I’ve never watched for extended periods of time, but I’ve never had live playback stop on a 4-tuner Tablo.
Yeah, when it stops it jumps back to Guide. It’s done it twice now in about the past 60-90 mins. Annoying.
Do you have The Roku 7.1 software. I have only upgraded a few of my Roku’s but the ones updated have had a similar issue. (Jumping out of playing video.)
Those still on 7.0 have been fine.
I do. It usually updates automatically and I keep them up to date.
I’m really starting to regret this Tablo.
Yeah, Roku bodged this 7.1 update (again). I’ve had the Roku and Tablo combination for over a year and never ever ever saw this problem until the 7.1.something update.
That’s unfortunate. It worked pretty good up until then but when I have to restart 5 or 6 times trying to watch a movie I’m done. There’s always going to be updates on devices - Roku, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire Stick, etc. I don’t know how that works exactly when they have an update and it breaks an App. Do they have to come out with another update to address the Apps that broke or do the Devs for the App have to come out with an update on the App to fix what the Device update broke? I’m thinking the latter.
In the past it depended on the app and how much weight they held…
The app developers WILL often TRY to work around any issues introduced. Tablo tried for months to work around a Roku Issue in the fall of 2015 and they did improve it quite a bit but ultimately there was simply nothing more they could do when the Roku software simply wasn’t operating as it should according to Rokus own SDK documentation…
In the end, it was ESPN that fixed Tablo… When the ESPN app was updated (again, according to Rokus Own SDK documentation) and it exhibited the same issue as Tablo, it forced Roku to correct their software. It fixed ESPN and Tablo.
I do fear that had ESPN or another major player not had the issue, Tablo would still be having problems.
As far as today, I know that for many the 7.1 software update also caused issues with Netflix, I have to reboot my Roku 4 every other day to correct those. I am optimistic when they correct that issue, hopefully whatever they do also improves the most recent Tablo issues.
Through the Secret Roku menus you can downgrade to the old Roku software but it will auto update again on its own unless you block it or pull the plug. I am contemplating downgrading and then setting my router to block the Roku network connect overnight when I am not using it…
Odd, I have the 7.1 software on my Roku streaming sticks (3400X & 3500X) and have not had any issues. It seems as solid as the 7.0 update, and I’ve used it extensively with Netflix, Hulu, MLB, Vudu and of course, Tablo. Maybe only certain Roku platforms are affected by this issue>
It looks like this could be related to a new feature addressing idle time on the Roku platform. We’re experimenting with different kinds of video to see if we can reproduce this and get a bug report over to Roku.
I don’t even have the ability to do that with my current Comcast Router. It’s pretty basic.
I haven’t checked it on my sticks yet and I did just get the new one. I just noticed this on my R3.
I should probably post my full review in the General Forum on the Tablo 4 that will detail my experience and equipment and device list. I don’t think the Tablo alone is going to keep me satisfied. I’m coming from DISH with the Hopper, Super Joey and Joeys. I have 2 months left on my contract and then they are Gonezo. The Dish Anywhere as worked flawless for me on Android and iOS and doesn’t require a super fast connection to stream without buffering or stopping and restarting. The only thing it doesn’t have is a Roku App. Some have stated probably because you wouldn’t need their Joeys if they did and that may very well be true as they wouldn’t have the opportunity to bill you the extra monthly $ for the Joeys.
Well? Did you confirm it and are you working on it? It’s a problem. Or, are you going to tell me what I tell my Users - Did you call the IT Help Desk and open a Ticket? LOL!
Roku is notorious to randomly release firmware updates which then cause issues with channels, one being the Tablo channel.
Sometimes the fix has to come from Roku, and they provide no timeline on when updates are being released.
The downside to relying on other Mfg hardware/software to do the work for you. Yeah, I would say I’m pretty much done with this.
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Just started working again. It’s been streaming for 12 hours now on new Roku Stick without getting kicked out. Maybe because I was threating it with a Channel Master.
Reminds of a tree I have. It started blooming late and shedding leaves early. Didn’t grow all that well. Read somewhere that if you gave a tree a wack with a 2 by 4 or baseball bat, that would revive it. The tree must have heard me discussing this get tough approach with my wife because it suddenly started growing very well!
These days when something isn’t growing, I walk by it with a baseball bat and zoom… My do-gooder neighbor has accused me of arboreal abuse.
Well, I did upgrade my Router this weekend that has the wireless N 5Ghz band and wireless AC. Also threw KT-500 in as you know so I don’t know if any of that may have helped. Oh, and I also threatened it with a Channel Master. 