Tomorrow, April 6, Tablo is increasing the price of its Lifetime subscription. The price will increase to $179.99, up from $149.99. The change will only affect those who sign up after April 6, so Tablo users can sign up for a Lifetime subscription today to lock in the lower price.
The pricing update will only apply to Lifetime subscriptions. Monthly and annual subscriptions will stay at the same price. Tablo users can sign up for a TV Guide Data Service subscription for $4.99 /month or $49.99/year, or upgrade to the lifetime plan.
What is the Tablo TV Guide Data Service?
With a Tablo TV Guide Data Service subscription, you’ll get a TV guide with a 14 day preview of what content is coming up, rather than the 1 day preview with a basic subscription. You can also set recordings by series, season, or new episodes. Within the guide, you can search with filters for TV shows, movies, and sports and check out episode synopses before recording.
All new and refurbished Tablo DVRs come with a free 30 day trial of the TV Guide Data Service subscription you can enjoy Tablo’s advanced DVR features, right out of the box. After that, you’ll need to subscribe to a monthly, annual, or lifetime plan to keep those benefits.
Choosing a Tablo DVR
Tablo makes DVRs for cord cutters who use an antenna to watch free live, local TV. Here are the options they offer.
Tablo Dual Lite OTA DVR: The Tablo DUAL LITE Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR is designed for cord cutters who love live TV and recording local broadcast programs, but don’t need to stream or record more than two shows at once.
Tablo Dual 128 GB OTA DVR: With two tuners and 128GB onboard storage, you can record up to 80 HD hours and stream up to two free broadcast channels from your TV antenna without the need for an external hard drive.
Tablo Dual HDMI OTA DVR: The Tablo DUAL HDMI Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR is Tablo’s first DVR model that connects directly to your television. Designed for cord cutters who prefer a traditional DVR setup with a dedicated remote, Tablo DUAL HDMI lets you watch or record up to two shows at once.
Tablo Quad OTA DVR: The Tablo QUAD Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR is designed for cord cutters with larger households or channel lineups, who wish to record and stream up to four free broadcast channels from their HDTV antenna simultaneously. Tablo QUAD also provides the flexibility to choose the recording storage option that works best for you.
Tablo Quad 1TB OTA DVR: The Tablo QUAD Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR is designed for cord cutters with larger households or channel lineups, who wish to record and stream up to four free broadcast channels from their HDTV antenna simultaneously.This variant includes a 1TB built-in SATA drive for recording storage which is enough space for up to 700 hours of HD programming.
Tablo Quad HDMI OTA DVR: The Tablo QUAD HDMI Over-The-Air (OTA) DVR is one of Tablo’s first DVR models to connect directly to your television. Designed for cord cutters with larger families and/or channel lineups who prefer a traditional DVR setup with a dedicated remote, Tablo QUAD HDMI lets you watch or record up to four shows at once.