Category: Cord Cutters

Coming soon! A “commercial skip” function for all Tablo owners! I am REALLY looking forward to it!

The Tablo Blog reports: “In late March, we’re starting an open beta for our automatic commercial skip feature! (No signup will be required.) This makes it possible for any subscription-enabled Tablo OTA DVR to play most recordings without any commercials.

Tablo’s commercial-skipping magic is a cloud-based hybrid of digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and machine learning. When enabled, pesky ads are accurately and automatically detected so Tablo apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, and Apple TV can hop right past them.”

So, new year, and I finally cut the cord! I just signed up to the Philo service as well. If you join via this link (below,) we both get $5.00 off our accounts! https://philo.com/refer/RSCRPRTF

Philo is a legit, fully legal, licensed service that gives you the channels that you may want that you can’t get via other methods (legally) without a cable subscription. This is about the best deal I have seen, and it works great!

I was able to quickly and easily install the Philo app on my new FireTV Cube… and it looks good! More on the show, coming soon!

By the way, here are the networks that you get for only $16.00 a month (all fees included)

A&E
AMC
Animal Planet
AXS TV
BBC America
BBC World News
BET
Cheddar
Cheddar Big News
CMT
Comedy Central
Discovery Channel
DIY
Food Network
FYI
GSN
Hallmark
Hallmark Drama
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
HGTV
IFC
Investigation Discovery
Lifetime
Lifetime Movie Network
MTV
MTV2
Nickelodeon
OWN
Paramount Network
PeopleTV
Science
Sundance TV
Nick Jr
Teen Nick
The History Channel
Tastemade
TLC
Travel
TV Land
Motor Trend
VH1
Viceland
WE TV

And, speaking of Rokus… there is a rumor in Cord Cutting circles that it may soon be possible to watch Roku content off of the Roku app on your phone. If so, that would be a huge deal! A lot of folks watch YouTube on their phones, and if Roku channels could be seen via a phone, that would be amazing! We will see if this is just “pie in the sky” or the real thing, but hey… it would be very cool!

Given they own all the Marvel content, I suspect this will be a popular streaming service.

Disney’s new Netflix rival will be called Disney+ and launch late 2019

CNBC – By: Michelle Castillo – “Disney’s new streaming service will be called Disney+ and launch in late 2019, CEO Bob Iger announced on the company’s earnings call Thursday.

The company announced in August 2017 it would pull all its movies from Netflix in 2019, and start its own streaming offering for its past titles. Disney also purchased Fox for $71.3 billion in cash and stock, further bolstering its library.

The service will also feature new, original shows and movies, including original Marvel and Star Wars series. Marvel fan favorite character Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston, will get an original series on the Disney+ service. A prequel series to Star Wars movie ‘Rogue One’ about the character Cassian Andor, portrayed by Diego Luna, will also call the service home.

Other original shows and movies include a rebooted version of The High School Musical franchise. It will also be a hub for animated content, including the next season of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ and an new original animated series based on Pixar’s ‘Monsters Inc.’ Exclusive movies include ‘Noel,’ a Christmas movie about Santa’s daughter played by Anna Kendrick, and ‘Togo,’ a movie about the 1925 Nome Serum Run starring William DaFoe.

Disney launched a placeholder website for Disney+ that shows off logos of brands like Pixar, National Geographic and Marvel.

Disney’s other streaming service, sports-centered ESPN+, reached 1 million paid subscribers in just five months.

The company reported its fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Shares went up as much as 2 percent after beating earnings and revenue estimates.”

Record four OTA channels at the same time with this awesome DVR!

Tablo 4-Tuner Digital Video Recorder [DVR] for Over-The-Air

• Watch, Record, Pause, and Stream Free Broadcast HDTV Channels: CBS, ABC, NBC, and many more, 100 Mbps Ethernet 802.11n dual band WiFi with MIMO
• Four Tuners allow you to record and watch four different programs on up to (6) devices in your home, H.264 (HLS: HTTP Live Streaming)
• Discover new shows, schedule and manage recordings and skip commercials using the content-rich interface of the Tablo Apps for iPad, Android & Kindle Tablets, Smartphones, Chrome, Roku, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV
• With TabloConnect Subscription you can stream your hometown news and sports when traveling. A network-connected DVR, Tablo is a whole-home-DVR and placeshifter combined that uses WiFi or Ethernet to stream live and recorded HDTV content to Tablo apps on all the connected devices inside your home or anywhere you have high-speed internet
• NO HDMI with Tablo’s Wi-Fi wireless broadcast of content to Tablets, Laptops, FireTV, AppleTV, Roku, Android TV, Chromecast, iPhones, Galaxy Smartphones, NVIDIA Shield, and more

Available via Pre-Order from Wal-Mart.

Xiaomi Mi Box S with 4K HDR Android TV Streaming Media Player and Google Assistant Remote

Connect to a world of content and entertainment at home with Mi Box S. Running on the latest Android TV 8.1 is easy to use, supports voice controls and your favorite apps such as Netflix, VUDU, YouTube, SlingTV and more! Experience stunning 4K HDR visuals and DOLBY DTS for an immersive experience. Catch your favorite TV shows, play games, watch the news or listen to the radio. Mi Box also recommends videos based on your personal YouTube and Google Play preferences.

Powered by Android 8.1 for Superior Functionality
Enjoy the latest Version of Android TV 8.1, perfect for home entertainment, home theater, business use, and more

Access Tons of Content
Access to 3000+ channels and Apps, Enjoy movies and TV episodes from Netflix, VUDU, YouTube, and more

High Clarity 4K HDR
Supports 4K Ultra HD resolution and High Dynamic Range (HDR), experience clarity and smoothness like never before

Voice Control that Does It All
Built-In Google Assistant and in Apps voice search. Search for photos, check the weather, set an alarm. Life should be simple.

High Performance Storage Capacity
Powerful Quad-core CPU, 3+2-core GPU, provides fast and stable rendering to enjoy a high quality video experience

SmartCast
Built-In Chromecast, cast photos, videos, movies from your phone onto your TV wirelessly from your devices. (Smartphone, Laptop, Computer)

Features
Android TV 8.1 Oreo
Cortext-A53 Quad Core 64 bit
Mali-450 GPU
2GB DDR3
8GB eMMC
Ultra HD 4K HDR
Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
Global Language Support

Connectivity
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4GHz/5GHz
Bluetooth 4.2
Ports: HDMI 2.0a x 1, Audio out x 1, USB 2.0 x 1, Power Interface x 1

What’s In the Box
Mi Box S
Google Assistant Voice Remote
Power Adapter
AAA x 2
HDMI Cable