Tablo Blog

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.

Woo hoo! Tablo App for Apple TV Now Available

June 17, 2016

Before Apple even announced the availability of an Apple TV that would support an App Store, people were asking us for a native Tablo app for Apple TV. Today, we're excited to announce the general availability of the Tablo App for Apple TV. 

Now Available - KODI Add-On for Tablo

June 06, 2016

We’re excited to announce Tablo now has an Add-On for Kodi which will enable users to access Over-the-Air HDTV content from Tablo from the same interface they use for streaming services and content from their own media libraries. 

Tablo FAQs – Why Don’t I Always See Fast Forward Preview Thumbnails on Tablo?

February 05, 2016

With the exception of the million dollar budget spots that air during the Superbowl, people generally hate commercials. Thankfully, about a year ago Tablo added support for Fast Forward Previews which makes it easy to quickly speed through commercials and get back to the show you were trying to watch.

However, some users have been confused as to why they don’t see Fast Forward Previews on all Tablo video playback.

Tablo FAQs - Does Tablo Support Closed Captioning?

January 15, 2016

While closed captioning may not be the most 'sexy' feature, it's certianly critical for many people, and not just those that are hard of hearing. This is why Tablo supports closed captioning on the majority of its platforms including iOS smartphones and tablets, Android smartphones and tablets, Roku, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV. 

Sneak Peek: New Tablo Apple TV App Interface

January 08, 2016

Fewf! This week has been quite the whirlwind as we began previewing a new native app for the 4th generation Apple TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Tablo booth has been hopping with visits from the media, partners and even Tablo customers wanting to see the new app in action! However, not everyone is lucky enough to be in Vegas this week and many of you have been requesting a video sneak peek.

CES 2016: Previewing New Tablo Apps for Apple TV and LG webOS Smart TVs

January 05, 2016

The first week of January each year, the world's consumer electronics manufacturers converge on Las Vegas to showcase the newest and hottest invovations and once again, Tablo will be there.

This year, we'll be previewing two highly anticipated new native apps: one for Apple TV and one for LG WebOS Smart TVs.