Chapter 7
Watching and Recording Shows with Fire TV Recast
IN THIS CHAPTER
Getting to know Fire TV Recast
Setting up Fire TV Recast in your home
Watching live over-the-air TV shows
Recording and viewing over-the-air TV shows
Managing your Fire TV Recast
Does anyone watch live broadcast TV anymore? Oh, sure, lots of people still tune in to sporting events, election coverage, and other major events as they happen, but it’s becoming increasingly rare to watch primetime shows and other standard TV fare when they first air. Instead, like the good digital citizens we’ve all become, we record what we want to watch and then play it back when it suits us and our lifestyles.
In this chapter, you discover the Amazon device that lets you watch and record live TV shows without requiring an expensive cable package. It’s called Fire TV Recast, and its job is to view and record shows that you pick up using an HDTV antenna. It’s the perfect complement to your existing Fire TV system, and you explore ...
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