Yeah, mine does too. The AirTV player is different, it does pause live TV... it's just that it's a single TV unit. It still uses the Sling app and works the same otherwise (but you're running the Sling app on that box instead of on a Roku or something).
On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 12:22 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > My AirTV (coupled with Sling) tells me I cannot pause live TV when I try. > > *From:* Mathew Howard > *Sent:* Monday, May 18, 2020 10:55 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT OTA receivers > > If I remember correctly, Tablo has a subscription fee... last I looked the > Amazon thing looked the most promising for a multi-tv system. > > I have an AirTV and an AirTV player (although I'm not sure if they still > make that or not). The airtv obviously has some problems... the AirTV > Player has the same interface, but it's not a networked tuner (it's > basically just an AndroidTV box with a USB tuner) and it seems a lot more > reliable, and it can pause live TV. > > On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 11:43 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I will wait for someone else to try Tablo and report to us. >> >> *From:* Bill Prince >> *Sent:* Monday, May 18, 2020 9:01 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT OTA receivers >> >> >> Lewis, your "Amazon OTA DVR", is that the FireTV you're talking about? >> >> Has anyone looked at the Tablo? It looks like it has 4 tuners, and is >> described as a "whole house DVR". It has no HDMI; presumably you need a >> smart TV or some other thing to stream things over the local LAN. It does >> require an external drive, but does not require a subscription (unless you >> want to stream from off-site). It also says it has "automatic commercial >> skip". >> >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> >> On 5/18/2020 5:24 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote: >> >> I have several Channel Masters with the external drive. Probably what >> Walmart sells rebranded or something. Send me your address and I'll ship >> you one. It has a smart TV app. In the end I think it was that it was a per >> display thing we replaced them for. I have 4 of these I don't use. I want >> to say they were maybe $95 each, then add the external SSD of whatever size >> added another $85 or so. >> >> We use Aamazon Alexa to a great extent and have liked the Amazon OTA DVR. >> Having said that, it seems to require rebooting about every 6 weeks when >> the streaming locks up. I should get a simple timer device to reboot it at >> 4AM. Other than that, I like the whole thing and its integration to Amazon >> Prime is handy if you already use that. It is simple enough for the wife to >> use, which counts for a lot. >> >> On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 11:59 PM Trey Scarborough <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have used HDhomerun for years now you can run the recording software >>> on a PC or it integrates with most DVR platforms MythTV, Plex, Kodi, etc. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5/17/2020 7:39 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> I had the tivo for quite some time until it quit working and I didn’t >>> want to spend the money for another one. >>> I switched to airTV and then converted it to Sling. It is buggy. Does >>> not always record what you tell it to, it will not allow fast forward on >>> local channels and the audio level is much higher than all my other hdmi >>> inputs like Roku. >>> >>> So looking again for an ATA receiver. Walmart has a really low cost >>> unit that can record if you connect an external drive. It allows time >>> shift etc. >>> Does not stream over you network, you will have to have it connected to >>> your display. And you will have to feed it an RF TV signal. But the whole >>> streaming over the network by Tivo and Sling/AirTV has not exactly been >>> flawless. >>> >>> Anyone using anything else they really like? One of my larger spots in >>> the house to watch TV has a large monitor with no F connector. So I need >>> something there. I would like something with a channel guide so that is >>> one thing Sling does for me. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Trey Scarborough >>> VP Engineering >>> 3DS Communications LLC >>> p:9729741539 >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> >> >> -- >> Lewis Bergman >> 325-439-0533 Cell >> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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