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I just (five minutes ago) bought a new quad on Amazon, prime two day delivery, $199 plus tax. Brand new.

https://www.amazon.com/Tablo-Quad-OTA-Cord-Cutters/dp/B07PLVF8B7

I had the same problem and ordered the following fan that has usb that plugs into Tablo device to power cooling fan and has input built in to plug hardrive in also.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095HLST8W?psc=1&ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_product\_details

The Tablo HDMI is a COAX input and the HDMI is only for output. So I don't see this working, But to build on what Logosteel mentioned, I've used a Roku as input into my PC and recorded using OBS. I had to buy a HDMI to USB video capture device. You can get them on Amazon for about $10 - 20. The one I purchased is no longer available. But here is a link to a similar one.

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https://smile.amazon.com/Hilitand-Capture-Recorder-Computer-Broadcast/dp/B0883C5DGJ/ref=dp\_prsubs\_3?pd\_rd\_i=B0883C5DGJ&psc=1

The only other option I could think of would be to use Android TV devices and the Live Channels App with an HDHomeRun. Although I do have Plex as my DVR, I use this app to watch live TV from the HDHomeRun because it channel changes are much faster. (I.e. I can change channels 2-3 times before the Tablo changes once).

I haven't tried without internet access because 99% of the time when I lose internet, I lose power. You can then attach a hard drive to the Android device and record TV with it too...again, since I have Plex, I haven't tried this.

I use the HDHomeRun + Live Channels combination on my TiVo Stream 4K and 2 different Nvidia Shield TV's and it works great. (I watch recorded TV through Plex)

^(FYI, my parents do have a Tablo Quad, so I understand how it works and have quite a bit of experience with it.)

I'm thinking about moving to the DFW area and it is good to know that you can pick up stations with an attic antenna from 50ish miles away. Fox 4 is on RF/UHF channel 35.

Where is the CW (33.1 / RF channel 32). These are similar distances and close in frequency. The higher frequencies (in general) don't travel as far.

1) Do you have a pre-amp on the attic antenna? Remember that the Tablo has to split the signal 2 or 4 more times as compared to your TV. Your TV tuner might be newer and more sensitive and thus better able to handle weak signals.

2) My parents had that same antenna installed in their attic with reception issues from about 20 miles away. Look for a medium or large Yagi antenna like this and see if that works better.

3) If all else fails, mount the antenna outside on the roof.

4) Do this now before it gets too hot in the attic and it becomes a sauna. 😁 (Been there, sweated that).

Yes - you can use fast forward during in-progress recordings on Roku. You won't see FFWD previews because those are generated when a recording is complete, but you will be able to zip through a commercial.

The new Roku stick is quite good but it doesn't allow you to connect via Ethernet, so if you have a very cluttered WiFi environment or prefer hardwiring things you may wish to go with a box model.

There isn't much difference between the 2015 models of the Roku 2 & 3, just a few more features available on the 3 like a directional remote and headset capabilities.

There's some good comparison charts on the Roku website: https://www.roku.com/en-us/products/compare

There's a paid app for android that operates really well. You have to dig to the folder it dumps in if you are exporting outside of the app. Works well when offline viewing is your only option. Only works on same network ota2Go

Just so you know, an amp will boost more than signal it will also boost noise. If you have good clean signal, but you are splitting it to multiple TV's an AMP is great. If you are trying to boost poor signal, you will also boost anything that might be causing the interference. This is like a polished turd, its still crap. Have you tried to adjust the antenna to point more towards the station and see if that helps at all? This Android app I used worked very well at helping me turn my antenna to ensure I got the majority of the channels in my beam pattern. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ar.com.lichtmaier.antenas) You can look at adding another antenna and using a diplexer to combine the feeds if you need to point two directions, or look into a rotor.

You use a network switch like this one: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Ethernet-Splitter-Unmanaged-TL-SF1005D/dp/B000FNFSPY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=amazon+basics+network+switch&qid=1574819563&sr=8-3

You take the network cable from the wall into the switch, then you take a network cable from the switch to the Tablo and another network cable to the Amazon Fire.

That's it.

Would be more awesome if we could actually download it.

https://www.amazon.com/Tablo-for-Amazon-Fire-TV/dp/B00USCB12G/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=tablo&qid=1590690113&s=mobile-apps&sr=1-2

There's a couple things you could do...

• Get a distribution amplifier (powered splitter) if a passive splitter causes too much signal degradation.

• You could move your antenna outside and share it across all your coax cables in the home. Put the Tablo on a cable that doesn't have a TV connected. Of course ethernet is always going to be better than WiFi, but you could give it a shot. If you're currently using an indoor antenna then a Winegard FreeVision (available from Home Depot) would probably work fine outside, just make sure it's fixed and not swinging. You may still need a distribution amplifier if your home's primary splitter causes too much degradation. An outdoor antenna also usually improves reception.

• See this post for more information on connecting an antenna using existing unused coax cables and sharing a single indoor/outdoor/attic antenna between multiple TVs/DVRs. The same applies to satellite coax cable runs or sharing an antenna in another room. Only difference is where you're mounting/connecting your antenna. This is something you can do yourself if the cables are within easy reach, but you can also hire a satellite installer who is willing to install antennas.

Is this the hard drive you are referring to?

I'm not sure you can use the Nexus remote with the Shield.

The Shield does have a remote designed specifically for it as an alternative to the gamepad which we do support: http://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-SHIELD-Remote/dp/B00XO7AK9M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445953873&sr=8-1&keywords=shield+remote