Tablo New 4th Gen Over the Air TV Tuner & DVR Review

I've been seeing the same question now many times from people who are confused about how this works. While this is covered in the video I think it might help to write it out here: the Tablo receives the TV signal and puts it out on your home network. In order to watch TV you need to do so through an app that runs on an Android or Google TV device, Roku or Fire TV. If you don't already have a smart TV powered by one of those operating systems you'll need to purchase a Roku, Fire TV or Google/Android TV device in order to watch.

I have an older (rectangular) Tablo box, I really like it. I have a 1 TB external USB, plenty of storage, works really well.

love the picture of the shuttle in background that ship made everything today possible

Thank you! (It's also refreshing to see MY local channels on your review)!

You always have great devices that others do not cover, thanks!

Great complete, well articulated, detailed review of this product! Thank you!!

I bought this and it was very easy to set up and it currently works great....this is my first day using it...but great so far.

I loved your review on the TABLO. I just purchased one in HSN. Will receive it in December sometime. 👍

Just ordered one today (Monday), should arrive on Friday. Looking forward to receiving it. I've been thinking about getting a DVR for years.

Thanks for the video Ive been seeing commercials for this the past week and sparked interest. Wasnt sure about what it offered. You hit all the info buttons I needed to know.

This is timely. Less than a week ago I called Spectrum and told them they could stick their tv service in the rectum. (Sorry, but I couldn't resist the rhyming) I've had an antenna up for at least 6 years. Picture flakes out when the storms come in.

Thanks Lon. I replaced my TIVO with this to go to zero ongoing costs and added a 4 TB hard drive, double the capacity of my TIVO. Surprisingly I had a rare TIVO that sold for more than the cost of the Tablo and the hard drive. I like this a lot. No skip but the fast forward has the thumbnails as you noted so you can forward very quickly and stop exactly where you want to. Watching on PC and additional tuners are on my wish list.

Great review. Exactly what I was looking for in a review.

I used the Tablo Quad Over-The-Air [OTA] Digital Video Recorder [DVR] for 1 year. I tried all the suggestions to overcome all the problems it continuously presented. Bad reception, DVR recording issues, and lack of customer support. I purchased a good quality OTA antenna and had it professionally installed. Without the Tablo connected I received over 60 Crystal clear channels.

Thanks for the info that Scripps acquired Tablo. The previous iterations of the Tablo seem to have more functionality, which is surprising.

Lon, I just love your reviews. You do such a good job. Thanks!

I just set one of these up last night. We had looked at one of these years ago but wasn't looking to sub for the guide features. The setup was straightforward with an existing Ext HD and antenna. I connected it via ethernet. We used it today to watch football on local channels. I don't care about having access to the local channels while away from the house so that's not an issue. Apps for Roku, Fire stick, and Android all seems to work pretty good so far.

I've had a "legacy" Tablo Quad (with subscribed user guide) for 2.5 years. I took the new TabloTV's email offer to existing subscribers on a $20 discount code to try a 4th generation 2 tuner. The primary purpose of this device is to watch and record LOCAL LIVE TV. The folks in my home who watch "local" channels are seniors, so I need an easy-peasy pretty interface that's easy to read, and I believe the 4th gen Tablo delivers on this. Lon did not mention the picture quality - there are no settings for bitrate in the 4th gen Tablo, but the picture quality (to me) is markedly better compared to my legacy Tablo. There are some software strange behaviors and missing features (the lack of PC and Mac support) but I chalk that up to TabloScripps hitting a deadline. I bet we see a steady cadence of fixes and updates, especially before CES 2024 in January. I'll probably sell my Legacy Quad so I can drop the $50/year subscription fee. 4th Gen Tablo + Philo does a good job covering the content watched in my domicile.

Extremely well done review. Much appreciated. It was very comprehensive and delivered rather well. Thank you!

i just got my tablo and the on box and i love it.