Tablo TV has
Tablo 4th Gen 2-Turner 128GB Over the Air DVR w/ No Antenna on sale for $79.95 - $20 when you apply discount code
ELLIS at checkout =
$59.95, while supplies last.
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Specs:
- Ports:
- 1x Power
- 1x Ethernet 10/100
- 1x USB 2.0
- 1x Coax
- Concurrent Streams:
- 2-Tuner/No Antenna: Watch and record up to two live channels simultaneously
- Watch on up to six devices at once
- Recording of some free streaming channels may be disabled due to licensing restrictions
- Processing:
- Recording Capacity:
- 50+ hours of onboard HD storage
- Support for USB hard drives from 1 - 8TB (~1000 hours of HD storage)
- Includes:
- 1x Tablo device
- 1x Power supply
- 1x 4′ Ethernet cable
Top Comments
Community Reviews
Tablo 4th Gen is a simple over the air DVR that shines for easy local recording, a friendly interface, and two tuner recording for two shows at once. It works well with Roku and Google TV, can fast forward through recordings, and the app also pulls in free streaming channels. The main knocks are slow menus and channel changes, occasional app or network glitches, and heat related reliability concerns. Storage is tight at 128GB, so an external drive is often needed, and ATSC 3.0 uncertainty hangs over its long term future.
The Tablo can provide a better user interface and easier DVR experience than HDHomeRun for local OTA recording.
The Tablo can work well with Roku and can deliver strong picture quality when airflow and reception are handled.
The Tablo can integrate with Plex for recording and playback features like commercial skip.
The Tablo software can be more convenient than using a TV's built-in antenna guide directly.
The Tablo can require frequent reboots or restarts due to app crashes and playback errors during data loss.
The Tablo can have unresolved freezing and live TV playback failures when used with Apple TV and HomePod setups.
The Tablo can be slow to boot and slow to change channels compared with TiVo-style OTA DVR use.
The Tablo can overheat and die within about five months, even when it is in use.
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Basically zero setup just download the app on any device - it finds it on the network.
If you want to watch outside your network get a used Sling AirTV box. Can use it with a free sling account - but the interface is kinda crappy.
Free gives you 3 days.
Account also lets you do season long recordings.
I upgraded the dedicated plex from a 16gb 3770k because after a plex version update about 4 years ago, I started getting endless lag and crashes when like pausing then skipping commercials while watching football games.
I'm tired of plex's issues. I even gave the thing a 3060 12gb card about 3 years ago, problem remains even though plex is using hardware encoding.
What version model number is this original Tablo I've noticed people talk well of, so I can search marketplace for it? Thanks
Generally, review ratings like this bum me out.
I still have tivo roamia 4 tuner with lifetime sub ... and it's unpluged, I plug it in during football season, but not sure I will do it this year, since youtube has nfl game highlights of any game ...
Mostly, I do streaming stuff now, and plex server stuff. I remember in the past I was raving about tivo stuff, ... times sort of changed for me.
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Basically zero setup just download the app on any device - it finds it on the network.
If you want to watch outside your network get a used Sling AirTV box. Can use it with a free sling account - but the interface is kinda crappy.
The only device that is open is the hd homerun boxes. You do not nessesarily need HdHomerun to stay in buisness because of 3rd party suport (plex, Kodi ect)..
That being said... I bought one of these in April, and it died 2 weeks ago while in use, so I got about 5 months before it fried. They sent a replacement without needing any proof though with the 1 year warranty. The software on these are much better than using your TV's guide straight into an antenna in my opinion.
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