4 Star | 849+ ratings
$139.95 at Amazon
Update on 12/12
“The latest Tablo box is the best choice for watching free, over-the-air TV.” --digitaltrends.com--
Pros
- Affordable with no ongoing fees
- User-friendly
- Two weeks of guide data
- 50 hours of recording straight out of the box including streaming channels
- No offline downloads or external streaming
- No info button for currently playing show on Roku
Features
The Tablo 4-tuner, whole-home DVR ablo lets you watch, pause, and record TV for free¹. Tablo connects to your TV antenna and your Wi-Fi to send live broadcast programming from ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS³, and more as well as a selection of free streaming channels to compatible smart devices - including smartphones, tablets, as well as smart TVs & streaming players from Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast w/ Google TV, Samsung TV, LG TV, anywhere in your home.- 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. Tablo OTA DVRs are designed for homes with Wi-Fi-enabled routers and a consistent high-speed connection to the internet.
- RECORD MULTIPLE SHOWS: 4 tuners within this device allow you to record one live TV channel while watching another for viewing flexibility. Watch, pause, record, and replay up to four channels at once with 50+ hours of onboard storage.
- 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. High-speed internet service and separate TV antenna purchase is required. Channels and content are subject to availability in your area.
- 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.
Price and availability
Tablo 4th Gen 4-Tuner Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR - Watch, Pause & Record Live TV, News, Sports & Movies Throughout Your Home Over Wi-Fi - Pairs w/Any TV Antenna - 50+ Hrs Recording - No Subscriptions
4 Star | 849+ ratings $139.95 at Amazon
Update on 12/12
Tablo 4th Gen 4-Tuner Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR - Watch, Pause & Record Live TV, News, Sports & Movies Throughout Your Home Over Wi-Fi - Pairs w/Any TV Antenna - 50+ Hrs Recording - No Subscriptions
4 Star | 358+ ratings $139.99 at Bestbuy
Update on 12/12
Tablo 4th Gen 4 Videos
Top reviews from the United States
@Lilith5 star | Great! OTA DVR
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2024
We got this to replace the Recast that Amazon no longer makes. The Tablo 4th Generation 4 Tuner is really good. (We did not purchase their antenna - so no review of that.) We use the Tablo with our ROKU because the ROKU Tablo App includes closed captioning, whereas the LG TV Tablo App does not yet include captioning. We attached it with a cable to our ClearStream 2Max antenna (purchased in 2021). We attached the Tablo to our router with an Ethernet Cable, which our house is wired for. We were surprised to get 138 stations. We are not close to the transmission towers. Yet we get all of the local channels, including PBS. We had previously tried the flat antennas that can be attached to the wall or window, but did not have good results.
We just added a WD 2TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive. All we had to do was plug it into the port and Tablo asked us if we wanted to format the new drive. It only took a couple of minutes to format and then it worked immediately. Note: You have to format from the first app you used to set up the Tablo. We have the Roku app for Tablo on three TVs. The set up for the new drive only came up on the Roku Tablo app on the TV that we first used the Tablo App on, not on the other two TVs. Western Digital Elements is one of the external drives recommended by Tablo for the 4th Generation Tablo.
The Tablo and this ClearStream antenna are providing really high quality 4k images on the TV. Attached are photos of part of a vase from an OLD Antiques Roadshow episode, which was probably not 4k, and a photo of the antenna. I would expect newer antennas would be even better. Ours just sits on some boxes below a high window.
We were really surprised by the high quality of the Tablo. It is worth it to just spend some money and get a good antenna. The antenna in our photo is a ClearStream 2Max indoor/outdoor antenna (which we use indoors). It was worth money because it works great!
We do have one of the flat wall antennas attached to a tv. It does not get many stations and not even all of the local stations. We noticed that when it rains, the flat antenna's image is damaged, but with the better antenna on the Tablo, watching the same time of the same program, there was no interference in the picture. Get a good an antenna so you will not be disappointed.
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