Tablo Blog

What Cord Cutters Need to Know About ATSC 3.0 - Part 2

November 16, 2017

Today the Federal Communications Commission in the US voted 3-2 to approve the ‘voluntary rollout’ the ’Next Gen TV’ Over-the-Air (OTA) TV standard otherwise known as ATSC 3.0.

While this paves the way for local broadcasters to begin work on delivering broadcast signals via ATSC 3.0, stations are required to continue broadcasts in today's ATSC 1.0 signals for at least 5 years after they make the switch.

Introducing the new ‘Preview’ Tablo App for Amazon Fire TV & Android TV

November 14, 2017

The new Tablo Preview app for Android TV and Amazon Fire TV offers more responsive navigation and faster load times for screens as well as many user-interface improvements.

Tablo DUAL OTA DVRs vs. Silicon Dust HDHomeRun Tuners – Product & Feature Comparison

July 27, 2017

If you’re trying to decide between a Tablo DUAL OTA DVR and a Silicon Dust HDHomeRun tuner the for the Over-the-Air (OTA) TV portion of your cord cutting setup, this product and feature comparison will help you choose the network-connected OTA TV device that’s right for you.

Tablo ENGINE OTA DVR app and Tablo TUNER Antenna Adapter Now Available!

June 28, 2017

The Tablo ENGINE DVR app and the companion Tablo TUNER dual-tuner USB antenna adapter are now available and ready to help you transform your NVIDIA SHIELD set-top-box into an OTA DVR!

Tablo DVR Recording Storage: How Much Do I Need?

June 07, 2017

Are you a TV hoarder or a DVR neatnik? Either way, Tablo supports the DVR recording storage you need.

The Tablo OTA DVR Product Family is Growing – Meet Tablo DUAL!

May 31, 2017

Meet the brand new Tablo DUAL - a whole-home 2-Tuner OTA DVR completely redesigned to make it even easier for cord cutters to start enjoying free OTA TV, right out of the box.

New Year, New Technology, New Ways to Watch OTA TV

January 04, 2017

CES is the tradeshow where the world’s largest electronics manufacturers unveil the cool new toys they’ve been working on over the past year. As usual, the Tablo HQ team will be in Las Vegas showing off cool new software and hardware.

Tablo OTA DVR App Now Available on Xbox One

November 15, 2016

Over the past few years, the team behind Tablo has added support for many mobile and streaming media devices so we can achieve our goal of becoming THE app for live TV and recorded broadcast programs on your internet-connected gadget of choice. Today we’re expanding that list to include gaming systems by launching an app for a brand new platform: Microsoft Xbox One.

Getting Technical with Over-the-Air TV Reception (AKA: Why Can’t I Watch This Channel?)

August 02, 2016

An excellent Over-the-Air TV signal is critical to enjoying free live HDTV with Tablo. However, there are some far more technical considerations when we talk about OTA TV signal quality. These technical considerations include signal-to-noise ratio, the digital cliff effect, tuner overdriving, and signal interference – all of which can mean the difference between a great cord cutting TV viewing experience and a less than perfect one.

Tablo App for LG TVs is a ‘Smart’ Combo

July 06, 2016

Starting today, if you have an LG Smart TV running the webOS 2.0 or 3.0 operating system you can now download the Tablo app from the LG Store and enjoy live and recorded Over-the-Air TV on your big screen without the need for an HDMI streaming device.