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Model:
TDNS2B-01-CN
SKU:
6211546
Your price for this item is $44.99
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Customer reviews

Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars with 659 reviews

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars

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80%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are satisfied with the ease of use, WiFi connectivity, recording flexibility, and picture quality of the DUAL LITE OTA DVR with WiFi. Many appreciate the simple setup and the commercial skip feature, but some users experienced issues with buffering, occasional heat generation, and reception problems. The need for an external hard drive for storage is also a recurring theme. While the interface and program guide are generally well-received, performance inconsistencies were reported by a few users.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love my Tablo

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

    If you have not used a Tablo and you have an antenna, you don't know what you are missing. The best part is the channels come in more clearly. Price was awesome

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

    So S - L - O - W

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

    It's intuitive and records what it is supposed to. But future schedules take FOREVER to load. By Forever I mean an average of 45 seconds to 1 minute to load each block of about 20 future shows. Doesn't sound bad? Imagine needing to wait one minute to review each row of suggestions on Amazon or Netflix movies . Start your watch . . . Yeah . . Until they fix the speed of their indexing service the device itself is pretty klunky.

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

    Great product for the price

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

    Works excellent with Roku not so much with Nvidia shield it tends to lag between channels on the Nvidia and not so much on the Roku overall good product will recommend to friends and family.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Buffering

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Disappointed

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

    Bought this to add ability to watch OTA channels on Apple TV, or smart TV with Tablo app. Lots of time spent restarting device or app to get it working. Will get stuck buffering, when I have solid, fast Internet service and great router. So there’s no network issues, just Tablo issues. All firmware fully up to date, but still issues. Nothing like watching football game and it freezes up, supposedly buffering. So NOT a good experience with Tablo and currently wouldn’t recommend them.

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

    Great for cable-cutters

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

    I bought this as a gift for my mom when she decided to cut cable. I have had mine for 2 years and love it! Easy to use and works perfect!

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

    Broadcast DVR 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.

    The only issue I had was that my antenna was not connected. The Tablo install dies, and then you have to reset the box to the factory defaults to start over. It should have let me complete the install and then scan for channels. Once installed, there is a menu item to re-scan for channels. Note that the program guide and cloud storage are not free after a introductory period but nowhere does it tell you how much they cost.

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

    Works As Advertised

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

    Item has met my expectations. Allows me to watch/DVR from my all my devices. Tuner also works well acquiring local TV stations.

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

    Stopped working in 6 weeks.

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

    Bought the Tablo Lite for Christmas and set it up on December 26. Today is February 7 and today it stopped working. Tonight I turned on the TV and the sound was all garbled, so I pushed the reset button and it never came back to life. I also had to connect it through the LAN port because the WI-FI would always lose connection. I did like the record feature but the playback control was very basic, it was hard to tell where you were. Would I buy another? Not until the component quality improves and the software goes through a few more major revisions.

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

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Recording works fine. But Playback is difficult.

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

    I have the device recording some shows. But when I attempt to play a recording, I get 'Player Error. Could not play recording.' Verified that WiFi is connected. So, then I have to go through the time consuming process of Disconnecting the Tablo via on screen Settings menu. If that doesn't work, then reset the Tablo via button on back. If that doesn't work then unplug the Tablo and replug. If that doesn't work then reset my router. I'm extremely disappointed with this device and would NEVER recommend it to anyone.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Buffering

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Do not buy!

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

    Terrible. I've owned a lot of DVRs over the past 15 years and the experience with this is the worst. I immediately regretted this purchase and am now stuck with it since I missed the 15 day return window. It is very slow and buffers constantly, even though it's plugged directly into my router. Skip this one for sure!

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

    Finally cut the cable cord

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

    Tablo Dual Lite OTA DVR with WIFI. A great product for recording up to 2 shows or streaming programs to other Tv's over the air using a Firestick type product!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    No subscription is a lie.

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

    I bought this because it specifically said no subscription. If you want to use the tuner there’s not one, but if you want to record there’s several different options to choose from, none free.

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

    Works as stated

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

    Very much enjoy this product and being able to use an external hard drive to save shows to watch later is a great plus. Really need a good Hd Antenna to make this work well but when does it works really well.

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

    Great integration into Samsung TVs

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

    Once of the reason I chose the Tablo over other brands is the Table app available for Samsung TV's. It easily integrates into the other apps (Netflix, Hulu, etc...) for a seamless experience.

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

    love the device.

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great product to stream over the air content. If you want to stream outside your home that takes just a little bit to setup on your router bit worth it.

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

    Tablo - DUAL LITE OTA DVR with WiFi

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

    Tablo - DUAL LITE OTA DVR with WiFi . Slick device with good performance. Mounted it next to router and used Cat5 cable connection. Runs very well with the Tablo program installed on the ROKU tv.

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

    Easy setup

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

    Connected 3 tv's to one antenna using this device. Took 5 minutes to set it up. Works great. No issues. Would definitely recommend.

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

    Promising, but disappointing

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

    I loved the idea of having a single DVR that all of the my televisions could access through my streaming devices. The downside was viewing and recording OTA television. There was a lot of buffering and my recordings crashed and would not record the content. I was able to use the same cable and antenna to watch TV just fine, but did not have this same experience when using the device. I really wanted this to work, pretty bummed.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Just OK. Four Tuner is Better

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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.

    This works OK, and the product is solid, but I think this is a bit under-powered. I ultimately bought the new four-tuner version that has room for an internal drive and it works MUCH better.

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

    good DVR

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

    I got this one because the reviews were good ! There is only a few different ones to pick from so I chose this one but have not used that much yet but plan to ,so far so good !

    I would recommend this to a friend