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Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 221 reviews

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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87%would recommend to a friend

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Customers enjoy the Fire TV Recast 1TB OTA DVR's ease of use, reliable recording capabilities, and ample storage. Many appreciate its seamless integration with Fire TV devices and the convenience of a built-in channel guide, eliminating the need for extra subscriptions. However, some find the price point to be a drawback and suggest improvements to the user interface for enhanced navigation. A few users have also reported occasional performance issues.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great DVR

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This FireStick DVR was easy to setup and use. It connected to the fire sticks with no problems.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for cord cutters on the amazon platform.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We cut the cord so we added this to get the local channels not available on our new provider, works perfect and easy to setup.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Fire TV Recast is one of the best DVR's on the market today. Programming is easy and familiar. The TV guide is free and makes scheduling a piece of cake. My only complaint is that it isn't compatible with my nVidia Shield. I use most of my streaming apps on the shield, which is superior to the Fire TV Stick, so now I have to switch between the two devices depending on what I want to watch.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    I expected more.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Monetizing OTA DVR service. Ugh. This thing was over kill lots of features. For me not really useful and it was very expensive. Went with a tablo DVR instead

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    dvr

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    needed a whole home dvr, and this was a perfect fit.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product, ok app

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    APP NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FOR IOS 13. Initially I tried to set up with iPhone. It didn’t work, so I had to use my iPad which then worked. After that it worked great with fire tv. I only wish that I could schedule recordings in the app.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Recording

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazon recast

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is awesome.so convenient now we can record our favorite over the air shows all for free.we have officially cut the cord.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to install. Easy to use.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you want to use an HD Antenna and the added feature of a DVR and a Channel Guide, then this product is for you.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for cord cutters.

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for cord cutters that want to record over the air.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fire TV Recast 1tb OTA DVR

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We done our research and found it to be one of the best dvrs around. Thanks to Best Buy, we love this chose!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Finally cut the cord!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am so glad I got this recast! I finally was able to cut the cord from optimum who seem to be raising my prices every year even with a 2 year promo locked in price - they continued to raise the price. I highly recommend you cut the cord too. I got it at a good price and at the same time Best buy price matched from their own store price a few days later.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Getting 70+ channels with a basic indoor antennae. Can't wait to runt his thing with a bigger longer range antennae. Might end up getting rid of cable completely. Streaming to other devices including mobile phones was smooth and very easy. zero to no buffering.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Recast is great

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Recast & my antenna made it possible for me to dump cable & still watch my local tv shows without commercials.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does great job

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Hooked up to the right antenna this works very well as dvr. love it. Using it w firestick

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fire Recast

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fire TV is a good alternative to cable and the recast allows for recording programs

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cut the Cable Without Missing Your Shows

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this product. Best way to cut the cable......

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It works well

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this item as a test to see if I can drop cable, but at this point, it's not possible as I can't get ABC OR CBS on my antenna even though I live withing the range. It's not bad though to hook it up in other rooms where you don't watch tv to often or it's good enough for the in laws.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product done with cable

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    No need for cable with this product works as described great product

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to setup, easy to use

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was a great supplement to my cord cutting strategy. It integrates so well with my Fire TVs, it was a no brainier to give it a try. Signal and available channels, of course, depend on the antenna you get and, more so, your physical location but I’m getting about 60 extra channels and I use it daily for my main news stations.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Definitely opt for the 1 terabyte but great product

    I would recommend this to a friend
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