bl1289
Dryer sheet wannabe
Antenna and HDHomeRun
Using an antenna with HDHomeRun which records quite well.
Using an antenna with HDHomeRun which records quite well.
Hulu+Live has definitely always had ESPN in all their packages and now for $1/mo extra you can also have ESPN+ and Disney+ - we’ve been subs for years. Not to pick nits, just didn’t want to misinform another reader.Hulu Live / YouTube TV don't include ESPN (Monday night football) in their basic packages, which cost ~$65 last year.
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I was also unhappy with the price I had to pay to watch, on average, just 3 football games a month at home. Hulu Live / YouTube TV don't include ESPN (Monday night football) in their basic packages
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We use a Tablo Over-the-Air [OTA] DVR. They just came out with their 4th generation recorder, and you can watch (or record/replay) the 4-tuner version allows you to watch or replay 4 deferent programs on 4 separate TVs at the one time. We've used Tablo for over 4 years, and only use streaming for special programs that aren't yet available OTA. Has been been very reliable, and now you can even get Tablo recorders at BestBuy. Or you can order from Amazon or directly from Tablo. Has been quite reliable for me.
Just ordered the latest Tablo (4th Generation) OTA DVR for $75 from Tablo. Included a little discount for being a 1st time buyer. I already have an antenna that picks up all local channels so I didn't get theirs.
I'm dropping Sling in a few days as I have it only for college football so will be a more hardcore cord cutter the next several months. I will have Hulu for a year at $1/mo and Starz and Peacock both each at $3.33/mo for several months. With all the free stuff on the net I will have more than enough to watch. The Tablo device will be nice in tying the OTA channels together with recording capabilities. And you can record live streaming channels too according to videos I watched.
I was just looking at Tablo today. Please report back how you like it.
I just canceled the tv part of my cable bill and will only have internet going forward. I have an antenna in my attic which gets all the local channels including our PBS station. I’d like to record some of those (PBS) shows plus the football game when it’s on our local fox channel. Tablo looked like it could do the job just fine. One thing I read is that if you want high definition tv (as is broadcast), you have to hook up an external drive to Tablo. The internal drive is a flash card and the system automatically compresses the signal so it can store more on that drive.
We use an antenna hidden behind the wall. Cost about $45. I googled to find the best antenna for my location.
Our antenna is the old analog type, but since all towers switched to digital it picks it up fine. I don't think there is really a difference in antennas between digital or not.
Please report back how you like it.
I have an antenna in my attic which gets all the local channels including our PBS station. I’d like to record some of those (PBS) shows plus the football game when it’s on our local fox channel. Tablo looked like it could do the job just fine. One thing I read is that if you want high definition tv (as is broadcast), you have to hook up an external drive to Tablo. The internal drive is a flash card and the system automatically compresses the signal so it can store more on that drive.
I got the Tablo all set up today. Took about 20-30 minutes. After scanning my channels it showed all the local channels that I'm supposed to get. But when going to the guide there were several channels that were listed but no detail on the grid about the shows. And as a result I could not play those channels. I noticed where some of those are internet channels as well so maybe it won't show duplicates. Tablo's website says sometimes those will appear in a day or two after night updates. So will see how those go. But I do get all the major networks including PBS to show under locals and those are the main ones I will record from anyway.
I test recorded a couple of programs and the quality of the picture looks about the same to me as live. I read a couple of reviewers on YT say there is no difference but another one said there is a slight difference and that a hard drive may improve the picture a tad. I'll probably add one at some point but in no hurry.
Overall I like the device and think it will serve my needs. FF, pause and rewind all work well on live and recordings. I do wish they included more internet channels like I can pick up on Roku. I would like to be able to record movies off the Cinemavault channels. Perhaps more will be added in time.
That's the new generation Tablo. It has better (or no?) encoding than the old ones which fuzzed the picture. It also has those "internet channels" which I don't understand. Maybe some day you post a screen shot. I may end up getting one someday. I still want to get my money out of my old one for which I paid a lifetime subscription for the guide. They don't do that anymore.