Nuvyo recently landed its Tablo OTA DVR app on Apple TV, opening up the option for cord-cutters looking to stream local broadcast content on the big screen. We've got the crucial details in this video from CE Week 2106

The appeal of that extra cash -- while keeping access to live news, sports, entertainment and other options available with TV subscriptions – is what Ottawa-based technology company Nuvyyo is hoping will push more Canadians to cut the cord and plug in a Tablo.

“Compared to a traditional platform, like cable or satellite, Tablo provides access to the majority of the content people pay Rogers or Bell … without the cost or the contract, and with a much more user-friendly interface,” Laura Slater, a spokesperson for Nuvyyo told Yahoo Finance Canada by email.

A CRTC report released earlier this summer found that the average Canadian TV subcribers’ monthly bill was $66.08 in 2015, up from $65.25 the year prior.

This jump in prices helped the industry offset the loss of nearly 160,000 subscribers who cut the cord in 2015.

And that’s where Tablo comes in. As more consumers cancel their TV subscriptions, they turn to streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Shomi or CraveTV, but Nuvyyo is hoping to fill the void felt by users who still want to watch and record live programming.

“Tablo (is) the app for live and recorded TV on your device of choice, just like Netflix is the app for movies and previously aired TV series,” Slater suggested

The matte-black box streams live and recorded TV programming to an assortment of devices in your home, as many as six at a time, through your home network via WiFi or Ethernet cable.

The technology uses an HDTV antenna, which needs to be purchased separately, to get you access to these channels.

In addition, Tablo has a digital video recorder that lets you capture and save content so you can watch it later. The base model has dual-tuner functionality, which means you can record two programs simultaneously, or watch one show and record another, and a beefed-up version with four tuners.

But enough background, let’s get to the good stuff.

Pros

Setting up and using Tablo was very easy.

All it took was plugging in antenna into the box, hooking it up to the router with an Ethernet cable for the setup and then connecting with my laptop or phone via WiFi.

And getting access to Tablo’s content wasn’t any more difficult. I downloaded the free app to my Nexus 6 and I was able to use it on my laptop with Tablo’s web app. Tablo is also accessible through iOs and Android devices, Roku boxes, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV.

Both versions had an intuitive and easy-to-use interface that is broken down into straightforward categories such as live TV, primetime, TV shows, movies, sports and recordings. Under these headings, there were show listings with descriptions that are in line with what is offered with digital TV boxes.

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One of the biggest attractions is that image quality is fantastic. I got to catch some of the Olympics via CBC and the picture was crystal clear.

It was also super simple to record shows, which you can do just by clicking on a listing.

And these recordings look fantastic when done on the highest setting, 1080p, and stream beautifully from the devices.

As an ardent fan of the “The Daily Show,” who would watch on the Comedy Network’s website the next day, it was great to clearly see Trevor Noah rather the pixelated one I previously saw on streams, and who was frequently interrupted as it buffered.

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