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Tablo: A new over-the-air DVR seeks crowdfunding

Tablo is a new over-the-air DVR that records to a USB hard drive and streams to a variety of connected devices.

Matthew Moskovciak Senior Associate Editor / Reviews - Home theater
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Matthew Moskovciak
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Tablo

It's a surprise to many that you can get free over-the-air (OTA) TV with excellent HD image quality just by plugging an antenna into your TV. But even if you're OK with the reduced channel selection, the problem is that you're stuck with live TV. That means no time shifting or delayed viewing unless you pony up for one of the handful of OTA DVRs on the market.

Tablo is the latest entrant in the budding over-the-air DVR space, launching today on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo. It's a small black box that records over-the-air content and streams content to a variety of connected devices. You'll need to supply your own USB hard drive and antenna, plus you'll need a secondary device to watch content -- the box itself doesn't have a video output.