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How I Cut the Cord with Tablo – By Di, The Cruising Cord Cutter
Why did you cut the cord? How much money are you saving each month?
There was a posting on a friend’s facebook page, that she had done away with her cable TV and replaced it with Roku, due to poor customer support from her cable provider. I too had frustration and angst when dealing with this same provider.
My interest was piqued by this Roku device that she was using to replace cable TV, so my sweetie Paul and I started our cord cutting home project.
Continue Reading...New Cord Cutting Resource: Tablo Cord Cutter Calculator
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!
Continue Reading...What Channels Can I Get? - Introducing the Tablo TV Signal Locator - OTA HDTV Blog 5
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s we’ve discussed in our last few blog posts, most North Americans can access High Definition TV for FREE simply by plugging in an Over-The-Air HDTV Antenna. Once people know this concept exists, and that it’s 100% legal, their first question is (or at least should be), “How do I know which channels are broadcast in my area?
Well, we’re here to make this easy for you! Today we’re launching the Tablo TV Signal Locator!
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Position Matters – Choosing Where to Place Your HDTV Antenna - OTA HDTV Blog 4
Today in our blog series for making an informed choice when deciding if Over-The-Air (OTA) HDTV is right for you, we’re going to talk about antenna placement.
The quality of your Over-The-Air HDTV signal reception is highly dependent the placement of your antenna. The ideal location for yours within your home may be on the roof, your garage, your attic, a bedroom window or a myriad of other places.
Continue Reading...Catch The Wave - How Geography, Surroundings and Obstructions Impact your OTA HDTV Signal Reception - OTA Blog 3
We’ve already looked at different antenna styles, but one of the biggest factors affecting the quality of Over-The-Air HDTV signals you can receive is your home’s surroundings.
Since local television stations broadcast their programs in the form of radio wave signals, it’s easy to understand how the least amount of obstructions and distance between your HDTV antenna and the broadcast towers, the better reception you’ll achieve.
Continue Reading...Location, Location, Location – How Where You Live Impacts Your OTA HDTV Reception - OTA HDTV Blog 2
Free Over-The-Air (OTA) HDTV is distributed by local broadcasters via radio waves from massive broadcast transmitter towers. These towers are located in most major cities and towns across North America. The closer you live to these towers, the better your OTA HDTV reception will be.
Move over MacGyver: HDTV Antenna Buyer’s Guide - OTA HDTV Blog 1
Today’s digital HDTV Over-the-Air (OTA) antennas are not like the rabbit ears of old so keep your tinfoil for wrapping last night’s leftovers. Modern antennas deliver perfectly crisp picture quality in full HD and come in a variety of form factors and prices. Let’s learn more...
Blog series: Is Over-The-Air (OTA) HDTV right for you?
In order to browse, record and stream free broadcast HDTV on your Tablo DVR, you need both a hard drive (more on that here) and a digital antenna.
Over the next few blog posts we’ll be giving you an overview of all of the factors you need to consider in making an informed choice when deciding if Over-The-Air (OTA) HDTV is right for you, including antenna styles, tower location, geography,antenna placement, and available broadcast channels.
Continue Reading...Is Cord-Cutting on your list of New Year’s Resolutions? Here are 3 easy steps to keep it!
What was your New Year’s resolution? Was it quitting smoking? Going to the gym and losing 20 pounds? How’s that going for ya?
For a lot of people saving money was on top of their list…Money for retirement, for a vacation or for something else important. One of the best ways to save a lot of money quickly, is to cut back on those monthly bills that seem reasonable at first, but can add up ...
Tablo Gets Excellent Reception at CES
The Tablo Team has been at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2014) in Las Vegas this week demonstrating our Tablo DVR and apps to journalists and industry experts. Business has been brisk at the booth and we’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of positive coverage we’ve received so far.
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