What the deuce is this? NEW GEAR?

I have and enjoy the 2-tuner model with my own hard drive, but I’ve been regretting not buying the four-tuner. However, I also like the idea of self-contained device with a built-in drive.

Any chance of a Tablo QUAD anytime soon?

I actually like the variety of choices depending on exactly what you need. I appreciate that with my 4-tuner model I can purchase the external capacity drive I need for my situation. In my case we record a decent number of things but they are moved off the Tablo nightly (via Tablo Ripper) to a NAS and played back in Plex. So, although 3-5 shows may be recorded if it’s a busy night, I went with a 1TB drive.

Having said that, a Tablo QUAD that has enough space to max quality record 4-5 shows on internal storage only might be something I would be interested in. Everything self-contained like you say.