I have both the new and the old Tablo. I live in Alabama and was watching the weather because of a tornado threat. When the internet went off I lost my connection to the new Tablo and tried and tried to get it to reconnect but no dice. I switched to the original black Tablo and it worked just fine without internet.
I don’’t understand why if your internet is interrupted, but you still have power and your local network is still up why you can’t continue to watch tv channels on the new white Tablo? I could also stream my movies and tv show on my local network without internet so I don’t see the reason why you can’t watch tv on the white Tablo. Just for the one reason the old Tablo is better in my opinion.
if the black table is HDMI to back of your TV, that’s why it works. the Gen4 tablo and TV need internet to work together . there are no cables contacting them.
Actually the only need for the Gen4 should be the home network is up and running. Should not require internet which I think Tablo is working on fixing. Maybe not?
I have the old 4 turner ( black. ) Tablo that when the internet goes off it still works as long as the home network is up and running.
I was watching the new Tablo ( white ) when the weather was bad with tornado warnings and the internet went out. I tried and tried to watch the weather but it said it couldn’t connect. So I switched the the old Tablo and I could continue to watch the weather,
I don’t know if there is a requirement to have internet working to watch on the new Tablo all I know is when it went out because of the weather I could watch tv because it said it couldn’t connect. The black Tablo didn’t miss a beat.
As long as you are using a roku or fire tv stick on a network legacy things should work as long as the DHCP server stays up. If the outage lasts past the 13 days of guide data who knows.
I think the constant internet (as opposed to local network) connection requirement is because of the way the guide listing is programmed. It should be a simple fix to rewrite the guide polling to do this maybe once every day (or hour, or couple of hours) such that a constant internet connection is not required and if the internet goes down then some future guide info would temporarily be unavailable but the Tablo would still work for OTA reception and local wifi network transmissionto any TVs in the home. Presumably the internet would come back on and the guide could be correctly updated long before the any inaccuracies were encountered.
What makes you think that the actual OTA guide data isn’t stored on your tablo unit. My guide data was last updated at 2:45 AM. Of course all the crap on the home page like trending, can’t miss, featured, etc. and who knows what else come from the tablo servers.
Here’s the small issue… Tablo never said that option was possible. Watching TV without internet, most everyone assumed it did. If it doesn’t fit your needs, find another vendor.
You could say, it never said you couldn’t, yeaaaa… if you searched the forums enough, you can see it cant (for now). I guess Ford never said my 2003 Terminator Cobra could fly either… I’m just going to email ford and complain.
Also, while ATSC 3.0 may be “worlds away” in all aspects… the implementation with or without DVR will require the Internet. I say this because there are those who “push” for ATSC 3.0, and you can’t be in the “no Internet” and “ATSC 3.0” camps at the same time.
I also wonder how many of you concerned with the above spoke out on the FCC site regarding ATSC 3.0? My guess, less than is needed.
I don’t think a TV with an ATSC 3.0 tuner requires an internet connection to watch a channel. And if it’s encrypted, the DRM keys are built into the firmware. Internet is only required for the additional Next-Gen streaming functions.
However, watching live, or a recording on an OTA PVR without internet is a reasonable expectation.
Just like I’d reasonably expect you to be able to drive your 2003 Terminator Cobra at any time of day, and would be disappointed if it only worked between 10PM - 5AM… even if the manufacturer never stated you could drive it at any time of day.
Now, to ‘drive’ it home , some automobiles now DO require an Internet or cellular connection to operate some features/services, but not having that connection doesn’t keep the car from getting you from point A to point B.
I know a number of younger people who think TV shows are something you pay for. Unlike my older generation, they did not grow up with the imprint of free TV on their minds, where it’s free except you have to sit through the “commercials”, (which turned out to be a good time to grab a snack or relieve yourself, as well as providing income to the broadcaster.)
The younger set won’t have a problem with nextgen drm (has a ring to it hmmm) and for them it’s only a matter of how the money will get from their account to the providers’; apple pay, amazon, their phone plan, etc etc.
I have never paid for TV and never will. Consider myself blessed that I had the revelation some 30 years ago that there is almost nothing worth watching on TV, and adapted my habits accordingly. There are a few shows that I like but usually missed, now I have Tablo and can timeshift to watch several hours a week, some weeks. I originally bought tablo for the indoor antenna location flexibility it gave me. Recording stuff didn’t really occur to me till after I bought it.
I think nextgen drm will not be especially user friendly, or cheap. Nor will it be a boon to providers, who are going to find it will require more than the traditional lobbying they are used to in order for them to get their own best deals.
Look like with ATCS 3.0 will reduce power so if you was thinking you might be able to watch channels you barely get not you may lose them all together.
all the crap on the home page like trending, can’t miss, featured, etc. and who knows what else come from the tablo servers
Exactly. Under its new ownership, I wouldn’t expect Tablo to prioritize viewing recordings without Internet access - but they may give in to pressure if enough of their customers ask for the feature.
, some automobiles now DO require an Internet or cellular connection to operate some features/services, but not having that connection doesn’t keep the car from getting you from point A to point B.