Tablo Blog

How to Watch the 2016 Emmys Without Cable

September 16, 2016

TV’s biggest night – the 68^th Annual Emmy Awards - is happening this Sunday and the best way to watch is to use an over-the-air (OTA) antenna. 

Share the Leaf: Mohu Leaf 50 Antenna & Tablo DVR Bundle @ Bestbuy.com

August 22, 2016

The NFL football season is rapidly approaching and thanks to a bundle we’re offering on Bestbuy.com along with our friends at Mohu, you won’t miss a moment of the action!

For a limited time, Bestbuy.com will be offering $29.99 off the cost of Mohu Leaf 50 Over-the-Air HDTV antenna and Tablo OTA DVR bundles. You can choose between the 2-Tuner Tablo DVR & Mohu Bundle or 4-Tuner Tablo DVR & Mohu Bundle depending on how many channels you want to record and stream simultaneously.

How to Watch the TV You Want on the Go

May 17, 2016

Mobile TV options continue to grow, and cable’s stranglehold continues to weaken. With the correct setup, you can watch pretty much what you want, when you want and where you want.

How I Cut the Cord with Tablo – by Brett, the Smugly Superior Cord Cutter

February 22, 2016

Why did you cut the cord? How much money are you saving each month?
I recently moved and decided I didn't want to pay anyone anything for TV anymore. I didn't plan to stop watching TV - I just wanted to stop paying for it. I was spending close to $150 a month to get programming from a mid-tier satellite package to four TVs. Now I spend $0 a month. I get so excited whenever I think about this that a little pee comes out.

Tablo FAQs – Can I Record Streaming Services Like Sling TV or Netflix with Tablo?

June 16, 2015

Our friends Sling TV launched their popular TV streaming service in February. While a lot of cord cutters have been enjoying watching channels like ESPN and HGTV without a cable subscription, many have been wishing for a way to record live content from Sling TV and watch it later since a portion of their content does not offer an on-demand option. Many people have asked if they can use Tablo to record content from Sling TV, Netflix and other streaming services.

Top 10 Markets for OTA HDTV - Texas

May 07, 2015

Next in our ongoing series focusing on the top 10 Over-the-Air TV markets in North America, we’ll be checking out Texas. The Lone Star state is flush with great free HDTV content having 3 cities within the Top 10. If you missed out in reading the beginning of the series catch it here.

If you live in Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston or the surrounding suburbs you can receive between 17- to 18 free HDTV channels. This doesn’t include the many non-HD and sub-channels available in the region that offer multicultural, religious and other programming.  

Blog Series: Top 10 Markets for OTA HDTV in North America

March 06, 2015

We’re always talking about the fact that free Over-the-Air (OTA) TV is available in most cities and towns across North America. It is being broadcast in gorgeous High Definition with better picture quality than you can get from your cable/satellite provider.

In order to show just how much High Definition TV content you can access for free OTA, we’ve done some research with our friends over at RabbitEars.info to find out which markets have the most HDTV channels available Over-The-Air.

Kind of a Big (Tablo) Deal - Refurbished Units Now Available

October 29, 2014

One of the qualities that unites cord cutters is that they love a great deal. 

Most of us became cord cutters in the first place because we were sick and tired of paying a lot of money for cable or satellite service and started looking for entertainment options that offered a better value. 

Come See Our Design Project at CEDIA! – Demo of Tablo With Cable Card Support

September 09, 2014

The Tablo team is in Denver this week at the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (otherwise known as CEDIA) Expo (September 11-13, 2014). At the Expo, we’ll be showing off the Tablo Over-the-Air DVR that you know and love as well as something new we’ve been tinkering with in the lab: cable card support within Tablo.

The Devil’s in the Details: Taking a Look at Total Cost of Ownership

August 25, 2014

Cutting the cord isn’t just about watching what you want, when you want on whatever device you want, it’s also about reducing the amount of money you spend each month on entertainment. Most of us who’ve joined the cord cutting revolution did so out of frustration for paying on average $85 per month for cable or satellite subscriptions. This is why doing the math on total cost of ownership (TCO) on your cord-cutting setup is critical to make sure ditching cable will get you the savings you’re looking for over the long term. As they say, the devil's in the details.