OTTAWA — Canadian company Nuvyyo, makers of the Tablo over-the-air (OTA) DVR for cord cutters, announced today a new ATSC 3.0-capable version of its HDMI-connected OTA DVR featuring four hybrid ATSC 1.0/3.0 tuners.
ATSC 3.0, also known as NextGen TV, is the Advanced Television Systems Committee’s newest OTA broadcast TV transmission standard. (For more about the standard and what it means for the industry, please read our story here.)
“Designed for early-adopter cord cutters in areas where ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV signals are available, the Tablo ATSC 3.0 Quad HDMI brings the bleeding edge Over-the-Air broadcast TV standard into the easy-to-use Tablo OTA DVR experience,” reads a Nuvyyo press release.
The Tablo ATSC 3.0 Quad HDMI OTA DVR “makes it easy for consumers with access to ATSC 3.0 broadcasts to watch live or record up to four unencrypted NextGen TV programs without upgrading their television,” the release says.
The new Tablo OTA DVR is compatible with any TV featuring an HDMI port. It connects to any TV antenna and supports external USB hard drives from 1TB to 8TB, for between 1,000-4,000 hours of recording storage, the release says.
“With a traditional live TV grid guide and one-touch series recording, Tablo ATSC 3.0 Quad HDMI provides the OTA DVR features cord cutters want, as well as support for exciting NextGen TV features, including 4K High Dynamic Range (HDR) video, and Dolby AC-4 Surround Sound audio, where available.”
“With the emerging NextGen TV standard set to reach at least 50% of US households by this summer, we felt it was the right time to introduce a Tablo Over-the-Air DVR compatible with ATSC 3.0,” said Grant Hall, CEO of Nuvyyo, in the release.
“And since current ATSC 1.0 broadcasts are set to continue for many more years, we chose hybrid ATSC 1.0/3.0 tuners for the Tablo ATSC 3.0 Quad HDMI to ensure cord cutters can maintain access to free Over-the-Air TV throughout the transition,” Hall added.
The Tablo ATSC 3.0 Quad HDMI OTA DVR is currently available for pre-order exclusively at TabloTV.com at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of US$300, with an anticipated ship date of spring 2022.
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