OTA Recorder

I have the old Teblo and the new. Both work fine and now there is no charge for the OTA guides. Also Tablo has another 70 streaming channels included that you can record to an HDD. I also have the Amazon Recast, but it is not made any longer. I like the idea on a free OTA guide.
 
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I was lucky enough to get a 4 tuner OTA TiVO Edge last year when my remanufactured Bolt died under warranty. My wife loves it but the tuner sensitivity is crap. I also have a 4 tuner new Tablo.

Tablo picks up over 100 OTA channels. Tivo about 30 on the same antenna.

The TiVO DVR is still the best but I doubt they will be around much longer since they are not selling a OTA box anymore and cable card's are being discontinued everywhere.

Our DirecTV Stream subscription gets the most use with a Ospry/Gemini box I bought before DirecTV quit selling them.

I am satisfied with the new Tablo. It can be finicky at times requireing restarts but it seems to be improving with the latest software.
 
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I was lucky enough to get a 4 tuner OTA TiVO Edge last year when my remanufactured Bolt died under warranty. My wife loves it but the tuner sensitivity is crap. I also have a 4 tuner new Tablo.

Tablo picks up over 100 OTA channels. Tivo about 30 on the same antenna.

The TiVO DVR is still the best but I doubt they will be around much longer since they are not selling a OTA box anymore and cable card's are being discontinued everywhere.

Our DirecTV Stream subscription gets the most use with a Ospry/Gemini box I bought before DirecTV quit selling them.

I am satisfied with the new Tablo. It can be finicky at times requireing restarts but it seems to be improving with the latest software.
Evidently they split the incoming signal 4 ways but did not include enough internal amplification to properly compensate.
 
I've owned and setup Tivo's for others for over 15 years and everyone I bought was used! That is inspite of the fact I have little good to say about the company and less with the company that bought them out a few years ago with all of their patents (which is why there are no other true "DVR's" made anymore.)

One unit, no adapters, interfaces, additional HDD etc needed or extra hassles to deal with! A 'true DVR'

There are Roamio's available on e-Bay as long as you look for the '846' series with Lifetime service w/ the plastic enclosure and the separate power supply. There are two other models that are CATV only (840 & 848) that have a metal enclosure like all the former models had and internal PS. Stay away from the Bolt, they run extremely hot and suffer from over heating. They also use the smaller 2.5" HDD which isn't really suited for continuous operation like a full size HDD's (3.5"). The current 'Edge' model, the D6F, I don't know much about, but I believe those use the smaller HDD also.

If you are looking for something less expensive, the previous 'Premier', 746 & 748 series I've seen for under $150 w/ Lifetime Service.
 

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Tablo picks up over 100 OTA channels. Tivo about 30 on the same antenna.
I have seen little difference between any TiVo I've had and any other 'tuner' (TV or otherwise) AFA number of channels they receive over the years. Probably/ possibly THAT specific unit or just the Bolt series, which I wouldn't touch in the first place, especially with that ridiculous design. .
 
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