Iām having a good Tablo experience as wellā¦ I know where the weaknesses are with the Tablo, and in my home setup. Recently, I upgraded my router and itās working even better. I have a few channels that are at the limits of reception with my present antenna, so I just ordered a better one that (I hope!) should pull them in with ease, giving me a lot more OTA content from which to choose.
The couple of Tablo issues Iām aware of, thermal and ESD, Iāve dealt with. I have Tablo standing up on the narrow edge, and I have a fan blowing air across the bottom. Nuvyyo says itās not an issue, but my preference is to have the box run cooler, especially with all 4 tuners in operation. For ESD control, I have the Tablo out of site, and no longer touch along the underside front edge, which would cause a reset when my fingers approached. Out of site, out of mind.
My Tablo experience, unlike a few posts I see on the boards here, is quite different. Shows record when I want them to, I can watch, fast forward through commercials, delete, bulk delete, schedule, unschedule, search for new shows and schedule them, watch live or recorded content from anywhere on the planet where I have an internet connection, all in incredibly clear & sharp video. I donāt get constant buffering, nor do I care about having 5.1 surround soundā¦ the sound I get is more than acceptable. There were some issues when I had Tablo on wi-fi, but after moving it to a hardwired Ethernet connection, they all went away.
Because Tablo is working really well for me, I was able to cancel DirecTV after 19 years of service. Most of what I watched was available on broadcast networks, and I supplement that with a couple of OTT streaming services. Because Tablo does everything I want, Iām not anxiously awaiting every firmware or Roku update thatās announced. WHen it comes, it comes. I didnāt need a 5TB hard drive, so I didnāt care when 2.2.2 was finally released, though with 2.2.2, I have noticed thumbnail generation seems to be more reliable. Even without thumbnails, I could still fast forward through commercials, but it was more of a guessing game. My 2 TB drive is far more than I anticipate needing, as my usage is typically to delete shows after watching. Iām not building a library. Even though Nuvyyo doesnāt support downloading content off the Tablo, a few enterprising souls have come up with some really nice solutions, so that when I travel, I can download a few shows to take with me to watch offline. Tablo Ripper works really well for my needs, and there are others out there that work well, so I donāt care whether Nuvyyo comes out with their own downloader or not.
So like you, Iām incredibly happy with the Tablo. The live TV grid for Roku came out shortly after I bought my 4 tuner Tablo, and it was icing on the cake. A really nice feature. If we never got another new feature for the Tablo, I would still be happy with my choice of OTA DVRā¦ anything new would just further add to my enjoyment of the product.
