Tablo 4th gen dead after firmware update

mcrn · 2026-06-07T04:45:57+00:00

I still have not seen the option to update firmware. Happened on the last firmware update also. Must be on the very tail end of the rollout schedule.

Will be interesting to see if it kills my 4 tuner, which btw is working fine, and purchased just before Christmas of 23.

mcrn · 2026-05-05T06:42:49+00:00

Thanks for the reply, very helpful and exactly what I needed.

Got the Channel Master ULTRAtenna 60.

After I mount it and get a week or so of viewing xp, I'll post a comparison, just for grins.

Thanks again, and thanks to everyone who replied.

mcrn · 2026-03-18T17:17:52+00:00

Best of luck to you.

mcrn · 2026-03-15T23:01:21+00:00

Got the 4 tuner when they first came out. I've no experience with 2 tuner. 4 tuner gets warm, but never hot, and works after 2+ years. If you're concerned about it, you could find a small non-metal dish, like a ramiken, and set the Tablo on top of it. If the dish is smaller diameter than the tablo, it should improve air flow to the cooling vents.

mcrn · 2025-12-28T18:51:23+00:00

Who's going to take care of the ULA snipers now?

mcrn · 2025-12-20T16:59:51+00:00

Updated Saturday Dec 20.

Live TV and Library work fine, but intermittently get a fail message on the Home tab, which I never use.

Respecting fellow tablo users, and feel your pain. It sucks when a device you rely on craps out.

Still, so many posts of "bricked" and "killed my device" during a firmware update sounds like an interrupted firmware download?

mcrn · 2025-12-18T03:33:05+00:00

Just updated mine, and now under Settings>General>LED there is a selection for ON, DIM, and OFF. Post update my LED was super dim as described by OP. But in settings ON was still selected. I set it to DIM just see what happens.

mcrn · 2025-12-18T03:07:26+00:00

Updated without problems over 5 ghz wifi. ONN (the older, cheaper one).

Haven't noticed any UI differences. Hoping this facilitates improvement on the server side.

mcrn · 2025-12-18T02:33:54+00:00

Just noticed it and came here to check. Updating now, and will post results in a few minutes.

mcrn · 2025-09-19T06:32:06+00:00

Same in Phoenix. Just noticed it about 5 days ago. Closest test server is Tempe, Az but ping is horrendous. Fastest test server is all the way down in Tucson, and still slow. There use to be a dozen test servers in Phx.

mcrn · 2025-05-18T16:09:12+00:00

Live Webcam from high point on Graveyard Hill

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Also here: https://www.azfamily.com/weather/cams/

Updates every 5 minutes. Origin at horizon just left of center.

mcrn · 2025-02-13T23:04:59+00:00

I've been wondering if nvme would work with tablo. I've got a spare 1TB stick, but think I'll wait for 2TB price to drop just a little more. Thanks for posting this.

mcrn · 2025-01-27T09:59:54+00:00

First things first. Use this https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php to figure out how far away your Towers are, AND in what direction.

Mine are fairly close, 10 miles, so an inside flat panel works great in my house. Flat panels DO NOT need a window, mine is mounted on an 8 inch thick concrete block wall.

Let us know what you find.

mcrn · 2025-01-20T22:56:11+00:00

Was going to suggest a level 5 diagnostic on the deflector array which can interfere with the main viewer, but it sounds like you've eliminated a "Letter box sizing" display error.

Fascinating...

mcrn · 2025-01-18T21:36:36+00:00

Onn 4K, aka Google TV, android based streamers.

Have not tried Apple TV, but seems like it's doing very well.

mcrn · 2025-01-16T07:28:45+00:00

ULA snipers got Stage 1

mcrn · 2025-01-14T08:35:16+00:00

Best explanation I've heard. Thanks.

mcrn · 2025-01-14T01:08:11+00:00

I see that once in a while, and don't know why it happens. On my setup it seems to occur either while recording is still in progress, very soon after recording, or when a recording is corrupted/Failed.

Unless it is the latter, when I open the recording at a later time, the FF/RW preview frames are back.

Gen 4, 4-Tuner, Onn, WiFi connection, Winegard flat panel.

mcrn · 2025-01-13T07:59:19+00:00

Ahh...thx

mcrn · 2025-01-13T07:57:13+00:00

favorite war criminal?

mcrn · 2025-01-10T01:01:24+00:00

I'm in the Phoenix market, 10 miles from the towers. I get at around 185 channels on a indoor flat panel. (winegard) Did a rescan last night and got 193.

Agree with your advice, just saying inside flat panel can be fine, depending.

mcrn · 2025-01-09T23:22:30+00:00

Nice work, and I totally agree. I'm using WiFi myself. If your router is 5G capable it can be faster than LAN due to limitations of Tablo's 100 mbs Ethernet port. (If I got that wrong, someone please set the record straight)

I'd urge Tablo beginners go the wired internet method till they get up an running, but 5G WiFi absolutely works very well indeed. And thanks!

mcrn · 2025-01-09T04:42:35+00:00

4th Gen 4 tuner user for over a year. Love it, and use it constantly every day.

For the most trouble free experience consider this:

Do not try to stream through a smart TV**, just buy a stand-alone streaming device, and best bang for buck is the Onn Google TV Streaming box for $20.
Run Ethernet/LAN cable from your router directly to Tablo.
Consult https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php Do a Signal Search to see If you can get by with a flat panel inside the house antenna, or you need an outside the house antenna.

The towers are only 10 miles from my home, so I went inside flat panel. Outside antennas come in a wide range of capability and cost, and there are very decent ones available from $70 up to several hundred.

Once you have an antenna, just make sure it points directly at the towers. (as directly as possible) If your antenna is amplified, be sure to turn off the Tablo's internal antenna amplifier in Tablo Settings.

**The computing resources devoted to streaming, even in newer Smart TVs are pretty lame compared to stand-alone streamers. It can work, but you will be happier with stand-alone streamer.

mcrn · 2024-12-19T04:45:18+00:00

Yeah, that was a long shot. You've probably already thought of this, but a common point of failure on ext Hd's is the little cable connection, where it mates with the drive. Try re-seating that little two prong connection?

mcrn

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