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Fire TV Recast, over-the-air DVR, 500 GB, 75 hours [2 tuners, 500 GB, 75 hours] Prime Members $179.99 Possibly Cheaper @ Best Buy

$179.99
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Prime member only deal (maybe)
$179.99 is a good deal on the 500gb version of this. 1TB @ $219.99

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-TV-Re...pons&psc=1


UPDATE:
Best Buy Member Rewards had an offer for me where I could get it for $169.99. YMMV

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/amaz...Id=6301666
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Fire TV Recast, over-the-air DVR, 500 GB, 75 hours [2 tuners, 500 GB, 75 hours] Prime Members $179.99 Possibly Cheaper @ Best Buy
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    Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)
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    Product Name: Fire TV Recast, over-the-air DVR, 500 GB, 75 hours [2 tuners, 500 GB, 75 hours]
    Product Description: Fire TV Recast is a DVR that lets you watch and record over-the-air TV at home with Fire TV or Echo Show, or on-the-go with a 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, open and control the channel guide, 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.
    Product SKU: B01J6A6H74
    Fire TV Recast is a DVR that lets you watch and record over-the-air TV at home with Fire TV or Echo Show, or on-the-go with a 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, open and control the channel guide, 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.
    Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more. If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available. You can also earn cash back rewards on Amazon and Whole Foods purchases with the Amazon Prime Visa credit card. Read our review to see if it’s the right card for you.

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    > bubble2 41,488 Posts
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    SDRebel
    05-13-2019 at 09:43 AM.
    05-13-2019 at 09:43 AM.
    How are people liking theirs?
    I have an hdhomerun, but mostly forget i have it lol
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    > bubble2 7,155 Posts
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    rootbear
    05-13-2019 at 09:48 AM.
    05-13-2019 at 09:48 AM.
    Quote from SDRebel :
    How are people liking theirs?
    I have an hdhomerun, but mostly forget i have it lol
    I sent mine back. Still, very much, a work in progress. Went back to my TiVo OTA.
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    Dealwagon
    05-13-2019 at 09:55 AM.
    05-13-2019 at 09:55 AM.
    I was between a Tivo Bolt OTA and this. This has no service fees so its up for a try. I just use OTA and record about 5-10 shows a week TOPS.

    Tried HDHomerun, and had mouth sync issues, then the Tablo and it kept crashing (like every 15 minutes) so that was unusable. Used to use Windows Media Center edition which was good.
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    > bubble2 1,579 Posts
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    Sdiver2489
    05-13-2019 at 09:58 AM.
    05-13-2019 at 09:58 AM.
    Seems to work pretty well..I've seen some oddities with the series record feature but otherwise seems pretty stable.
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    > bubble2 41,488 Posts
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    SDRebel
    05-13-2019 at 09:58 AM.
    05-13-2019 at 09:58 AM.
    Quote from rootbear :
    I sent mine back. Still, very much, a work in progress. Went back to my TiVo OTA.
    Thanks, i was hoping it was something much more refined
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    WittySnake118
    05-13-2019 at 11:08 AM.
    05-13-2019 at 11:08 AM.
    Quote from rootbear :
    I sent mine back. Still, very much, a work in progress. Went back to my TiVo OTA.
    What specifically did you have an issue with? Seems like online reviews are praising it, might be lacking some features but overall looks to be great.
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    > bubble2 577 Posts
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    Dealwagon
    05-13-2019 at 12:15 PM.
    05-13-2019 at 12:15 PM.
    Just logged into Best Buy and they had a special deal @ 169.99 for rewards members.. FYI
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    > bubble2 7,155 Posts
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    rootbear
    05-13-2019 at 12:39 PM.
    05-13-2019 at 12:39 PM.
    Quote from WittySnake118 :
    What specifically did you have an issue with? Seems like online reviews are praising it, might be lacking some features but overall looks to be great.
    For a spouse that only wants an OTA DVR solution, and a dead simple one at that, the Recast interface was just too cluttered and convulted. Fine for me. Plus tonnes of buffering and stuttering off the same antenna that worked ok with the TiVo. Note this was during the first month they were available. Maybe they've changed things now for the better?
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    WittySnake118
    05-13-2019 at 01:12 PM.
    05-13-2019 at 01:12 PM.
    Quote from rootbear :
    For a spouse that only wants an OTA DVR solution, and a dead simple one at that, the Recast interface was just too cluttered and convulted. Fine for me. Plus tonnes of buffering and stuttering off the same antenna that worked ok with the TiVo. Note this was during the first month they were available. Maybe they've changed things now for the better?
    Understood. Buffering was probably because of the network layer. Thank you for the feedback.
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    aneftp
    05-14-2019 at 01:22 AM.
    05-14-2019 at 01:22 AM.
    Quote from rootbear :
    For a spouse that only wants an OTA DVR solution, and a dead simple one at that, the Recast interface was just too cluttered and convulted. Fine for me. Plus tonnes of buffering and stuttering off the same antenna that worked ok with the TiVo. Note this was during the first month they were available. Maybe they've changed things now for the better?

    It's much better now. I've had it since December sale. They had a few updates since then. Channels load quickly on fire TV home devices. Channel guide in order now. Before it was a mess. For mobile access. Out of home. It's still unorganized. iOS channels iPad or iPhone so much slower to load. 5 seconds vs Android which loads in 2 seconds. So the software favors Android. Overall very happy with device. I still have DirecTV satellite. Just not ready to cut the cord yet since I'm still getting great deal on direct TV retentions. But it's so useful for mobile access for me outside the home and traveling since not all local channels available outside home.
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    rootbear
    05-14-2019 at 05:53 AM.
    05-14-2019 at 05:53 AM.
    Quote from aneftp :
    It's much better now. I've had it since December sale. They had a few updates since then. Channels load quickly on fire TV home devices. Channel guide in order now. Before it was a mess. For mobile access. Out of home. It's still unorganized. iOS channels iPad or iPhone so much slower to load. 5 seconds vs Android which loads in 2 seconds. So the software favors Android. Overall very happy with device. I still have DirecTV satellite. Just not ready to cut the cord yet since I'm still getting great deal on direct TV retentions. But it's so useful for mobile access for me outside the home and traveling since not all local channels available outside home.
    How simple is it setting up recordings? Especially for series. Also is there still no commercial skip button like TiVo has?
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    > bubble2 12,394 Posts
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    teaberry
    05-14-2019 at 06:03 AM.
    05-14-2019 at 06:03 AM.
    RIP WMC Frown after upgrading all my machines to Win10 and tried to get a hold of a WMC key to purchase, I gave up and eventually stopped bothering with OTA DVR (tried a few devices after that but nothing was as easy or convenient w/o monthly fees).
    Quote from Dealwagon :
    I was between a Tivo Bolt OTA and this. This has no service fees so its up for a try. I just use OTA and record about 5-10 shows a week TOPS.

    Tried HDHomerun, and had mouth sync issues, then the Tablo and it kept crashing (like every 15 minutes) so that was unusable. Used to use Windows Media Center edition which was good.
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    aneftp
    05-14-2019 at 12:49 PM.
    05-14-2019 at 12:49 PM.
    Quote from rootbear :
    How simple is it setting up recordings? Especially for series. Also is there still no commercial skip button like TiVo has?

    Recording is simple. Literally takes me 10 seconds to setup recording tv series. It was more of a beta version when it launch in November 2018. They have enabled usb external storage now. So really no need for the 1TB version. As for tivo like...no. It's not at the TiVo level. They allow to delete recordings from mobile device outside the home etc. just google the software tweaked they made. No commercial skip yet. It's gonna to come. Amazon has supported the product well. Remember they are selling the product for lower price than competitors (when u have to consider adding plex etc).
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    aneftp
    05-14-2019 at 12:56 PM.
    05-14-2019 at 12:56 PM.
    Quote from rootbear :
    For a spouse that only wants an OTA DVR solution, and a dead simple one at that, the Recast interface was just too cluttered and convulted. Fine for me. Plus tonnes of buffering and stuttering off the same antenna that worked ok with the TiVo. Note this was during the first month they were available. Maybe they've changed things now for the better?

    Yeah. Considering I had this recast since December. When I first got it. Got tons of not able to connect error on mobile fire app to recast. But with all the software tweaks. I don't get those error messages anymore. I watched ncaa March madness final four games without a single glitch. Not saying 100% glitch free. But it doesn't happen very often any more. I like the recast. I'm just debating whether to cut the cord or not. I'm so ready. Have to convince the wife. She likes her women's channel. So I can add philo $16 to integrate into the fire recast channel guide seamlessly.
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