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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Dvr
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Seems to be a good product so far!
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I like not having to pay monthly rental fees for a DVR!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Product
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Everything went smoothly and quickly. The sales person suggested having the product mailed to my home, rather than pick up at the store, because it would arrive more quickly.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Makes OTA TV fantastic
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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.
This DVR works really well with my antenna so I can cut off cable. I bought a Fire TV cube to go with it because it makes it so much faster to navigate the menus and start streaming than my Fire TV stick (that still worked great). Only painful part is the guide is only on Fire TV not the IOS app.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good OTA DVR Solution
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very easy installation and good integration with FireStick. I found that the video quality was not quite up to par so I returned the unit.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Great DVR if you use Fire TV Ecosystem
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I got one for my parents and it suits their needs perfectly in combination with the Tobisha Fire Tv I got them for helping them to cord cut.
Sometimes the audio desynchronized when viewing live TV however.
Also wish you would add a toggle for weak signal error messages.
At least the messages don't play when viewing recorded shows.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A Plus for Cord Cutters
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for those thinking of cutting the cord this is the last item to buy. you can now record all your local (nbc,cbs,abc,CW,PBS, ETC)..
The interface is beautiful its just amazon prime.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Recast 1 TB
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
it is great and easy to use. I love it get it when it is on sale. it has saved me money in the long run.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Setup
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Decided I didn’t really need it
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I ended up returning this item. It really wasn’t needed for my purposes.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Happy over all
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I cut the cord with this and won't be going back. Switching channels or apps is slow but I am very happy with my Recast.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The best OTA DVR
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After cutting the cord I tried several other options. None worked as well. The speed of the fire stick/recast configuration cannot be matched. No longer missing OTA recordings!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great way to cut the cord and still DVR it!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We watch a lot of over the air show and recently cut the cord for Sling TV. This is a great device to record all of your OTA programs to watch on your time and not only stream it at your home but also anywhere you want!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works well for reception
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I really like that I can put it upstairs on my second floor and get better reception of my local stations in my living area downstairs than I can with the antenna hooked up directly to the TV downstairs.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Returned DVR
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this to record shows on my Verizon Fios cable tv. Sales rep. told me it would work. It only works with over the air tv broadcasts so I returned it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Fire TV Recast
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Difficult to schedule a future program for recording
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
No more cable
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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So far the Recast is working great. I'm still adjusting to the new system. We watch antennae TV and now we can view our recorded programs on all Smart TV or with Fire stick.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bye bye cable! Worked with an existing antenna I had set up for a tv in my garage. So far signal has been strong throughout the house.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good product
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
That is actually what it was supposed to do. Good product.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good
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Good product and the receiver got strong signal you can watch with two challenge at the same time from different devices.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
recast is good
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Difficult to set up and not very straight forward. I needed geek squad help. Works fine now on TV it is set up with. The WIFI connection to other tv's in the house is okay, better with close
tv's and not so good when the signal has to go through walls. I have ORBI so the WIFI is good throughout. Makes navigation panel more convenient.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Has a few bugs.
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Overall works well but could use a few tweeks. Amazon needs to display the channel numbers! Now it only displays stations by the network name. Every once in awhile it will freeze up for 30 seconds and then recover. Im sure they will sort it out in time.