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Name: Tablo - 4th Gen, 2-Tuner, 128GB Over-The-Air DVR & Streaming Player - White
Brand: Tablo
SKU: 6554313
Price: 99.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.6 (1028 reviews)

Tablo - 4th Gen, 2-Tuner, 128GB Over-The-Air DVR & Streaming Player - White

Model:: TF1282B-01-CN; |
SKU:: 6554313

User rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars with 1025 reviews.

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QuestionAre there applications or programs that run on MacOS and Windows computers that can access and stream the TV signal to a real and regular computer? Or is this just for android or smart phone devices or tablets? HDHomeRun Silicon Dust runs on ALL
Asked 1 year ago by currter.
- Answer Your question popped into my email from best buy as a recent tablo dvr purchaser. This is exactly what I am trying to achieve with my Microsoft surface pro (Since I can only get the tablo app to work on my iPhone so far and not on my Samsung TV ). So far no luck. Sorry. I'm really sorry mostly that Best Buy is outsourcing it's technical advice for products it sells to other customers through their email. That is really pathetic customer (no) service. Emily
  Answered 1 year ago by NotaBestBuy
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QuestionIf I have Optimum Fiber Optic, can I record any show I want? Can I watch something else while recording?
Asked 2 years ago by Topazz11.
- Answer I think Optimum Fiber Optic is your internet service provider? TABLO truly just plugs in to the wall outlet for power and you plug an antenna in to it for TV reception. It uses your Wi-Fi to broadcast to your TVs through something like a Roku stick (that is what we use), but i think Amazon firestick and some smart tvs work as well. You need wifi, but your internet service provider won't matter as long as you have decent internet speeds. The TV signal for the TABLO is not coming through your internet, it is coming through the ante. We are using a cheap flat placemat sized antenna that I put in a window that faces the antenna that the broadcasters use to broadcast the signal and it works well. We are about 35 miles from their antenna.
  Answered 2 years ago by Stins
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QuestionWhat is the differences between Tablo 2 tuner and 4 tuner ?
Asked 2 years ago by Challenged.
- Answer Tablo 2 has 2 tuners and can record 2 channels at once. Tablo 4 has 4 tuners and can record 4 channels at once.
  Answered 2 years ago by MichaelN462
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Questioncould i just hook this up just using WIFI? do i have to hook up my stand alone antenna to work?
Asked 2 years ago by hesh.
- Answer The Tablo device has a Coax input . A TV antenna of some type must be attached for the TABLO to receive any kind of OTA signal . But that's just the tip of the iceberg. There is also an ethernet input terminal . You "can" use a ethernet cable from the TABLO to your Router for a "Wired" connection . Although it is marketed as a WiFi connection also .. I have never got the thing to work at all without using an ethernet "wired" connection .. Once that is established the TABLO is supposed to put a new SSID of TABLOXXXX on your network .. That did not happen on my network . I had to rename my "guest SSID " to "TABLOXXXX" to get past this hurdle .. Finally if you are lucky the TABLO app on your Smart TV , ROKU , Firestick etc is supposed to find the "TABLO XXXX" as a WiFI connection and away you go.. That happens about 40% of the time .. 60% of the time the APP abends saying it can't find "The TABLO" .. A nice idea but the "TABLO" is not yet ready for prime time .. I was very disappointed.
  Answered 2 years ago by Anonymous
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QuestionWill this DVR work with my Amazon Firestick?
Asked 2 years ago by Vettman87.
- Answer Yes and no. It does NOT DVR fire stick content, but rather will work with the Tablo (blue) app available in your Firestick App Library to DVR content provided by the Tablo device.
  Answered 2 years ago by vpasq
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QuestionWill this device allow one to watch local over the air channels on a Roku?
Asked 2 years ago by Casey.
- Answer Yes. That is what I’m doing. You only need to download the Tablo app.
  Answered 2 years ago by PaulP
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QuestionCan this Tablo be accessed for remote viewing(when away from home)? The old Tablos required a subscription service for remote viewing. Will remote viewing no longer be supported, or is it free, or would we need to continue the subscription?
Asked 2 years ago by OldUser.
- Answer Remote viewing is not supported on this Tablo 4th gen
  Answered 2 years ago by Timhk63
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QuestionI like the Tablo and I'm getting good results, but I would like to clarify some information regarding the 14 day trial guide included.I understood that it meant you could program up to 14 days of recordings, or does the program guide stop after 14 days?
Asked 1 year ago by Johnthesonyfan1.
- Answer HeyJohnthesonyfan1! The 4th generation Tablo does not have any subscriptions or trials for TV guide data. Your 4th generation Tablo purchase includes a rolling 14 days of TV guide data. That means that you will always have guide data for the upcoming two weeks at all times.
  Answered 1 year ago by Tablo TV
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QuestionI have a firestick and it is jailbroken, also its a smart tv. I was wondering if i purchased this item would it work with out a antenna . The reason I am asking is because a antenna will not work .It is to remote. Is this run by internet only? THANKS
Asked 1 year ago by TBates.
- Answer An antenna is required.
  Answered 1 year ago by promano
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QuestionCan you create a favorite channel list in the live program guide? Just show the channels you watch most.
Asked 2 years ago by ssmaynard.
- Answer You can hide channels so your guide is only showing what you wish and all others are hidden.
  Answered 2 years ago by KlondikeBob
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QuestionWhich antenna coax would I connect to? I have splitter and the antenna goes to 4 tvs. Would I use the main one or could I use one from the splitter tv's? (which would be easier..
Asked 2 years ago by suzem.
- Answer I would use the main coax.
  Answered 2 years ago by Larry
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QuestionHow many programs can I record
Asked 2 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Instructions say up to 50 hours. You can also plug in a thumb drive (up to 8GB) to expand storage. I have not tried this, I purchased it to connect antenna to TV's via WiFi.
  Answered 2 years ago by ChuckL
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QuestionCan you save the shows to an external drive to view on a laptop or computer? Are they standard .mp4 files?
Asked 2 years ago by KTMICH.
- Answer You can attach the external hard drive to your Windows PC and use the Linux Filesystem for Windows program from Paragon systems. Once you start the software it will see the drive in file explorer as an ext4 formatted drive and can then browse the files and directories on the drive and copy them to another drive. You can also access the files on the external drive using a web browser by entering the URL http://192.168.0.105:18080/pvr. You need to use the IP address of your tablo instead of the 192.168.0.105, you find the address in the settings in the tablo app. When enter the URL you will get a list of the recording id's which aren't very usefull so you have to navigate down to seg directory that contains the multiple .ts files and play one of them to see if it is the video you want to download. You can play the video using the vlc player click on the record id, the the pl directory and right clicking on the playlist.m3u8 file and select copy link address. The in VLC you select media then open network stream and the paste the link you copied into URL then select play on the bottom right of the pop up. I think you can also select the down arrow and it will give the option to convert. When find the record id of the video you want to download/transfer you can use same URL of the playlist.m3u8 file with fmmpeg program to convert all the .ts files to an .mp4 filel. Here is an example of the command line: ffmpeg -i http://192.168.0.105:18080/pvr/107452/pl/playlist.m3u8 -c:v copy -c:a copy 107452.mp4 This is all one line and will convert the video off the tablo to the .mp4. I haven't figures out how to get the videos off the internal 128mb because the web browser doesn't show them in the lists. I also noticed that you are watching a channel on another device you can also watch in the VLC player on you PC. by copying the link address of the playlist.m3u8 file of the record id's that are only 2 to 3 digit numbers.
  Answered 2 years ago by LarryV
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QuestionDo you need internet
Asked 1 year ago by kimberlee.
- Answer Will it work with a vsee box
  Answered 11 months ago by Anonymous
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QuestionWhen you connect an exterior hard drive to the Tablo,is it plug and play , or do you have to format the hard drive in order for the unit to recognize it.If you have to format, is there an automatic screen that pops up inviting you to format?
Asked 1 year ago by Johnthesonyfan15.
- Answer Hi John- Thanks for reaching out! You will need to format the hard drive once you connect the Tablo. You will then need to go to 'Settings' in the Tablo app and there will be a button to start the format process.
  Answered 1 year ago by Tablo TV
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QuestionIs this device compatible with a Sony Bravia Google tv?
Asked 1 year ago by Cindy.
- Answer Tablo is compatible with Goggle TVs. To be sure -- double check that the Tablo app (dark blue and white branding) is available in your TV's app store.
  Answered 1 year ago by Tablo TV
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QuestionWhat does it mean that it is a 2 tuner unit? Does Tablo only work on 2 TVs .
Asked 1 year ago by Steve.
- Answer It means that you can record two shows that air at the same time. For instance, 20/20 and Dateline both air at the same time on Friday night. The two channel tuner allows me to record them both at the same time.
  Answered 1 year ago by theatrbuff
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QuestionWhat is the difference between 2 and 4 tuner?
Asked 1 year ago by Clueless.
- Answer With the two-tuner you can record two shows, or watch one and record one at the same time (two things happening at the same time). The four-tuner allows you to record up to 4 shows at the same time, or watch one and record three. If your antenna signal is strong, you can get a good quality coax splitter to put on your antenna so that you can hook an additional coax cable directly to your TV and watch an additional channel while the others are occupied recording (if your TV has a tuner). I did this with a two-tuner so I can watch a show while two are recording.
  Answered 1 year ago by Knin
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QuestionWhat is the picture quality of the pkayback?
Asked 2 years ago by LadyofKC.
- Answer Picture quality is excellent as long as your antenna reception is good; and usually it is but OTA is never perfect, but close.
  Answered 2 years ago by DavidM67
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QuestionDo I need a separate tv antenna for this? Can I record one channel while watching another on my tv?
Asked 2 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Yes you will need an antenna and you can record and watch something else while recording. It has 2 Tuners in it.
  Answered 2 years ago by Drive
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Questions & Answers

Tablo - 4th Gen, 2-Tuner, 128GB Over-The-Air DVR & Streaming Player - White

Q: QuestionAre there applications or programs that run on MacOS and Windows computers that can access and stream the TV signal to a real and regular computer? Or is this just for android or smart phone devices or tablets? HDHomeRun Silicon Dust runs on ALL

Q: QuestionIf I have Optimum Fiber Optic, can I record any show I want? Can I watch something else while recording?

Q: QuestionWhat is the differences between Tablo 2 tuner and 4 tuner ?

Q: Questioncould i just hook this up just using WIFI? do i have to hook up my stand alone antenna to work?

Q: QuestionWill this DVR work with my Amazon Firestick?

Q: QuestionWill this device allow one to watch local over the air channels on a Roku?

Q: QuestionCan this Tablo be accessed for remote viewing(when away from home)? The old Tablos required a subscription service for remote viewing. Will remote viewing no longer be supported, or is it free, or would we need to continue the subscription?

Q: QuestionI like the Tablo and I'm getting good results, but I would like to clarify some information regarding the 14 day trial guide included.I understood that it meant you could program up to 14 days of recordings, or does the program guide stop after 14 days?

Q: QuestionI have a firestick and it is jailbroken, also its a smart tv. I was wondering if i purchased this item would it work with out a antenna . The reason I am asking is because a antenna will not work .It is to remote. Is this run by internet only? THANKS

Q: QuestionCan you create a favorite channel list in the live program guide? Just show the channels you watch most.

Q: QuestionWhich antenna coax would I connect to? I have splitter and the antenna goes to 4 tvs. Would I use the main one or could I use one from the splitter tv's? (which would be easier..

Q: QuestionHow many programs can I record

Q: QuestionCan you save the shows to an external drive to view on a laptop or computer? Are they standard .mp4 files?

Q: QuestionDo you need internet

Q: QuestionWhen you connect an exterior hard drive to the Tablo,is it plug and play , or do you have to format the hard drive in order for the unit to recognize it.If you have to format, is there an automatic screen that pops up inviting you to format?

Q: QuestionIs this device compatible with a Sony Bravia Google tv?

Q: QuestionWhat does it mean that it is a 2 tuner unit? Does Tablo only work on 2 TVs .

Q: QuestionWhat is the difference between 2 and 4 tuner?

Q: QuestionWhat is the picture quality of the pkayback?

Q: QuestionDo I need a separate tv antenna for this? Can I record one channel while watching another on my tv?

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QuestionWhat is the differences between Tablo 2 tuner and 4 tuner ?

Questioncould i just hook this up just using WIFI? do i have to hook up my stand alone antenna to work?

QuestionWill this DVR work with my Amazon Firestick?

QuestionWill this device allow one to watch local over the air channels on a Roku?

QuestionCan this Tablo be accessed for remote viewing(when away from home)? The old Tablos required a subscription service for remote viewing. Will remote viewing no longer be supported, or is it free, or would we need to continue the subscription?

QuestionI like the Tablo and I'm getting good results, but I would like to clarify some information regarding the 14 day trial guide included.I understood that it meant you could program up to 14 days of recordings, or does the program guide stop after 14 days?

QuestionI have a firestick and it is jailbroken, also its a smart tv. I was wondering if i purchased this item would it work with out a antenna . The reason I am asking is because a antenna will not work .It is to remote. Is this run by internet only? THANKS

QuestionCan you create a favorite channel list in the live program guide? Just show the channels you watch most.

QuestionWhich antenna coax would I connect to? I have splitter and the antenna goes to 4 tvs. Would I use the main one or could I use one from the splitter tv's? (which would be easier..

QuestionHow many programs can I record

QuestionCan you save the shows to an external drive to view on a laptop or computer? Are they standard .mp4 files?

QuestionDo you need internet

QuestionWhen you connect an exterior hard drive to the Tablo,is it plug and play , or do you have to format the hard drive in order for the unit to recognize it.If you have to format, is there an automatic screen that pops up inviting you to format?

QuestionIs this device compatible with a Sony Bravia Google tv?

QuestionWhat does it mean that it is a 2 tuner unit? Does Tablo only work on 2 TVs .

QuestionWhat is the difference between 2 and 4 tuner?

QuestionWhat is the picture quality of the pkayback?

QuestionDo I need a separate tv antenna for this? Can I record one channel while watching another on my tv?