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shurger

Any OTA streaming device that you recommend?

I need a device that will pick up OTA signal and stream it to my device (Roku and Android). I tried AirTV. It has so many troubles and I plan to return it. I am researching HDHomeRun. Looks like it doesn't has a good Roku support. I read HDHomeRun via Plex has poor picture quality on Roku because heavy transcoding on Plex server. I don't know if this is still true? Or you guys has a different experience. My requirement 1) out of home streaming 2) DVR support 3) Roku support.

Posted Jan 25, 2019, 4:20 AM UTC

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WarpSeven•

Tablo TV plus an antenna. Has Roku and mobile apps. (And apps for other devices too).

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shurgerOP•

Yes. I am checking on it. How does Tablo performs? Any problems?

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WarpSeven•

u/K6usy has one and loves it. I am saving up to buy one myself.

(fixed typo)

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k6usy•

Yep.

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shurgerOP•

When doing out of home streaming, could it be project to Chromecast or Roku?

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onkenstein•

We have been extremely pleased with our Tablo. Can’t say enough good things about it. Obviously, each TV market is different and that drives the available content. But in terms of performance and features, I am happy with it. I really like that it separates upcoming shows and movies outside of the guide, which makes it easy to record anything that interests you.

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shurgerOP•

I'll give Tablo a try.

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TabloTVOfficial Account•

Woot! Glad to hear it!

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JeddHampton•

Love mine. A new four ringer noodle is coming out. I think I'm going to replace my setup with that one. I currently am using an old and a new two tuner.

Paying for everything up front means no monthly bills for any OTA TV. It all paid for itself pretty quickly.

edit: "four ringer noodle" is un-spell-checked swipe texting for "four tuner model".

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TabloTVOfficial Account•

A new four ringer noodle

Damn. We missed a great product naming opportunity.

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JeddHampton•

Just use swype texting and refuse to spell check. New naming convention.

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decaturbob•

I have had a quad tuner Table now going on 4 years with no issues. I like most about Tablo, they are constantly improving their firmware and operation. We have 5 rokus and a 2 TB hd for the tablo.

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KevinAnniPadda•

Just get an antenna. They're cheap and the service is free

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shurgerOP•

I want out-of-home streaming!

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Redbullsnation•

FireTV Recast. Steep investment but should get the job done

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shurgerOP•

Does FireTV has a remote?

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Redbullsnation•

Yep

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mckulty•

If you can find a Tivo Roamio OTA with lifetime guide subscription, it's worth every penny of its initial tag, if you have good signal at the antenna.

Best program guide, 4-ch DVR, commercial skip, streaming integration, remote control, playback on devices.

You may want to abandon your Roku bc the big apps are all available on the Tivo itself, alongside OTA local channels. I couldn't find Acorn on the Tivo, so we still have a Roku and it is a little more responsive and quick-loading than Tivo for Netflix or Prime.

But the smooth-viewing experience couldn't really be better.

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The_Boy_Plunger•

Would be great if Tivo worked on more than one tv. That is the one major downside of the Romio OTA.

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mckulty•

https://www.amazon.com/TiVo-Mini-Remote-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B07KQBD9DX/ref=sr_1_2

I haven't done it yet but I understand this makes it possible. Not cheap tho.

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The_Boy_Plunger•

Really, thought that only worked with the paid regular tivo or requires a separate monthly subscription fee. But, I'll admit I'm no expert on Tivo.

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mckulty•

The one I linked included lifetime subscription I think.

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mckulty•

The one I linked shows "No service fees" in the headline, but "subscription required" in the body.

I'm pretty sure it only requires one subscription for both devices, but I'll be checking that before I order one.

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garylapointe•

Tivo Roamio OTA! Get the lifetime service and it's working great for me for the last 3+ years.

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shurgerOP•

Yes. I heard it work well with Fire stick but quality is poor with Roku

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Galexio•

AirTV. It works as its own standalone free streaming service, with a downloadable app via Roku. Set up an account and go.

Easily integrated into Sling if you ever consider it, too.

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shurgerOP•

I am returning my AirTV. SlingTV app always can't match my channel with correct station. So guides are always wrong.

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pound33•

Have you tried using the AirTV app rather than using Sling? I started out using the app then switched to Sling and ended up going back to the app because I didn't really like how Sling integrated the AirTV.

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Davecampa•

Love my AirTV. Has the locals from my antenna right in the guide. I pay $25 a month and have been happy for almost 6 months.

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LongUsername•

The original HDHomeRuns used MPEG2 streams which had to be transcoded for lots of devices.

There are HDHomeRuns with hardware based H.264. That would probably solve your transcode problem. Looking quick there even seem to be some newer ones with H.265 encoding.

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shurgerOP•

Has anyone tried out ChannelMaster Stream+? How is it?

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dapala1•

HD Homerun work ok with Plex. It's weird though because though it works most of the time, sometimes it just won't connect. It's completely random.

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