.
Quote from javi0131 :
Well not sure but some internet cable subscriptions come with DVR already... its a rather unusual aggressive pricing strategy on Amazons behalf...I would suggest given release date is around peak holiday sales that this price will definitely go down...
Price wise shouldn't this be compared to the TiVo OTA?
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StephenCarboni
09-26-2018 at 01:52 PM.
09-26-2018 at 01:52 PM.
Quote from javi0131 :
Well not sure but some internet cable subscriptions come with DVR already... its a rather unusual aggressive pricing strategy on Amazons behalf...I would suggest given release date is around peak holiday sales that this price will definitely go down...
Most charge a monthly fee for the DVR. This is a one time charge. I could see this being worth it if they included a cable card slot
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nickn8911
09-26-2018 at 01:55 PM.
09-26-2018 at 01:55 PM.
How does this compare to an HD Homerun, functional wise? The subscription for that is only $35/yr, and has been WELL worth it.
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eeegeek
09-26-2018 at 02:01 PM.
09-26-2018 at 02:01 PM.
TVs have been equipped with USB port for the last 12 years or so. How hard is for them to put together some code to dump the video mpeg4/H.264/whatever that comes off of air to a drive plugged into the USB port and thus provide us an inexpensive DVR solution? it is a major conspiracy of content providers that prevent the TV manufacturers from adding this feature.
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p0tempkin
09-26-2018 at 02:05 PM.
09-26-2018 at 02:05 PM.
Quote from jonnyd13 :
This would be nice to integrate with my fire tv dongle thingy, but is it really worth $230...
I'll wait until the half-price sale, which comes with all Amazon gadgets at some point.
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Rand4
09-26-2018 at 02:06 PM.
09-26-2018 at 02:06 PM.
this is a tablo basically?
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eeegeek
09-26-2018 at 02:27 PM.
09-26-2018 at 02:27 PM.
Quote from Rand4 :
this is a tablo basically?
Yes. Since the streaming companies have built their empire (user base) they want to take advantage of it and are coming out with these versions of DVRs. SlingTV has its own version called Air TV. Next Roku might come up with its own version that only works with Roku devices (although their arrangement with TCL might prevent it / delay it). Eventually they will drive out independent devices like Tablo etc.
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BillB8626
09-26-2018 at 04:42 PM.
09-26-2018 at 04:42 PM.
After giving it a lot of thought, I ended up buying the new DVR from AirTV ($99 at Amazon earlier this week). I like that it's integrated into Sling TV. I also like that you have the option of using a standalone app to access your shows on other platforms if you're not a Sling TV customer. But the biggest reason I went with the AirTV product is that I can use my own 2 Tb hard drive to record shows. The Amazon Fire Recast will not support adding an external hard drive, and that's a deal-breaker for me. (Also, I like the $99 point of entry as opposed to the surprisingly high price of the Amazon product.)
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