Tablo QUAD OTA DVR
Tablo QUAD
OTA DVR
The Tablo QUAD Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR is designed for cord cutters with larger households or channel lineups, who wish to record and stream up to four free broadcast channels from their HDTV antenna simultaneously.
Tablo QUAD also provides the flexibility to choose the recording storage option that works best for you.
Features
The Tablo QUAD OTA DVR for cord cutters features:
4 Over-the-Air ATSC Tuners
Tablo QUAD DVR can stream or record up to four live OTA TV channels at once.
Whole-Home & Out-of-Home Streaming
Watch your favorite live and recorded TV shows on to up to six internet-connected devices inside and outside your home.
Virtually Unlimited Storage
Bring your own storage: Connect an external USB hard drive OR internal SATA drive (up to 8TB) to your Tablo to record up to 4000 hours of full quality HDTV.
5.1 Surround Sound
Tablo network-connected DVRs enable passthrough of 5.1 surround sound, when available, to compatible devices which can decode this audio format.
How It Works
Unlike traditional DVRs that are tethered to a single TV with an HDMI cable, network-connected Tablo DVRs do not feature an HDMI connection.
Instead, these Tablo models are a whole-home DVR and placeshifter combined that uses WiFi or Ethernet to stream live and recorded HDTV content to Tablo apps on all the connected devices inside your home or anywhere you have high-speed internet.
What You Need
To set up your Tablo QUAD OTA DVR you need:
- An Over-the-Air HDTV antenna
- An internet connection
- A USB or SATA hard drive - this is required both for watching live TV and recording
- A Roku OR Amazon Fire TV OR Android TV OR Apple TV OR a WiFi-enabled computer (Windows 10 app on PC, Safari browser on MAC) OR a mobile device (iPad/iPhone w/iOS12+ OR Android smartphone/tablet w/Android 4.4+)
To watch Tablo content on your big screen, you'll need one of these:
- A Smart TV powered by: Roku, Amazon Fire TV, or Android TV; OR
- A Set-Top-Box/Streaming Media Device: Roku, or Amazon Fire TV, or AppleTV, or Nvidia SHIELD; OR
- A Streaming Stick: Roku Stick, or Amazon Fire TV Stick, or Chromecast with Google TV; OR
- An HDMI-enabled computer: Tablo Windows 10 app on PC, Safari browser on MAC
Subscriptions
Tablo QUAD OTA DVRs include a free 30-day trial of our Tablo TV Guide Data Subscription.
Once your trial is complete you can choose to use Tablo without a subscription. However, to enjoy the full Tablo experience, a subscription to our optional TV Guide Data Service is recommended.
For a small monthly fee, our guide data provides the beautiful cover art, episode and series synopses and metadata that make it easy for cord cutters like you to browse content and set recordings on your Tablo through our various apps.
A subscription also enables some of Tablo's cooler features like Tablo Connect for out-of-home streaming.
Setup
It's easy to start enjoying free Over-the-Air TV with a Tablo QUAD OTA DVR. Here's how:
- Connect your HDTV Antenna
- Connect a USB Hard Drive or SATA Drive - required both for streaming live TV and recording
- Connect Tablo to your Home Network - via WiFi or Ethernet
- Connect the Power Adapter
For help with antenna selection and positioning, a list of recommended hard drives, additional set-up instructions and troubleshooting tips visit TabloTV.com/setup.
Specifications
What's Included:
Tablo QUAD OTA DVR
Power Supply
4' Ethernet Cable
Quick Start Guide
Concurrent Streams:
Watch and record up to four shows at once
Stream to up to six devices at once
Storage:
No onboard storage
Support for up to 8TB USB hard drive
OR
Up to 8TB internal 2.5" SATA drive
(7mm or 9.5mm heights)
Ports:
Power
Gigabit Ethernet
USB 2.0
Serial ATA II (3Gbps)
Coax
Processing:
1 GB RAM
8 GB Flash
Networking:
Gigabit Ethernet
802.11ac dual band WiFi with MIMO
Dimensions:
Height - 39mm (1.54")
Width - 174mm (6.85")
Depth - 116 mm (4.57")
Weight:
408 g (14.4 oz)
Video Format:
H.264 (HLS: HTTP Live Streaming)
Audio Format:
Enables pass-through of 5.1 Surround Sound when available
FAQs
When you buy Tablo OTA DVR we include the Tablo DVR, a power adapter, an ethernet cable, and a Quick Start Guide. Every Tablo OTA DVR comes with a free 30-day trial of the Tablo Guide Data Service so you can try out some of the cooler features Tablo has to offer. Tablo apps are available as free downloads and you can find information and links to all of them on our Tablo Apps & Compatible Devices page.
No, network-connected Tablo OTA DVRs do not have an HDMI connection. Instead, this type of Tablo DVR streams live TV and recordings over your home network to multiple compatible internet-connected devices like Smart TVs, streaming boxes and sticks, smartphones, tablets, and computers.
If you prefer a traditional HDMI-connected DVR setup, check out our TV-connected Tablo DVRs like the Tablo DUAL HDMI and Tablo QUAD HDMI.
The main difference between the Tablo QUAD DVR and Tablo QUAD 1TB DVR is that the QUAD 1TB includes up to 700 hours of recording storage space thanks to its pre-installed and pre-formatted 1TB SATA drive.
Not sure which Tablo model is right for you? Check out this blog post.
The main difference is the number of tuners. Three main actions require the use of a tuner: watching live TV, recording a program, and watching a recorded program remotely via Tablo Connect. The more tuners you have, the more flexibility you have. You can read more about tuners and their functions on the Tablo blog.
Not sure which Tablo model is right for you? Check out this blog post.
Tablo QUAD OTA DVRs have no onboard storage. In order to record programs or stream more than one live channel at a time, you must connect a portable USB hard drive (USB 2.0 or 3.0) between 1 TB and 8 TB in size or install a 2.5" internal SATA drive (7mm or 9.5mm heights).
For details and recommendations, visit the Setup & Networking page.
Yes. But to enjoy the full Tablo experience, a subscription to our optional guide data service is recommended. Without a Tablo subscription, you can still watch live TV and set manual recordings by date/time/channel but one-touch and series recordings, cover art, and advanced features are only available with active subscriptions.
Read more about using Tablo without a subscription on the Tablo blog.
Yes! All Tablo OTA DVRs support passthrough of 5.1 Surround Sound. To learn more about this, visit the Tablo blog.
Yes! Tablo supports closed captioning on the majority of its platforms including iOS smartphones and tablets, Android smartphones and tablets, Roku, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and the web app at my.tablotv.com. You can read more about Tablo's closed captioning support on the Tablo blog.
No. Legal and technical reasons prevent Tablo from recording content from sources other than an ATSC OTA TV antenna. You can read more about this on the Tablo blog.
No. Tablo is designed to record and stream Over-The-Air (OTA) broadcast signals from ATSC TV antennas. We do not support recording from cable or satellite signals, cableCARDs, or clear/unencrypted cable (QAM).
Yes. You DO need internet access to use Tablo Over-the-Air DVRs. Like many modern gadgets, Tablo is a network-connected device, designed to have consistent high-speed internet access and will not function optimally without it.
You can read more about this on the Tablo blog.
