Blog Post Archive for Tablo How-To | Over The Air (OTA) DVR

Blog Post Archive for Category Tablo How-To

Tablo How-To: Getting Ready for the Fall TV Season

September 18, 2015

Scream Queens Tablo recording Fall premiere season is upon us and with it comes a raft of new shows and returning favorites. To make sure you don’t miss out on anything, we’ve assembled a few quick tips for discovering new shows as a cord cutter with Tablo.

Tablo How To: Setting a Manual Recording

August 24, 2015

Tablo Manual Recordings Square With a Tablo subscription, it takes just a single click or touch to set something up to record. But sometimes, you might need more granular options for setting recordings which is why all Tablo DVR users have access to settings for manual recordings.

New Tool: What Can I Watch on OTA TV?

August 14, 2015

Big Bang What's On We created a ‘What Can I Watch OTA’ tool. Just enter your zip code and we’ll show you all of the great prime time shows you can see in your area for FREE with an antenna.

While you're there, check out our other great cordcutting tools.

Tablo FAQs – Can I Use Satellite Dish Equipment as an OTA Antenna?

July 24, 2015

Dish birdbath While cordcutting articles tend to focus on users getting rid of cable, there are just as many people anxious to ditch their satellite dishes. Folks new to the concept of Over-the-Air TV may wonder if they can reuse their dish for something other than creating a birdbath.

Powerline Ethernet Adapters – The Little-Known Secret Weapon for Cord Cutters

July 14, 2015

We’ve previously mentioned how important the quality of your home network is to your cord cutting success but a great option we haven’t talked about yet is the Powerline Ethernet Adapter. Many Tablo team members and customers are using this technology to connect their Tablo to their routers which are located in other rooms in the house, or to hardwire HDMI streaming devices like Roku to their home networks.

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Choosing the Right Tablo Recording Quality

June 11, 2015

Just right bowls Tablo offers several recording quality options and today we’ll explain the difference between them so you can make the best choice for your needs and your home video setup. Even if you’ve been using a Tablo DVR for a while now, you may want to check this out to see if there’s an option that may work better for you.

Cord Cutting with a Data Cap: It Is Possible

June 04, 2015

One of the ways cable companies are combatting the cord-cutting movement is by instituting bandwidth data caps (or finally enforcing caps) on internet packages. Potential cord-cutters have been warned that moving from a cable package to obtaining all video entertainment by downloading video or through streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu and Sling TV will be just as expensive, if not more, due to potential bandwidth overages.

Despite this propaganda, it’s totally possible to cut the cord on expensive cable TV contracts even if you have an internet data cap.

Cord Cutting 101 – Four Steps to Freedom from Cable and Satellite

May 22, 2015

Tablo Cord Cutter A recent study showed 2.9 percent of cable and satellite subscribers intend to cut the cord in 2015, which may not sound significant, but in fact represents millions of people who are fed up with the high costs and poor customer service.

With the finales of fall TV favorites over and done with, summer is an ideal time to join the cord cutting ranks. However, some folks may not even know how to get started. For you, dear cord-cutting noobs, we’ve put together a handy four-step cord-cutting guide.

New Cord Cutting Resource: Tablo Cord Cutter Calculator

December 29, 2014

Here at Tablo, we want to help make 2015 the year that you finally cut the cord on cable.

With the amount of technology and services available on the market today, cutting the cord is easier than ever and it can save you a significant amount of money.

How much money? Well, we've developped a new resource to help you find out - the Tablo Cord Cutter Calculator!