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Tablo 4th Gen 2-Turner 128GB Over the Air DVR w/ No Antenna

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Tablo TV has Tablo 4th Gen 2-Turner 128GB Over the Air DVR w/ No Antenna on sale for $79.95 - $20 when you apply discount code ELLIS at checkout = $59.95, while supplies last. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Infinity for posting this deal.

Note: Additional savings of $30 are available for Current and Former Military, First Responders and Law Enforcement (Sign Up here)

Specs:
  • Ports:
    • 1x Power
    • 1x Ethernet 10/100
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x Coax
  • Concurrent Streams:
    • 2-Tuner/No Antenna: Watch and record up to two live channels simultaneously
    • Watch on up to six devices at once
    • Recording of some free streaming channels may be disabled due to licensing restrictions
  • Processing:
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 128 GB Flash
  • Recording Capacity:
    • 50+ hours of onboard HD storage
    • Support for USB hard drives from 1 - 8TB (~1000 hours of HD storage)
  • Includes:
    • 1x Tablo device
    • 1x Power supply
    • 1x 4′ Ethernet cable

Editor's Notes

Written by NgocOutSavings | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $20 less (25.01% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $79.95 at the time of this post.
    • This price is in the range of our previous Frontpage Deals.
  • About this product:
    • Product will qualify for 30-day return w/ purchase (Customers must pay for return shipping)
    • View Tablo TV Return & Warranty Policy here.
  • Additional notes:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by Infinity
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Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
Tablo TV has Tablo 4th Gen 2-Turner 128GB Over the Air DVR w/ No Antenna on sale for $79.95 - $20 when you apply discount code ELLIS at checkout = $59.95, while supplies last. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Infinity for posting this deal.

Note: Additional savings of $30 are available for Current and Former Military, First Responders and Law Enforcement (Sign Up here)

Specs:
  • Ports:
    • 1x Power
    • 1x Ethernet 10/100
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x Coax
  • Concurrent Streams:
    • 2-Tuner/No Antenna: Watch and record up to two live channels simultaneously
    • Watch on up to six devices at once
    • Recording of some free streaming channels may be disabled due to licensing restrictions
  • Processing:
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 128 GB Flash
  • Recording Capacity:
    • 50+ hours of onboard HD storage
    • Support for USB hard drives from 1 - 8TB (~1000 hours of HD storage)
  • Includes:
    • 1x Tablo device
    • 1x Power supply
    • 1x 4′ Ethernet cable

Editor's Notes

Written by NgocOutSavings | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $20 less (25.01% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $79.95 at the time of this post.
    • This price is in the range of our previous Frontpage Deals.
  • About this product:
    • Product will qualify for 30-day return w/ purchase (Customers must pay for return shipping)
    • View Tablo TV Return & Warranty Policy here.
  • Additional notes:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by Infinity

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Sep 9, 2026 3:06 AM
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peacheepooSep 9, 2026 3:06 AM
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Quote from fryth View quoted comment :
Nothing has worked well since Windows Media Center. I used that with HDHomerun for years. First with a cable card and then OTA. Everything else I've tried since then has been buggy or didn't work. I don't have the time to fiddle anymore.
100% agree - I still use WMC! I wish there was a way to record in a format that can be streamed outside the local network - those files are too big!
Sep 9, 2026 3:08 AM
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AG1802Sep 9, 2026 3:08 AM
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Quote from fryth View quoted comment :
Nothing has worked well since Windows Media Center. I used that with HDHomerun for years. First with a cable card and then OTA. Everything else I've tried since then has been buggy or didn't work. I don't have the time to fiddle anymore.

As a kid I vividly remember Windows Media Center (Vista and then Windows 7). We had a Sony all in one with built in tv tuner.

The amount of times my dad went to use the computer and the hard drive would be full with all the pbs shows I would record (Arthur, ruff ruff man). Man life was so simple back then…😂

I think despite how crappy windows has become the fact I grew up with windows at school and at home was what made me hold onto a windows laptop for so long. Off my tangent for now
Sep 9, 2026 3:24 AM
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hitosura22Sep 9, 2026 3:24 AM
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Im a bit slow, but what exactly does this thing do? I mostly just stream Netflix and Hulu so what is the purpose of the device?
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Sep 9, 2026 3:26 AM
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DoobieBrotherSep 9, 2026 3:26 AM
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Quote from jmequon View quoted comment :
What about getting zapperbox m1 as atsc 3.0 tuner dvr?
LonTV has the box and it does not work corectly yet. I forget the exact price but that too seemed way out of wack ($100+?) The encryption is the issue for the atsc 3.0 boxes. It REQUIRES a internet conection to get the "keys" to watch what we used to call free over the air tv.. The reciever must get keys from the net for each channel being watched and I also recal pvr funtions are not working yet either.. I would check out lontv on you tube to see the issues..

If they MUST have atsc 3.0 then they should not be able to force encryption. Free actualy means something. Its not a upgrade but more a death nail to the once free tv airwaves. IMHO if they Must have the encryption, I would ask the fcc to sell of the bandwidth and just be done with it.. Whats next encryped radio? There is another compeating tech "5g" tv that is also being concidered. It will not be encrypted.

ATSC 1 could do mpg4 over the air as it is set up now and would work with most android based sets..

Broadcasters not have to go to atsc 3 they just want it to force everyone in to continuing to pay the retransmission fees that the local stations now depend on...

Make the once free over the air tv as inconvienant as possible to use.

Walmart to this day has no atsc3 sets to sell you either, but the broadcasters want to kill atsc1 in 2028..


They definatly dont want anymous users so they can show advertisers who is watching....
Last edited by DoobieBrother September 8, 2026 at 08:54 PM.
Sep 9, 2026 3:36 AM
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jaimeloboSep 9, 2026 3:36 AM
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Quote from fryth View quoted comment :
Nothing has worked well since Windows Media Center. I used that with HDHomerun for years. First with a cable card and then OTA. Everything else I've tried since then has been buggy or didn't work. I don't have the time to fiddle anymore.
Still using WMC (with Homerun) running on Win10 for DVR and music server in the house. Over the years, I have mucked around with various alternates, but none are as bulletproof, clean, and simple to use as Media Center - it is the best 10-foot UI designed.
Sep 9, 2026 4:06 AM
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Grateful11Sep 9, 2026 4:06 AM
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Quote from ozMP3 View quoted comment :
I tried it, coming from TiVo. I found it slow to boot up and slow to change channels. I'm hoping for a TiVo-like OTA DVR replacement.
Are you running it through a RokuTV, AppleTV or what? Through a Roku Express it's dog slow. Through a Roku Stick it's ok. Through a newer AppleTV it's fine.
Sep 9, 2026 4:09 AM
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Grateful11Sep 9, 2026 4:09 AM
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Quote from Orange_Elvis View quoted comment :
can you skip commercials?
If it's recorded you FF through them. It also draws in a ton free streaming channels you can record.

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Sep 9, 2026 5:01 AM
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DallasGGSep 9, 2026 5:01 AM
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Quote from DoobieBrother View quoted comment :
Well I think this might be the beging of the end of these models. Hopefully a atsc 3.0 tuner is around the corner. It might be the end for the company tablo. The whole atsc 3.0 debacle has cooled any interest untill it is all sorted out. Brodcasters have asked top drop atsc 1.0 as soon as atsc 3.0 is ratified around 2028. No "gateway device" does atsc3 and I doubt there will be. The end is nearer than you think..
I have my doubts whether ATSC 1.0 will go away anytime soon. I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and so far there are only a few ATSC 3.0 stations (FOX is the only major network with ATSC 3.0 here). The big network stations here don't seem all that interested in adding ATSC 3.0 yet. I don't have any inside information but based on that, I don't see ATSC 1.0 disappearing very soon.
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Sep 9, 2026 6:04 AM
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PRBRaleighSep 9, 2026 6:04 AM
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Quote from DoobieBrother View quoted comment :
Well I think this might be the beging of the end of these models. Hopefully a atsc 3.0 tuner is around the corner. It might be the end for the company tablo. The whole atsc 3.0 debacle has cooled any interest untill it is all sorted out. Brodcasters have asked top drop atsc 1.0 as soon as atsc 3.0 is ratified around 2028. No "gateway device" does atsc3 and I doubt there will be. The end is nearer than you think..
Definitely some words and some context missing here. Try again?
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Sep 9, 2026 11:44 AM
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FNwozSep 9, 2026 11:44 AM
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I have tablo and hdhomrun. Tablo works well and has a great user interface. I use channels for the hd home run. Both are great. Picture quality better on HDhomerun but user experience and dvr easier and free on tablo.
Sep 9, 2026 11:53 AM
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blahbbsSep 9, 2026 11:53 AM
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Quote from hitosura22 View quoted comment :
Im a bit slow, but what exactly does this thing do? I mostly just stream Netflix and Hulu so what is the purpose of the device?
You hook it up to an over the air antenna (rabbit ears and the like), and you can record local broadcast TV. It's a DVR, so you can fast-forward through shows, skip commercials. This particular device has two tuners, so you can record two shows at once. It's like a TiVo. My wife hogs our TiVo, so during football season, I use the Tablo to record/watch games. In order to view programs on the Tablo, you have to have a Tablo app on your phone/tablet/TV. I use the phone app or the app for GoogleTV. It's not as smooth as the TiVo, but it works really well for me. Make sure you have a strong WiFi. I think a lot of the disappointed buyers have a weak TV signal or a weak WiFi network. It comes with 128G of internal storage, but I've added a 1Tb external drive.
Sep 9, 2026 12:05 PM
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maguirljSep 9, 2026 12:05 PM
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Quote from Infinity View quoted comment :

I haven't used it, but HDHomeRun is another option.
I had a tablo v4 and the menu system was horrible. Slow to load alot of times it would not even load. They said it was my wifi and i know it was not as it sat next to my modem. Then it just died. I replaced it with HDHomerun and I love it...Plus the integration to plex is awesome.
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Sep 9, 2026 12:15 PM
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Sep 9, 2026 12:15 PM
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Any links or sites that have helpful "hacks" for these.
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Sep 9, 2026 12:16 PM
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AquaGalley8616Sep 9, 2026 12:16 PM
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ok, what is the reason so many people say their tablo 4th gen stops working after 6 months or 1 year?

Someone mentioned putting some type of fan pointing at the tablo, is it a heat problem, or some other component in the device, that fails? If only 42 percent of people give this product 5 stars on Amazon , and 24 percent give it 1 star ... is it user error or product error?

Also, confused about 2 things. Does this come with 14 free tv guide , some people say NO, just 3 days free guide. Also can it record streaming stuff or not, some say YES and others seem to say it only records OTA content.

Can it record Youtube videos, Netflix, amazon prime, paramount , tubi. What exactly do some people mean when they say it can record streaming channels?

If no external antenna is attached to this device, what can it record ... what have you found by experimenting with device. If you have internet connection, what can you record without external antenna?

i own a tivo roamio and it only records OTA content, and I have homerun stuff, .. and amazon recast device, all I have recorded was just OTA content, does this Tablo record streaming stuff, yes or no.
Last edited by AquaGalley8616 September 9, 2026 at 05:31 AM.

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Sep 9, 2026 12:45 PM
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PaulGSep 9, 2026 12:45 PM
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Quote from DoobieBrother View quoted comment :
LonTV has the box and it does not work corectly yet. I forget the exact price but that too seemed way out of wack ($100+?) The encryption is the issue for the atsc 3.0 boxes. It REQUIRES a internet conection to get the "keys" to watch what we used to call free over the air tv.. The reciever must get keys from the net for each channel being watched and I also recal pvr funtions are not working yet either.. I would check out lontv on you tube to see the issues..

If they MUST have atsc 3.0 then they should not be able to force encryption. Free actualy means something. Its not a upgrade but more a death nail to the once free tv airwaves. IMHO if they Must have the encryption, I would ask the fcc to sell of the bandwidth and just be done with it.. Whats next encryped radio? There is another compeating tech "5g" tv that is also being concidered. It will not be encrypted.

ATSC 1 could do mpg4 over the air as it is set up now and would work with most android based sets..

Broadcasters not have to go to atsc 3 they just want it to force everyone in to continuing to pay the retransmission fees that the local stations now depend on...

Make the once free over the air tv as inconvienant as possible to use.

Walmart to this day has no atsc3 sets to sell you either, but the broadcasters want to kill atsc1 in 2028..


They definatly dont want anymous users so they can show advertisers who is watching....
This thread got me looking at what would work best with my Libreelec Kodi box and my projector. Holy balls, HD Homerun looks like the best option on paper, but the thing with the FCC and Pearl Media is so shady it's absurd. It's clearly being locked out because it can record. From what I'm seeing, the two devices that have been "approved" for ATSC 3.0 are also using "illegal" chips, but don't seem to have any DVR capabilities. I'm shocked by that coincidence. Shocked I tell ya'.

EDIT: I take that back. One of them does have DVR in theory. But the reviews are beyond trash. Illiterate manual. Terrible beyond belief. Clearly they dropped a bag of cash at someone's feet if they've got approval and not HD Homerun.
Last edited by PaulG September 9, 2026 at 05:49 AM.

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