Customer Ratings & Reviews

I found that if you watch live TV the picture freeze’s on the Roku based sets. The recorded shows play perfect. I’m still waiting for the Apple TV app before I dump the TiVo.

The best addition to my Tv. Easy to use,record or watch lots of shows. Everyone I know i tell them about this wonderful item

I love the fact that I can record my shows. I had a problem at first. But customer service helped me. I use it all the time.

Half the time won’t load tv guide. Have to reboot and relaunch. Does seem to record shows ok though. Then you can play it but then be prepared to reboot so you can reload guide. I have two of these on different antennas and both have same problem.

I cannot watch live tv as it keeps searching and ky recordings are for one minute and keep looping. Di not buy. Waste of $$$. Unfortunately i set mine up recently and can no longer return it which is extremely frustrating!! Pauses and keeps playing 30 second loop

This taping device is the easiest to use especially for a senior

It’s a hunk of junk. I’ve spent hundreds of dollars buying external drives to record stuff that doesn’t work. Now, I can’t even get it to play channels directly from the antenna. I even went as far as buying a new antenna because I thought that was the issue. I’ve tried to reach out to TabloTV’s Customer Support, but they stink. They only send you links to stuff on their website; you can’t TALK TO ANYONE! I’ve now probably spent $1,000 on the Tablo, External Drives, and Antennas—for that $ $ $ $, I could have paid for cable for a year.

SO FAR THE TABLO HAS BEEN GREAT!!..WITH A VAST AMOUNT OF CHANNELS, MOVIES, TV AND ABLE TO RECORD OUR FAVES WE LOVE IT!!!

✅ Purchased Two units. ✅ Tablo 4thGen 4Tuner 128GB OTA DVR & Stream Player. ✅ Exellent: Value & Quality & Ease of Use.

Love it.very easy to use Convenient And family loves it

I am now disconnected from all cable! I am saving the cost of this item each month for just the one time cost to buy it. It was easy to install (I am not tech savvy) and I can still record my favorite programs

I was an early adopter of Tablo and owned their first generation model and virtually every model since then. This is by far their best, most versatile unit ever. It has all the features I need / want, and not having to pay for the online guide was just the icing on the cake. Recommended without reservation.

I purchased a 2 tuner and it works great, fast response. Bought the 4 tuner didn’t connect to network network or wifi, reset device still no response. Contacted tech support got a link to troubleshoot, something I already did, still no fix. Returned back to Best Buy.

Worked better then I expected more than met my expectations

This Tablo lasted 4. And 1/2 months not good! I have taken a picture of the product and it is plugged in , no light on Tablo.

I bought this to replace an old Tivo DVR. Setup was fairly easy. With the exception of a few glitches where the device failed to record a show I'd scheduled, it works well. Pros: No subscription, easy setup, enough capacity for my needs, compatible with many smart TVs Cons: App interface is cluttered and requires a lot of maneuvering with the remote to get to where you want to be. The list of recorded episodes often shows the oldest first, when the most recent makes more sense. Response time in the menus can be slow. Overall, a good value and functionality is pretty good.

If you need Apple TV client, it’s in beta and works well. That said the software overall needs to evolve and is a complete rework this generation. Don’t compare this to more complex options using Plex, this is a closed walled off garden but easy to setup and use which was what I was looking for. Reception is spectacular. I added a 5tb usb drive as well. There currently is no PC client, but you could use Android emulation if technical enough, though techies are not the target audience here. Remote device access is also missing but if you use a home VPN as I am it is flawless over the air. This device meets my needs to supplement Philip’s streaming service perfectly, getting all my local channels with DVR capabilities. The ability to also DVR the select internet streaming channels is really great as well. 4 stars and easily increased to 5 once the software bakes.

I’ve had a 4th Gen 4 tuner for almost two weeks now and have been putting through heavy usage and testing and recording on FireTV initially without an external drive and then with a 2TB external drive attached and I’ve recorded over 20+ sports games and over 180 TV shows/series and movies from OTA and streaming channels available free through Tablo and had only 1 movie failed to record but I attempted to record that movie at another scheduled time and it completed successfully. I expected this much recordings to take up way more than the 500GB of storage than these records have used so far which has also been a pleasant surprise. The 14 day free live guide has allowed me to schedule sports and shows days and weeks in advance and not worry if I forget about it and just check on it in my scheduled recordings list and wait till it shows up in my list of recently recorded. The quality of the sports, TV shows and movie recordings have been very good. I’ve also had 4 OTA recordings and 4 Streaming movies performing all at the same time for several hours and everything completed successfully and it’s nice that they make it clear when there are conflicts. Don’t know how many other DVRs can do that? Way to go Tablo! Considering this is a new product and there are going to be a shaking out which include issues that may show up along with a number of additional features I’m sure users will want, this is an excellent initial first step in my opinion. I’ve heard some users having issues on Roku which I don’t use or have and that Apple TV isn’t supported yet are things they are working hard on but I use on iPhone, fireTV, Samsung and Vizio TVs and it all works fine there. I would think Apple TV will be coming soon and hopefully whatever issues others may be having on Roku get resolved quickly. Although I haven’t needed support yet, this is one thing that I have heard needs improvement and although they do have a callback service, it can take a day or more to get that callback. Good luck everyone and hope you enjoy your Tablo as much as I’m enjoying mine.

Make sure you have a newer router or you will be disappointed. Since Amazon pulled the plug on Recast, i was looking for a comprable replacement. TeVo has monthly fees and other OTA DVRs are too expensive. Tablo is easy to set up and with mt outdoor antenna i am pulling in over 60 stations. With the Tablo app loaded on my Fire TV Stick, I can use the remote. There also a lot of streaming shows through Tablo so there is always something to watch. I cant recommend this enough to save money & it is a must have for cord cutters!

Product allows you to watch OTA (over the air) television on your mobile devices. It was great to watch live local news and broadcast sports, but the device stopped working just after the warranty expired. No subscription fees. But after breaking, it was the equivalent of a $8.34 monthly subscription for local and other OTA channels. Would have saved more if the device lasted longer. Need good OTA signal. Without a good signal (likely you’ll need a good antenna set up), channels will drop and be unavailable for viewing and recording, which can be frustrating. Need additional storage. If you’re looking to take advantage of the DVR function, you’ll need to invest in additional storage because you’ll fill the onboard memory fairly quickly (about 20 hours worth of storage). So this device is somewhat of a unique, allowing you to stream local and OTA broadcasts, live and recorded, to your devices, with no subscription fees. SiliconDust HDHomeRun Flex is a competitor but Tablo TV is the market leader. Will replace my broken unit. I hope it lasts