Possibly leaving TiVo ... Questions about Tablo

Another item to keep in mind- in the event that previous comments have not made this clear-
Tablo has no direct connection to the TV. Your choice of player will have a distinct influence on your viewing experience.

Chromecast is the least favorable playback device.
Anything that is a stick is less favorable than the box of the same maker.
Roku occasionally screws things up with their updates.

I use AndroidTV for my playback devices- NVidia Shield (2x)- because it integrates most of my content pretty well under the top level voice search. I use HDHomeRun Connect tuners for my live TV (via Google Live Channels), and Plex for my personally owned content library. Tablo may get integration someday, but I am fine with knowing to look for my recordings in the Tablo app. (I could use a 3rd party app like SurLaTablo to pull my recordings over to Plex, but I prefer to “watch then delete” my DVR content).

Also, Live TV on Tablo is not a good experience if you are a “channel surfer”, as the transcode process will add a minimum of 10 seconds of delay while buffers fill and content gets converted.

I like what Tablo gives me for DVR and remote watching, but it is not a stand- alone kind of setup like Tivo.