--- product_id: 71379057 title: "Tablo DUAL LITE - Network-Connected OTA DVR" brand: "tablo" price: "£1.80" currency: GBP in_stock: null reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/71379057-tablo-dual-lite-network-connected-ota-dvr store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # USB HDD storage ready 2 simultaneous OTA tuners Dual-band AC WiFi + Ethernet Tablo DUAL LITE - Network-Connected OTA DVR **Brand:** tablo **Price:** £1.80 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 📺 Cut the cord, not your options — Tablo Dual LITE keeps your TV life limitless! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Tablo DUAL LITE - Network-Connected OTA DVR by tablo - **How much does it cost?** £1.80 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/71379057-tablo-dual-lite-network-connected-ota-dvr) ## Best For - tablo enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tablo brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Stream & Record Anywhere:** Live and recorded OTA HDTV streams to any device, anytime—cut the cord without compromise. - • **Flexible Network Connectivity:** Connect via Ethernet or dual-band WiFi for optimal placement and signal strength. - • **Universal Device Compatibility:** Seamlessly control and watch on iOS, Android, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and more. - • **Dual Tuners for Double the Action:** Watch one channel while recording another, never miss your must-see shows again. - • **No Subscription Needed for Basics:** Enjoy essential DVR functions without monthly fees—upgrade only if you want advanced guides or cloud storage. ## Overview The Tablo Dual LITE is a compact, network-connected OTA DVR that records and streams live HDTV from your antenna to multiple devices simultaneously. Featuring two tuners, dual-band WiFi and Ethernet connectivity, and USB hard drive support, it offers flexible, subscription-free basic DVR functionality with broad device compatibility. Perfect for professionals seeking a sleek, modern alternative to cable with whole-home streaming convenience. ## Description Tablo DUAL LITE is a network-connected OTA DVR that sends live and recorded over-the-air (OTA) HDTV from your digital antenna to any screen, anytime, anywhere using the Tablo app. Unlike traditional DVRs, Tablo DUAL LITE does not come with its own remote or HDMI connection, instead, it plays or records up to two OTA TV channels like ABC, CBS, fox, NBC, the CW or PBS (Channels are subject to availability in your area), simultaneously to the device you are already using to enjoy TV services. Tablo is the only whole-home OTA DVR that allows you to use either Ethernet or dual-band AC Wi-Fi to connect your TV antenna to your home network so you can place the DVR and TV antenna (TV antenna sold separately) in the best location for OTA TV signal reception. Tablo is controlled by apps that are available for iOS/Android mobile phones and tablets, Computers, streaming media and gaming devices, including Roku, Fire TV, android TV, NVIDIA shield TV, and Apple TV. Tablo's tuners include an internal amplifier to mitigate signal loss from its internal splitter, however some weaker channels may not show up on Tablo that would appear on a TV. Video Format - H.264 (HLS: HTTP Live Streaming). Automatic Commercial Skip Feature is no longer supported. USB Hard Drive required, sold separately. Review: Exceeded my expectations in almost every way. I love this little box. I have two now. :) - The Tablo is a little box with 2 or 4 TV tuners that pulls TV signals from a TV antenna and presents them to you for either (1) live viewing or (2) recording for later viewing. This particular unit, the Table Dual Lite, has two (2) tuners for recording and live viewing, and will allow for six (6) concurrent streams from recorded content. I think it is FANTASTIC. Yes, there some currently some mild issues with the iPhone and Android clients you can use to view Tablo content (a delay is require at startup to sync schedule data), but the Roku app doesn't require that, and if you use the app on a regular basis the delay is only a little bit annoying. One the app is ready to go, it's brilliant. It shows a fairly standard rectangular TV guide (24-hour guid is free, 14-day guide is $4.99/month), and the guide contains information about the show, the indivual episode, and when it first aired. Recording is fairly straightforward, and you can record individual episodes or entire series (all episodes or only new episodes), you can limit it to specific channels if you have dupes with different signal strengths or episode runs, and you can choose how many to save. You can add a hard drive (an external drive to this unit via a USB port) to save your recordings locally (I use a $60 2TB drive on each of my Table Dual Lite units), or you can choose to use Tablo's Cloud storage ($4.99/month for 64GB of space). One caveat ... the specific antenna you choose, and how you position it, can greatly influence your level of satisfaction with these boxes. Low or no signal means unhappiness. :( I live in an east-facing house in the western Atlanta suburbs, and most of the towers are between 15-20 miles away from me and between 90 degrees and 110 degrees according to tvfool.com. I've tried three different antennas myself, and each produced different results. The first was a flat antenna that I hung in an east-facing upstairs window, and it picked up 22 channels, but a couple of the key network channels I wanted were not coming in very clearly and would pixelate. The second antenna was another smaller but somehow better antenna that pulled in 43 channels, and it was mostly ok, but it make me realize that the specific antenna in use made a fairly large different even in the same location. So I picked up a third antenna ... a GE model 33692 attic antenna. After spending around 25 minutes to assemble that weird little bugger, I put it in the window. 73 channels. At least 50 of those are consistently solid. Whoa. My first Tablo Lite was very happy, but with only two tuners and lots of shows I wanted to record, I found that there were times when I couldn't watch TV because both tuners were busy recording Stuff I Really Needed, so I just picked up a second one from Table (refurb) just so I could guarantee a free tuner whenever I wanted. I used a splitter and a pair of 3-ft cables to connect both to the same GE antenna, and they seem to both pick up around 70 stations with very little loss compared to just one Tablo. So I'm very very happy. Note: I mainly watch TV these days using a projector and an Andriod box or Roku, so I am not really able to see a lot of artifacts in the signals due to an inherently crappy picture on my 100" screen, but I'm more interested in an immersive 480p screen than a smaller screen with 4K. :) Because of this, I can't really comment on quality except to say that I generally don't notice anything annoying in terms of image quality except few 480p stations (1080p and 720p stations apparently downscale quite smoothly on my projector). I have a new larger conventional TV arriving soon, so I can make some more meaningful comments at that point, but so far I'm very happy, especially with the main local network channels which are quite clear. Even when it's raining outside. Review: Slow, Buggy, Waste Of Time - Bought this in my latest annual attempt at cord cutting. My old DLP Mitsubishi just refuses to die, and as much as I would like to have a new LED, replacing this reliable, old, perfectly functioning unit is tough. Anyway, the old TV's factory tuner doesn't have a any sort of guide for OTA channels (I have never used it for anything other than a giant monitor in my home theater system) and after being spoiled by Dish Network's digital guide and DVR for years, we weren't willing to give that up. When hooked up, the Tablo scanned and found all the channels in the area. Picture quality was excellent. And that's about all the good I can say about it. A big issue was with the guide loading super slow. Then, after it finally loads when you select a channel, the screen goes blank and you are treated to a spinning circle for 5-10 seconds while it is trying to figure out what to do. I felt like I was transported back to 1992. 'Pretty disappointing interface. Oh, did I mention you need to buy a subscription if you want to access your recordings remotely or want to have a guide more than 1 day out, or want to use cloud storage for your recordings, or to have it simply record your favorite shows? You know, I could live with that if it worked OK. But........ After dinking around for hours with this thing, the final straw was when it came up with an audio incompatibility issue with my current model Roku Premier+. It would refuse to play any channel unless I turned off the surround sound and played only in stereo. After a frustrating round of resets and re-installs, I gave up and couldn't get it back in the box and sent back fast enough. Many thanks to desertcart for making returns of inferior products so easy. And the cord cutting thing? Well, I guess breaking up is hard to do.......Dish made me a deal I could not refuse, so the inevitable has been put off for yet another year. ## Features - Watch, pause, and record live antenna TV (TV antenna required, sold separately). Browse upcoming shows, schedule and manage recordings. Fast-forward and rewind recordings - Whole-home networked OTA DVR: Browse, record, and stream live over-the-air (OTA) HDTV to any device, any time, anywhere. (USB Hard Drive required, sold separately) - All basic live TV recording and playback functions are supported without a subscription - Catch your favorite network TV shows from CBC, CTV, CITYTV and GLOBAL - Tablo offers many resources to help answer any question you may have about your device. Our knowledge base, community forum, and live customer support experts, are ready to help you get the most out of your Tablo DVR ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B078YKTWV6 | | Audio Input | RCA | | Best Sellers Rank | #199,100 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #813 in Streaming Media Players | | Brand | Tablo | | Built-In Media | Ethernet Cable, Power Supply, Tablo | | Compatible Devices | Television | | Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi | | Customer Reviews | 3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars (2,123) | | Hard-Drive Size | 8 TB | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 4.93"L x 1.46"W x 4.84"H | | Item Type Name | OTA DVR | | Manufacturer | Tablo | | Media Format Digital Video | HLS | | Mfr Part Number | TDNS2B-02-CN | | Model Number | TDNS2B-02-CN | | Total Usb Ports | 1 | | UPC | 696106000053 | | Video Input | Coaxial | | Warranty Description | 1 year replacement warranty | | Wattage | 18 watts | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Tablo - **Compatible Devices:** Television - **Connectivity Technology:** Wi-Fi - **Hard Disk Size:** 8 TB - **Product Dimensions:** 4.93"L x 1.46"W x 4.84"H ## Images ![Tablo DUAL LITE - Network-Connected OTA DVR - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717osiPngPL.jpg) ![Tablo DUAL LITE - Network-Connected OTA DVR - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71YK68akjjL.jpg) ![Tablo DUAL LITE - Network-Connected OTA DVR - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51cdmaodOAL.jpg) ![Tablo DUAL LITE - Network-Connected OTA DVR - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91FJdAVWuyL.jpg) ![Tablo DUAL LITE - Network-Connected OTA DVR - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61pVvzJk1TL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: has anyone owned a tablo for longer than three years? i’m trying to decide if i should pay $150 upfront. is typical lifetime more than three years?** A: We bought our Tablo Dual in September, 2016. It has NEVER had a glitch. I noticed an earlier comment that it runs hot. True. But that has not affected the function of the unit. Mine is on a shelf, out of sight, with open air flow. I prop up one edge to allow better circulation. The heat also concerned me, but again it has never been a factor. I have recommended Tablo to friends, family, and even strangers, for the past 5 years. It's a great way to put off salesmen who are pushing DISH, etc. Just yesterday my unit lost ethernet connection. I'm working with tech support via email now, but suspect it is dead. But six years is a good long life for electronics these days. PLUS think of all the money we've saved, and we watch our programs on OUR schedule and skip commercials.. I'm ordering a new one today from Amazon, just in case. Don't want to be without it. As for the earlier comment about having to swap out ethernet ports with their printer, I would advise the user to plug a SWITCH into the router and you will have plenty of open ethernet ports to go around. They are inexpensive and very reliable. **Q: Will the unit power an external hd, not a usb stick?** A: Lifetime subscriber using a 1 TB external USB Toshiba drive (self powered, no power cord) for many years without any issues. Would purchase again. **Q: How many hours of hd tv can this dvr hold?** A: The storage capacity of Tablo depends on several factors, the capacity of hard drive you attach and the quality setting you choose in the recording setting. A third factor is the amount of “meta data” saved. (Meta data refers to the title of the show, its episode number, pictures includes in the directory display, dates, recording size, etc.). Tablo states that you can expect to store about 40 hours of HD recording on a 64 GB hard drive. However if you attached a 8 TB drive, I estimate that you could store more than 3,000 hours of HD 720 with 5 Mbps bandwidth. **Q: If I use this via Ethernet, only to my computer, am I using the internet connection for anything besides the program guide?** A: I think you didn't ask the question you meant to ask. It sounds like you're asking whether it uses the Internet for actual video content. The resounding answer is "NO" - all actual video content is free, and comes through your antenna over the air. Tablo only uses the Internet to download the program guide and to upload your usage history to Tablo so they can sell it. That amount of Internet usage is negligible and will have little affect on your Internet usage. And regardless of whether you use Ethernet or WiFi, there is no cost whatsoever to use your own local home network to stream recorded video content to your devices (TV, tablet, etc.). Hope that helps. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exceeded my expectations in almost every way. I love this little box. I have two now. :) *by R***R on August 1, 2019* The Tablo is a little box with 2 or 4 TV tuners that pulls TV signals from a TV antenna and presents them to you for either (1) live viewing or (2) recording for later viewing. This particular unit, the Table Dual Lite, has two (2) tuners for recording and live viewing, and will allow for six (6) concurrent streams from recorded content. I think it is FANTASTIC. Yes, there some currently some mild issues with the iPhone and Android clients you can use to view Tablo content (a delay is require at startup to sync schedule data), but the Roku app doesn't require that, and if you use the app on a regular basis the delay is only a little bit annoying. One the app is ready to go, it's brilliant. It shows a fairly standard rectangular TV guide (24-hour guid is free, 14-day guide is $4.99/month), and the guide contains information about the show, the indivual episode, and when it first aired. Recording is fairly straightforward, and you can record individual episodes or entire series (all episodes or only new episodes), you can limit it to specific channels if you have dupes with different signal strengths or episode runs, and you can choose how many to save. You can add a hard drive (an external drive to this unit via a USB port) to save your recordings locally (I use a $60 2TB drive on each of my Table Dual Lite units), or you can choose to use Tablo's Cloud storage ($4.99/month for 64GB of space). One caveat ... the specific antenna you choose, and how you position it, can greatly influence your level of satisfaction with these boxes. Low or no signal means unhappiness. :( I live in an east-facing house in the western Atlanta suburbs, and most of the towers are between 15-20 miles away from me and between 90 degrees and 110 degrees according to tvfool.com. I've tried three different antennas myself, and each produced different results. The first was a flat antenna that I hung in an east-facing upstairs window, and it picked up 22 channels, but a couple of the key network channels I wanted were not coming in very clearly and would pixelate. The second antenna was another smaller but somehow better antenna that pulled in 43 channels, and it was mostly ok, but it make me realize that the specific antenna in use made a fairly large different even in the same location. So I picked up a third antenna ... a GE model 33692 attic antenna. After spending around 25 minutes to assemble that weird little bugger, I put it in the window. 73 channels. At least 50 of those are consistently solid. Whoa. My first Tablo Lite was very happy, but with only two tuners and lots of shows I wanted to record, I found that there were times when I couldn't watch TV because both tuners were busy recording Stuff I Really Needed, so I just picked up a second one from Table (refurb) just so I could guarantee a free tuner whenever I wanted. I used a splitter and a pair of 3-ft cables to connect both to the same GE antenna, and they seem to both pick up around 70 stations with very little loss compared to just one Tablo. So I'm very very happy. Note: I mainly watch TV these days using a projector and an Andriod box or Roku, so I am not really able to see a lot of artifacts in the signals due to an inherently crappy picture on my 100" screen, but I'm more interested in an immersive 480p screen than a smaller screen with 4K. :) Because of this, I can't really comment on quality except to say that I generally don't notice anything annoying in terms of image quality except few 480p stations (1080p and 720p stations apparently downscale quite smoothly on my projector). I have a new larger conventional TV arriving soon, so I can make some more meaningful comments at that point, but so far I'm very happy, especially with the main local network channels which are quite clear. Even when it's raining outside. ### ⭐ Slow, Buggy, Waste Of Time *by M***B on June 9, 2022* Bought this in my latest annual attempt at cord cutting. My old DLP Mitsubishi just refuses to die, and as much as I would like to have a new LED, replacing this reliable, old, perfectly functioning unit is tough. Anyway, the old TV's factory tuner doesn't have a any sort of guide for OTA channels (I have never used it for anything other than a giant monitor in my home theater system) and after being spoiled by Dish Network's digital guide and DVR for years, we weren't willing to give that up. When hooked up, the Tablo scanned and found all the channels in the area. Picture quality was excellent. And that's about all the good I can say about it. A big issue was with the guide loading super slow. Then, after it finally loads when you select a channel, the screen goes blank and you are treated to a spinning circle for 5-10 seconds while it is trying to figure out what to do. I felt like I was transported back to 1992. 'Pretty disappointing interface. Oh, did I mention you need to buy a subscription if you want to access your recordings remotely or want to have a guide more than 1 day out, or want to use cloud storage for your recordings, or to have it simply record your favorite shows? You know, I could live with that if it worked OK. But........ After dinking around for hours with this thing, the final straw was when it came up with an audio incompatibility issue with my current model Roku Premier+. It would refuse to play any channel unless I turned off the surround sound and played only in stereo. After a frustrating round of resets and re-installs, I gave up and couldn't get it back in the box and sent back fast enough. Many thanks to Amazon for making returns of inferior products so easy. And the cord cutting thing? Well, I guess breaking up is hard to do.......Dish made me a deal I could not refuse, so the inevitable has been put off for yet another year. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I got both the HDHomeRun and the Tablo, here is my comparison review *by T***R on May 22, 2023* I purchased both the Tablo Dual, and the SiliconDust HDHomeRun Flex Duo. I like them both for different reasons and will use both. The Tablo is a bit more expensive, but the setup was easy, it can be used with wifi. On Windows you can access it see the Channel Guide and watch/record shows via a web browser. The layout is great, and easy to use. You have more options using the Tablo. The app for Roku works well, and also has a great layout and many options. While it can be used for free you will probably want to pay the $50 a year for the advanced Guide and recording. You will need a local USB drive plugged into the device to record. The HDHomeRun is cheaper, the setup is even easier than the Tablo, so would be great for non-tech users. However, on Windows you must go to the Microsoft store and install an app. The layout for the Channel Guide is more modern but not as easy to see what is on. The Roku app works but is also clunky. The device does not have Wi-Fi, so it must be plugged in directly to your router/switch, which may not be the location where your antenna connection is. You will probably want to pay the $35 a year for the advanced guide and DVR recording. *Here is the kicker for HDHomeRun. If you have a Plex server, you can easily connect it to the HDHomeRun device. Then you get a great channel guide, DVR recording, and the ability to watch your shows inside of Plex without needing to pay the $35. Also in Plex, you will have everything organized by season and episode number. I didn’t check phone or Firestick apps, as I don’t use them very often for watching shows. Conclusion, if you want simple and cheap get HDHomeRun, it works well if you want to just watch local TV. If you want to be more complex but have a great setup using Plex also get HDHomeRun. If you want easy to setup, great interface in both Windows and Roku, add in your own USB drive for recording, then get the Tablo. 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