Price: $99.95
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WATCH, PAUSE, RECORD, & REPLAY LIVE TV: Enjoy live TV from major networks, including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC(1), as well as a curated selection of free live streaming TV (FAST) channels
WHOLE-HOME ACCESS: 1 DVR pairs with any TV antenna to let you watch TV on multiple compatible devices at once, including smartphones, tablets, as well as smart TVs & streaming players from Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Chromecast w/ Google TV, Apple TV, Samsung TV, LG TV.
NO SUBSCRIPTIONS OR HIDDEN FEES: Pay once for the Tablo device and watch and record your favorite live, local TV shows, along with free streaming TV channels without contracts or ongoing fees(3)
RECORD MULTIPLE SHOWS: 2 tuners within this device allow you to record one live TV channel while watching another for viewing flexibility
WATCH, PAUSE, RECORD LIVE TV: Watch, pause, and record live TV, including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, as well as a curated selection of free live streaming TV (FAST) channels(1)
RECORD 50+ HOURS: Never miss a moment with 128GB of onboard recording storage; add up to 8TB of external USB storage(2) to record even more
GET MORE TV CHANNELS: Access more than 70 additional free streaming channels you can’t get with your TV antenna alone, enhancing your endless free-TV experience(3)
TIME-SHIFT VIEWING: Start watching in-progress recordings—perfect for catching the action from the beginning or skipping to the good parts
EASY SETUP: Connect the Tablo DVR to ANY TV antenna; connect it to your home network via Wi-Fi or using the included Ethernet cable; download the Tablo app on your smartphone or tablet and follow the setup instructions(3)
WI-FI CONNECTIVITY: The only OTA DVRs with Wi-Fi, Tablo devices let you position your TV antenna wherever it can get the best signal reception, then wirelessly streams live and recorded free TV content throughout your home to compatible devices.
Reviewer: Embedded EE
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: So happy I bought this
Review: TLDR: I needed a new OTA DVR solution and this worked out better than I hoped. There were a couple of issues the first day of setting up, but the product has been working great for over a couple of weeks since.More detail:Of course the family needs a new DVR during the transitions between ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0. At the time of writing this, there are no really good ATSC 3.0 DVR options out there. I say that with the perspective that no one should have to pay a subscription/service fee for the privilege of using a OTA DVR. Ever.There are quite a few negative reviews out there, which made me hesitant to consider picking one of these up; however, at the price point that Tablo is selling this two tuner ATSC 1.0 DVR, I just had to try it out.Pros:1.) Installation options for this are fantastic. I use an amplified indoor antenna (separate product that I should review at some point) and the combination of that plus this being a “headless” WIFI enabled device made picking an optimum location in my home a breeze. No need for getting on my roof to install an antenna, and no issues of figuring out how to get this device into my entertainment stand or audio rack. All my HDMI ports are full on my main TV, so not having to worry about adding an addition HDMI switch there was great too.2.) The dual tuner works well, and the pictures I receive are crystal clear. I can watch one station while recording another and neither suffer degradation.3.) Being able to watch OTA channels and recordings anywhere in the house without having to run coax, splitters and the potential of additional amplifiers is fantastic. The flexibility of seamlessly moving from one screen to another in the house is great too. I use this setup with Roku, Google TV, and iOS devices.4.) The UI of the app is clean and consistent, no matter which platform version of the app you are using. Finding content is easy, and scheduling recordings follow pretty much the same workflows I’ve seen using other DVR solutions in the past.5.) I have not run into the dreaded “buffering” problem that other reviewers have experienced. Periodically my GoogleTV app will report that it is having problems connecting to my Tablo when I start the app. I just select “Disconnect” from the bottom of the screen, and it automatically reconnects and runs just fine from there.6.) No service fees. Just buy the device and it functions as it should.Cons:1.) You’re going to need reasonable WIFI in order to enjoy this product to the fullest. If your network topology is not setup correctly, you will run into issues. The classic “buffering” problem being one of them.2.) As stated before, periodically the app will have difficulty connecting to the Tablo, I’ve only seen this behavior with the GoogleTV version of the app, but the workaround is simple in this case: just select the “Disconnect” option from the bottom of the screen and it reconnects just fine.3.) I installed the product late morning and it worked great for hours with my iPhone and GoogleTV. I periodically tested it out through the day (tuning into shows and setting recordings) and it worked fine. Later that night, scheduling a recording off the guide on my GoogleTV stopped working. Even worse: I could not even select a show to watch off the guide on my iPhone. The only way I could tune a station from the guide on my iPhone was to select the station name on the far left side of the guide. I tried reseting the app multiple times, and various other trouble shooting steps without success.As I was going to bed, I tried my Roku in my bedroom. It worked fine.I woke up the next morning to find all my devices (Roku, GoogleTV, and iPhone) were working just fine. It’s been well over a couple of weeks, and I have never seen this issue again. I’ve never reset or power cycled the Tablo box, so I’m at a loss as to the root of the problem. I can only surmise that there was a corruption of the guide data for whatever reason, but it sorted itself out as it continued to update guide data.Summary:This product design is fantastic. There is always a gamble when your main interface is WIFI only; however, it works very well even on my heavily loaded home network. The only downside is that it does not have an ATSC 3.0 tuner. My hope is that over the next couple of years Tablo will update this product with a compatible tuner and not change anything else. If they do, I will purchase a upgrade and fully recommend one for friends and family who could use one as well.

Reviewer: Matthew M. Hogan
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: great idea - horrible execution
Review: The idea of a modern equivalent to the tivo is great. And if this product did what it advertises, it would be amazing. It does not, and it just kinda sucks.Before I get into specifics, let me note I live in an area with very strong OTA TV signal, and have an excellent antenna that has worked flawlessly with my prior TV. My new TV does not feature OTA live TV pause, hence buying the Tablo. I also have fiber intent with MESH WiFi.Installation should be pretty straightforward...but it is not. I spent nearly two hours staring at constant error messages. The setup is through your phone, and when it cannot find the Tablo, or it stops responding, you start over. This was incredibly frustrating. Again note I have an excellent internet and WiFi.Once installed, the problems did not stop. To use on your TV you must use an app, there is no direct plug to the TV etc. I think if there were it would get rid of 90% of the problems. The app for Fire TV is incredibly slow. It often will not load at all. It takes more than 60 seconds to load, then at least that much time more to get info. App loading speeds have nothing to do with connection, it is just a really large clunky app. Once loaded I often get error messages. These just randomly pop up and the app has to reload.App usage is extremely poor. It is extremely slow to respond. Often fails and the system just reboots. While watching life tV it will briefly display an error message before rebooting. It has also failed during recording multiple times.My primary desire was to pause life TV. When you hit pause it takes 5-10 seconds to pause. that brief period is not recorded and is lost. you can rewind, though it will only rewind in preset increments, again needing 5-10 seconds to rewind an equal amount time. The net result is that to go back and watch the previous play in your game takes roughly a minute, and you will lose what happens in that minute on live tv. You are stuck with a display bar of where you are until you get back to live tv, which will take another 5-10 seconds to load or simply cause the device to reboot.Unfortunatley this device fails at every possible level. It does not do anything it promises well, or sometimes at all.