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Model:
B01J6A6H74
SKU:
6301666
Your price for this item is $206.99
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Customer reviews

Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 490 reviews

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    Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars

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84%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are delighted by the Fire TV Recast 500GB OTA DVR's ease of use, reliable DVR and recording features, and seamless integration with Fire Stick devices. Many appreciate the excellent picture quality and the convenience of the channel guide. While some find the price a bit high and the number of tuners limited, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive for those seeking a convenient way to record and stream over-the-air television.

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Difficult to set up

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

    I liked the recast but it was difficult to set up. I also does not come with a remote so you need to have a Fire Stick to make it work.

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

    Excellent product

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

    Being tired of paying excessively high satellite fees, got the Recast and boy... this product rocks! I also bought a good 70 mi antenna and installed in the attic. The change of antenna made the difference! The Recast while a new product it has very good implementation if you are already in the Amazon Fire ecosystem. I don't doubt that the next version will be better, but this whole installation will pay for itself in 4.5 months. You do the math!

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

    Nice / Necessary Cable Cutter companion

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

    It does what is says it do in a beautiful way. They keep the simple look and feel of FireTV, and seamlessly integrate OTA signals, with DVR capacity and the many other streaming services like HULU, SLING, NETFLIX, PHILO, PLUTO, etc Installation is VERY simple, Amazon Customer Service is quick and trustful. Maybe the antenna location and installation was the most "traumatic" step of the process, but everything else is plug and play.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bye Bye Spectrum

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

    Works great loved cutting off Spectrum even more than how easy this was

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fire TV recast

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

    Great for watching local stations on multiple TVs using only one antenna.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    VERY DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCE

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Worked well for two weeks. Can't get it to work with 5G. Bought the antenna to go with it. I'm VERY DISAPPOINTED

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for cord cutters

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

    Works as advertised however I recommend getting the version that records up to 4 at a time.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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

    I was having issues with my streaming service recording what I asked, this gets the job done every time

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for cord cutters

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

    This product makes watching local channels and recording easy. Box broadcast to all TVs in the house

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

    Great Cord Cutter

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

    I wasn’t for spending the money on an OTA DVR but after some research I wanted to give it a try and haven’t been disappointed. No cost for DVR service and no need for antennas in every room now. Every room has an Amazon Fire and pulls the channels and DVR recording in with no additional work.

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

    A Great Product

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

    It does what it suppose to do. Record over the air TV for replay at a later time. You have to have a fire stick and you have to be comfortable with that software. But, overall the software was easy to use and self explanatory. When I did need help I called their tech support and was walked through the process. Their tech support gets 5 stars too. I had Tivo but just try to contact their support team (good luck).

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love being able to DVR

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

    Love being able to DVR even though we have zero cable or tv services!! Best invention ever!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for entry level cable cutter!

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

    Trying to cut the cable bill. Starting slow with a separate room tv. This setup is great.

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

    Fire sticks require for full function

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

    This device currently does not fully working without a fire TV sticks if you have smartphone download the app you will not be able to schedule records you will need to buy a fire stick 4K

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fire TV

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's ok. Menu system is a little clunky. DVR recording is even clunkier. Does it's job but not the most user friendly.

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

    Amazon tv

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

    Love this product and works great for what we use it for

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

    Works great but

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

    Works great at home. I bought this because I thought I could use on my fire tv at lake house that has no tv reception. Sadly not although I can watch on mobile phone

    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.

    So far, it working good, just getting use to using, setting recordings, and guide...new toy!

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

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Junk

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

    The reason someone wants to buy this type of product is to have a dvr and easy and fast access to over the air channels not go through all apps and amazon prime features. You can access all those in lots of other products. Stay away don't waste your money. I returned it

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great device

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

    Works Great. Makes watching FREE broadcast TV just like cable.

    I would recommend this to a friend