Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Tablo was what finally allowed me to cut the cord, and I couldn't be more pleased. My DirecTV bill had ballooned to over $100/month, and I wasn't watching the vast majority of the channels. Worse, as a loyal customer of 19 years, they wanted to charge me extra for HDTV, something offered to new subscribers for free. Initially, I put up an antenna to see what was available in my area. I was literally blown away... all the major networks were there in stunning HD quality, far outshining what was coming in on satellite. What's more, there are a lot of channels beyond the major networks (ABC/CBS/NBC/Fox/TheCW) that offer a wide variety of vintage movies and TV shows. Since most of what I watch on Satellite was broadcast over the air for free by the major networks, I decided that I could afford to miss the few shows available only on satellite (or cable). The missing piece to the puzzle was the ability to record over the air broadcast television. I looked at Tivo, which had been around a long time. Their Roamio was a nice, inexpensive solution, but the $15/month fee for the program guide was a non starter. Channel Master has a nice product in their DVR+ which includes the program guide for free, but it only has 2 tuners, and only works for 1 TV. Enter the Tablo... it doesn't connect directly to your TV, but streams programming over your home network from the Tablo itself to your laptops, tablets, phones, and to your big screen TV via Chromecast, Fire TV, Roku or Apple, and you can even watch live TV or recorded content when away from home. Video quality is stunning, with the major networks broadcasting in crystal clear HD. Available in either the 2 or 4 tuner model (both require an external USB hard drive) I opted for the 4 tuner, TV junkie that I am. With the 4 tuner model, you could be recording 4 shows at one time, while watching a 5th show live via the TV's antenna input. There is a nominal charge for the program guide, but it's well worth it, and significantly less than what Tivo charges. Recognizing that broadcast TV doesn't necessarily fill all your TV viewing needs, many people use OTT (Over the Top) streaming services as a supplement, subscribing to inexpensive streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu Plus or Amazon Prime... the relatively new Sling TV offers a handful of cable channels for $20/month if you just can't do without AMC, ESPN, Food Network, IFC and many others. You can even get inexpensive streaming subscriptions to HBO or Showtime, without having to be a cable or satellite subscriber. With these and more streaming services available, you're never at a loss for something to watch. The cost savings achieved by dropping satellite or cable can be huge, even if you subscribe to a few OTT streaming services, you're still saving a lot of money. There is an up front cost for the equipment, but with typical cable or satellite bills, you'll typically recover the cost in about 6 months.

A nice ota dvr. I like that for a one time fee you don't have to pay monthly. Been using it for almost a month and overall very happy. It is easier to set record options from the table app over the interface through Apple TV

Guide data cheaper than tivo. No need to care about satellite or cable channel blackouts. I get more locals off the antenna than I ever did with dtv or spectrum and for free. With ac1 Tb hard drive I will never run out of recording space

I've cut the cord! With the right antenna (takes some testing and patience) you can record local and network programs without cable. Easy to use and can stream to multiple TVs with FireTV or Roku.

I have been looking for a DVR that doesn't require a monthly payment. Tablo 4 works great! I did purchase the lifetime viewing guide for 150.00ish it allows me to see what is coming on and select which programs I want to record.

We were planning to stop our cable subscription. I wanted a way to record over the air TV shows. This will work with up to 4 TVs. Plus I only have to have an antenna for only 1 TV and it works for all the other TVs through this connection.

I've had Comcast and DirectTV DVR's for many years. My brother uses Tablo and it received very good reviews. For some reason there's roughly 15-20 second delay when I initiate tablo on my TV. There's a 2 second delay when I go to menu and 5-10 second delays when I page down the TV Guide Menu. DirectTV and Comcast DVR response was sharp and quick. They have useful searching capabilities too. That's why I've been disappointed with Tablo, but I don't plan to pay large monthly fees to DirectTV or Comcast Cable Service anymore. I look forward to Tablo improving their hardware performance significantly.

Has worked well but I have had to unplug it for a few seconds a few times in the last 6 months in order to reset it. It still gets updates. One big one recently was to add 5.1 surround sound.

After a some great tech support from Tablo to recognize the hard drive, this thing sends a perfect signal to 3 tv's.

I Like the TIVO because it has all good feature on it; Like FF; pause and more on it! It's a good thing to have; I'm enjoying it!

Info not clear enough, I think the price is to high for what it's going to do or not do. I look for something else be for I would buy this.

This is a great option to select for cutting the cord and recording OTA programs with a low cost one time fee. Great quality, simple to operate and best of the options on the market

It’s ok and works good. Just not a big fan. With all the new ways to watch shows you’ve missed, not really a necessary device.

The only negative is that this product does not record in mp4.

This product does the job with a good OTA antenna. The tuner was actually better than one of my old TVs.

I was unfortunate with this dvr and flat tv antenna. It would not work in my home.

Great idea but it's not quite there yet. I cut the cable over a year ago, all I need is a good DVR. I thought Tablo would fill the bill but it didn't. I could not get it to recognize my hard-drive at all. The on-line info offered no help. Also changing channels is a major pain and slow. I think in time it will be a great product but not now.

Works good. Just wished you didnt have to pay for the guide.

This does a great job, but had have help to install.

This device is functional but for a little bit more money the TiVo with no monthly fees is well worth the extra money. I bought both and TiVo out performs the Tablo and TiVo has better recording and cleaner guide with no lag