📺 Cut the cord, keep the power—TV your way, anytime, anywhere!
The Tablo 4th Gen OTA DVR combines a powerful 35-mile indoor antenna with dual tuners and 128GB of storage to let you watch, pause, and record live local TV and 100+ free streaming channels across multiple devices—no subscriptions required. Designed for seamless whole-home Wi-Fi streaming, it supports up to 8TB external storage and offers easy setup for the ultimate cord-cutting experience.
| Brand Name | Tablo TV |
| Item Weight | 1.87 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 5 x 5 x 1.38 inches |
| Item model number | TF1282B-AN-01-CN |
| Color Name | White |
V**N
Great OTA/Dvr device without adding another subscription AND BEST ANTENNA yet
I'll start by saying that I purchased this with some reservation. I haven't had the best of luck. After hearing of the new privacy or loss of privacy by a certain business we shall not name, I ripped out all of my devices, including the unit which receives OTA channels. It had been discontinued and no longer supported, so this was a move I'd have to make eventually. However, the change came sooner than anticipated.I now have a completely different lineup of devices which compliment my iPhone and Mac, so the last step was to find another OTA/Dvr device. I'm blown away by how well this integrates with the Apple 4K TV. The 4th generation now has support for the Apple product line. Here's a bit of information I think is extremely important. Unless you have an amazing antenna already, stay with the antenna which comes bundled as an option. It's surprisingly good if not THE BEST antenna. I had been watching numerous Youtube videos for recommendations and purchased 3 different ones to try indoors. None competed with the antenna which comes with the Tablo as an option. I almost didn't order it because I thought they'd send an inferior antenna. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong! It's fantastic. I'm getting all the channels and more than what the Firestick Blaster was able to bring in and the signals are considerably stronger. In the past, almost every night I'd get frustrated as the signal started to fade until it was so pixelated that I'd just switch to streaming. Not anymore. Signal is rock solid and interface is clean. So in the end, perhaps losing privacy was worth the wake up call. I have a more robust device that outperforms what I had put up with for several years. Good-by Alexa, hello Apple and Tablo.My only criticism is that there can be some lag time between channels and you may occasionally notice issues with the sound syncing. it can be several seconds behind. It just depends on the channel at times. Still researching how to deal with that. Pretty sure adjusting a few settings will help resolve this. I can't deduct a star for that, simply because every OTA unit on the market is going to experience some level of syncing issues.
R**N
Frustrating and Unreliable
Loved the idea of a wireless antenna solution, where I could keep the antenna up high on the second floor for better reception, and transmit via wi-fi to my Roku stick at my TV. Other peripherals that connect with my wi-fi, like security cameras have always worked seamlessly and their companion apps easy and reliable. Not so with Tablo. From the start, we simply could not gain integration with our wi-fi. Setup steps would not allow us to proceed, requiring contacting Tablo’s service center.After repeating our prior steps multiple times, we finally got it to initially work, doing nothing different, btw. Now, our problems transferred to the operability with the Roku stick and use with our TV. Of all the apps we use, streaming services and otherwise, Table is the ONLY one that takes forever to load on startup, and is a 50/50 shot if it will work at all. There’s multiple ‘select’ steps just to watch a channel. IF you get to the channel guide, and that is a big if as it boots forever, you scroll to an available channel. You’d think selecting ‘channel 7’ would result in it playing. No. You’re slow played to another screen, with options to watch live or later as DVR. How about we just skip that part, and watch live. Many moments of circling symbol hesitation between initial turning the TV on and having your over the air channel broadcast. If it works at all, that is. This is not a reception issue, btw, it is a problem with the app, the wifi connectivity between it and its peripheral and the peripheral hardware itself. Google this and you’ll find multiple complaints just like it across forums, reddit and the like. Oh, and there’s a setting unavailable from the usual settings page, something to do with stereo vs surround sound.. it won’t work with anything other than stereo, and our Tablo was totally useless until one day, randomly, the message popped up recommending we switch that setting, and it brought us to the correct settings page. Now, it often works, but very, very slowly once selecting the app, and again navigating from home page to channel guide to channel selection to selecting live tv or not. Wow. Exhausting, lol!Tablo terribly executed a simple idea – sending over the air signal through wifi. From smart lightswitches to security cameras, and all manner of blue tooth and wifi integration throughout our house, Tablo found a way to be consistently unreliable. It was a waste of money. Do not recommend. I will say I have better luck watching tv on my phone with the Table app than I do with a Roku stick, but who wants to do that. By the volume of complaints and advice seekers throughout the internet on this very subject, there’s an ocean of unhappy customers with the same problems I have. Not sure why Tablo struggles to accomplish a simple task.
