Exactly . Once we quash the popular vote rhetoric we can start to mend the fences . <| sep |> There are some posts here about Tablo and HDHomeRun options , so I thought I ' d chime in . Keep in mind that my feedback is based on using an AppleTV 4 th gen . I owned a Tablo 4 tuner for about 18 months , and generally speaking it worked pretty well . Honestly , I don ' t watch whole lot of OTA TV and rarely record . But when I did , the Tablo did its job . I don ' t recall ever having a missed program . They released the ATV 4 app several months ago , and while a pretty basic app lacking full functionality of other Tablo apps , it was up to the task for a 1 st version . Prior to the ATV 4 app I would use my iPhone to start programs , then Airplay to get them to the TV . In terms of complaints about Tablo , the biggest is that is is very very sluggish . There is about a 10 second buffering every time you change channels because of the methodology that Tablo uses to record . But even beyond that , the UI was generally sluggish overall . It is not for people that like to channel surf . The ATV 4 app was by far the best Tablo app that I used , even with its limitations . The experience on the FireTV Stick and Roku Stick was painful , just so so slow . Granted , they were both underpowered stick devices , not the more powerful boxes . The best experience is using Tablo via web browser where it is by far the most fluid and has all of the capabilities . When I did record , assuming a full program , playback was quick , way faster to load than when trying to start live TV . However , trying to watch programs that were in process , before recording finished , was often troublesome . I eventually just gave up trying and waited for shows to completely finish recording before trying to playback . On a scale of 1 to 10 , I ' d rate the Tablo about a 6 . Conceptually it is fantastic , but there ' s a long way to go before it is a great experience . Now , contrast that with another similar option , the HDHomeRun . I sold my Tablo and bought an HDHR about 6 weeks ago and to be honest much prefer it . Again , remember that I don ' t record much at all . Tablo and HDHR have similarities , but also many differences . Most notably , the HDHR is a tuner only , whereas the Tablo is both a tuner and DVR device . Further , HDHR is available in multiple models that can be used for OTAantenna or via cable TV . Tablo is strictly OTA . Finally , to record using HDHR you have to have separate hardware and software . There is an excellent ATV 4 app for HDHR devices called Channels that is for live TV only . It is superfast and fluid and makes channel surfing a breeze . Channels is working on a DVR solution that they expect to roll out in early 2017 . It will require a running device computer or NAS to save recordings . As an added difference , Channels supports Dolby 5 . 1 and Tablo does not . As for DVR capability , Plex will also allow for recording from the HDHR , but you need to upgrade to a PlexPass subscription . And again , you need a running device computer or NAS to save recordings . SiliconDust , the maker of HDHRs , is also coming out with a DVR , but it is literally over a year late , so who knows if it will ever see the light of day beyond its current prerelease state . I would rate the HDHR Channels app a solid 8 . I just installed the Plex DVR and would give it a 6 it is brand new , still in beta , and a lot of promise . I don ' t use it often , and the biggest negative I ' ve seen so far is the potential conflicts with using Channels i . e . you can easily run out of tuners since my HDHR only has 2 tuners . I know that is a lot of info but I hope it helps . TLDR Tablo is OK . I personally prefer HDHomeRun Channels Plex . My opinion is based on using Tablo for ~ 18 months and HDHR for ~ 6 weeks .