A:AnswerI don't know if this might answer your question... I don't have regular cable I streamed thru Xfinity app but there is a tab for the hdmi cords so I figure you can plug it in
A:AnswerIf you just want to watch TV connect an antenna to it, then click the picture of aTV to the left of the volume on the remote. Then you will have lots of shows. Make sure you scan in all the programs first.
It is all in the booklet.
A:AnswerI have a 128GB flash drive (formatted FAT32) plugged into mine for movies and pictures - but I haven't tried a USB hard drive yet. I use the X-plore app to view content (one of the beauties of the Fire TV is that it's an open source Android TV box that can run thousands of apps).