Customer Ratings & Reviews

Works great. Some channels take a minute to connect.

Works good, but I wish it would connect directly to a tv and the app

Bought the Tablo 2 Tuner Gen 4 in November when we cancelled YouTubeTV (we primarily watch local stations in Chicagoland). Here’s how we’re setup: - Ethernet connected to an Eero router - 1TB SSD connected to Tablo for more recording time - Terk antenna in our attic - watch via Fire Sticks & Android TV After the App Update to 1.4 on the streamers and the accompanying firmware update in mid-December 2024, everything is working much more reliably. We can manage the occasional error message that pops up but doesn’t prevent watching what’s playing and can be fixed via the retry button. We started first with Apple TVs, but one feature that isn’t on and won’t be coming to them was watching a show from the start of a recording that was still in process. We decided to use the Black Friday deals and get a few fire sticks. The fire stick experience was bad at first with app version 1.3. repeated crashes and error messages, as often as every 3 minutes. It nearly caused us to return it, and honestly I would have if I had kept the box. It uses ATSC 1.0 tuners - which mean in a few years we might have to upgrade, but for now this no-cost way to watch our local stations and DVR those stations and shows is totally worth another device in a few years. If your’e in a metropolitan area and looking to cut the cord but retain some of the perks of streaming TV or DVR, this is worth checking out

Seems to work as advertised. Iv'e had it a couple months and had to reset it once. The reception is dependant on your antenna, but the tuner works well for two different tvs. Records as scheduled. Love not being tied to a cable.

The Tablo works well, but it is still a new product with some kinks to work out. Setup was easy, but took longer than it should have due to playback issues in the Android phone app causing me to think i had a reception problem. Once i figured out it was the app and not my antenna placement it was easy. As stated the android phone app currently has playback issues with live TV and other bugs it is causing with my phone just by being installed that make it unusable. The IOS app on my wife's iphone and the apps for adroid based TV streaming sticks (Fire TV stick, Chromecast with google TV) work fine. The streaming sticks on my TVs are my primary use case so its fine. I just hope the get the bugs worked out on the Android phone app soon.

Great product when your antenna is place in the ideal location of your home. Lots of extra channels than just the over the air channels. Paired with a 1tb hard drive for more dvr storage.

I have been using a Mediasonic Homeworx converter to record programs, but recently, it has been crashing after each recording session. I saw adds for the 4 gen Tablo advertise online and decided to try it. I am happy I did. As far as the receiver, it out performs the Homework box, I have 4 TV's tied into my antenna and not all of them are equal, but the Tablo is on par with my better TV's. I like the fact that I can record streaming channels as well as over the air. The interface is easy to use. The reason I am only giving 4 stars is because I had issues with the setup. I followed the link in the QR code in the onwers manual, then follow the link for Android, it took me to the Tablo legacy app which started the firmware update, when that finished, the app just stopped. At the time, tablo support was gone for the day. Anyhow, after trying a number of things, I eventually figure that Tablo has two different apps. I downloaded the correct Tablo app and was able to finish the setup. I am impressed with Tablo it appears to be well worth the price. I just wish they had more information on their support pages about which app to download.

nice OTA tuner. We can record one channel and watch another. The live tv guide gets glitchy and I have to cycle power. That happens about every 60 days

Records well. but is very buggy. I have to restart apps several times to connect, and watch recordings. I cannot get it to connect to m Moto 5G stylus, even though that is the device I used to set it up. Overall it is usable, but can be very aggravating at times just to watch a recording.

Good internet service and a home wireless/wired network required! The GUI is a little glitchy. The channel guide works well enough when set to "All Channels", but set it to "Favorites" and it doesn't populate the guide. Otherwise, I have no complaints. It spreads the capabilities of my roof antenna across all my devices (2 at a time). Without the Tablo device, if I split the antenna signal to even two TV's at once, I lose signal viability. I am simply too far away from the broadcast towers to split the signal in the traditional way. The Tablo device solves that problem, and lets me record broadcast TV content too! Yay Tablo!

Works fine just remember if you have a mesh system set it to bridge mode so you can watch your tv Product streams local channels to all tvs well worth the price just to not have to pay for big tv or big streaming just to watch local channels

Easy to use and set up than previous airtv2 with sling. The onboard dvr Recording is convenient. The tv guide could use a refresh but is easy to navigate. The dual screens works heat something the air tv claimed but never worked

Super easy to set up. I struggled to get a good antenna signal in certain rooms. Put my antenna and Tablo in the room where I got the best signal and connected it to my router. Now I love that I can watch antenna tv in every room without ugly antennas and wires. Recording and replay works well. Can be a little glitchy with Roku but I believe an update came out to help wirh that.

Nice dual tuner that pulls in most OTA stations and puts free channel guide in app so can record shows. Response time switching stations is not the fastest but adequate. Resolution of channels is better than cable feed. Overall impressed with streaming to different rooms without splitting antenna feed and cables. Gave 4 stars because presently has a glitch in Rouku Tablo App that keeps shutting down after few minutes of use, no fix yet. But works well on Firestick Tablo App.

It just simply works. I live in a rural area--and the stations are 60+ miles away, so I don't get many stations. This doesn't help that--it helps with the TV shows that I want to watch on the stations I get. Removed 1 star simply because it confuses my boyfriend to no end. I have to put in an antenna switch to make it dead-simple for him to watch TV. Trying to explain what's antenna TV vs. what's internet TV is frustrating. He is not a bit tech-savvy. I don't recommend for a house with tech Luddites!

I found it easy to set-up. I wish there were more (better) streaming channels.

It works better than the recast I've been using. If I had a complaint it would be the menu for antenna channals. It is slow to boot up but that could be my wifi

Here's what you need to know. It's for those who are receiving TV over the air. Not for cable or streaming. The Tablo has an input for your antenna. Unit is the size of a smoke detector and can be placed wherever as long as you can connect the coax. The unit needs either wi-fi or an ethernet connection because it only operates through an app on certain devices. I'm using Amazon Fire Stick. You can also use a Roku or similar. You need a smart phone to download the app for setup. The setup is not smooth. Worst part by far. You do the initial setup, then scan channels and set up viewing devices. I bought a new Mohu Leaf antenna to use with it. There are also some channels it adds like Scripps news. You can bring up a guide screen to watch live TV. Setting up recordings is really easy. There's a search, then you just do some clicking to customize what to record. Device has room for 50 hours of TV, plus a USB port to add another drive. I've got it set up on 2 TVs. You control the app through your Fire Stick (or other device) remote. Watching recorded shows is very easy and there is a skip function. This replaces an old first generation TV converter and DVR that I'd been using since digital channels came on.

I purchased the Tablo DVR & Streaming Player for my parents, who rely solely on an antenna for their TV viewing, and it has been a good addition for them. Setting it up was incredibly easy, and I had it running in no time. The built-in storage allows them to record a substantial amount of content without the need for an external hard drive. The streaming quality is good, offering clear and crisp picture quality. The user interface is intuitive and easy for them to navigate. They especially love the ability to stream live and recorded content to multiple devices around the house because they like to sit on the deck a lot. They use it mostly for streaming to mobile devices and recordings. The speed of the interface is a little slow, so they use their TV tuners for their everyday watching. Overall, the Tablo 4th Gen has exceeded our expectations. It's a reliable, and versatile device that offers excellent value for the price.

I got tired of flipping inputs between antenna and streaming box and adjusting sound every time. I run the Tablo app on my Roku Ultra and never deal with inputs and sound adjustments. The unit picked up more TV stations than my TV could. The picture quality for the OTA stations is MUCH better. The guide and program descriptions are literally awesome. Setting up favorites channels is a great feature. The set up went better than I expected. You have to be a little patient first setting it up since it immediately begins channel scan and program guide downloading. After that, everything runs quick and is very robust. Set up instructions were very easy to understand. Mine is hooked up to my ethernet connection as is my Roku. This seems to allow for the fastest transitions between channels and built in streaming channels. Very pleased with this purchase.