My Black Friday gamble this year was a Tablo TV tuner & DVR. It pulls stuff in via antenna, then shoots it over your wifi to any device with the Tablo app. I had to buy a bigger antenna to put in the attic (we live at the bottom of a forested hill), but man this thing is cool.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CBVTP5WG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
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I've run a Plex server for years, and tried to integrate a HDHomerun tuner with it a while back. It's so fiddly and I have limited free time and I gave up.
Tablo seems to just work. We get every major local network except ABC clearly, and then unexpectedly get the ABC station from way off in Greensboro.
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Now I just need to run a coax cable so the Tablo hardware itself doesn't have to live in the attic.
We cut YouTube TV a few months back after it hit ~$75/month. Had been missing live TV, especially as we head into Super Bowl & Awards seasons.
Tablo should fill that gap nicely, for a one-time investment of ~$150 including antenna and coax cabling.
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There's some limitations - notably I can't watch anything while not on my wifi network, and I'm not sure it works at all if our ISP goes out. But it's so much simpler than other options. The hardest part is just moving an antenna around to check reception.
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Chad Haefele
Ben Foote
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