Nuvyyo, the makers of the Tablo DVR[1] for cord cutters who want to record free, over-the-air TV programming from their digital antennas, is today launching their next-generation device, the Tablo DUAL[2]. As you might guess by the name, the new DVR supports two tuners, so you can record from two TV channels at the same time. The new hardware is also housed in a 20 percent smaller form factor than its predecessor, and adds 64 GB (or roughly 40 hours) of onboard HD recording storage.
In addition, cord cutters can expand the onboard storage by attaching their own USB hard drive. By doing so, you can boost the recording capacity up to 8 TB, the company says.
This is a step up from the original Tablo device, which requires a USB hard drive in order to work as it didn’t come with onboard storage. This was both a plus and a minus for Tablo owners.
On the one hand, it gave consumers the power to control how much storage space they were interested in using by purchasing a USB drive that fit their needs, but on the other hand, it made for a sort of junky-looking entertainment center where you had multiple devices stacked up.
The new Tablo at least gives you the option to use onboard storage, though heavy DVR users may still find themselves in need of the additional drive unless they’re very good about deleting their recordings.
To use the device, you’ll need a home Wi-Fi network and your own over-the-air HDTV antenna.
Instead of plugging the antenna into the TV directly, you plug it into the Tablo. The DVR itself is network-connected – it’s plugged into your router...
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