TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

The good: The Amazon Fire TV Recast antenna DVR doesn’t charge any monthly fees. Its sophisticated program guide fits live TV channels seamlessly into the Fire TV interface. Setup is easy and out of ...

The AirTV 2 adds over-the-air channels to Sling TV, but the new hardware fails to fix some old problems. For cord-cutters, there’s nothing on the market quite like AirTV. Although it’s not the only ...

In last week’s column, I wrote about how ATSC 3.0 threatens over-the-air DVR as we know it. By allowing for encryption and DRM on local broadcasts, the new standard could lead to new restrictions on ...

On-demand streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu can plug many of the holes that appear when you cut the cable TV cord, but there are still some gaps — particularly news and ...

A quarter century ago, digital video recorders such as TiVo changed the way people watched TV. DVRs allowed viewers to pause live television, binge on entire seasons of their favorite shows long ...

Just a quick note/observation of mine: I can't find any DVR out there that works without a subscription and has a tuner built in for analog and digital over-the-air television signals. This strikes me ...

Want to stream your TV antenna channels wirelessly to Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or Smart TVs? In this guide, Jim Kimble, editor of Antenna Land, walks you through an HDHomeRun setup to stream live over ...

LOS ANGELES — You've heard about cutting the cord and saving money on your cable or satellite bill, but the idea of spending at least $40 a month for a "cable alternative" service like YouTube TV or ...

I believe with Aereo the problem was they were bundling OTA broadcasts and streaming them to you for a subscription. Plex is integrating the antenna/tuner reception into it's app so you can stream ...