Jon
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join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | Looks cool
Wish I could get it. |
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Techie714
join:2005-08-02
Anaheim, CA | Blades
Looks like they took a page from Microsoft's Xbox360. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| said by Techie714  :Looks like they took a page from Microsoft's Xbox360. I noticed that too.
As soon as I saw it I thought to myself, Microsoft.
Looks pretty slick, though. I'm supposed to be able to get FiOS TV later this year, if all the planets align, and the moon is in the 5th house of...whatever....
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | Looks cool...
but is this any different than say...a Vista for TV?
I can use on-demand from comcast; its basic but functional. How is this any better?
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| said by S_engineer :but is this any different than say...a Vista for TV? I can use on-demand from comcast; its basic but functional. How is this any better? It has FiOS in the name...
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Vamp
5c077
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join:2003-01-28
MD
·Verizon FIOS
| Officially jelous..
I'm officially jealous now.. FIOS is sooooo close to here yet so far.. Months away.
and to the Comcast fanboys: Enjoy your 30mbps nodes shared over hundreds of users!! FIOS = 622mbps (soon to be higher) per 32 person node.. Oh and did I mention, FIBER not copper. There is no stepping up from Fiber, it is the top of the line, copper is the bottom of the line.
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
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join:2005-05-20 | .. as said by one fanboy to the others.  |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| whoopdy doo dah...
so they're catching up to what cablevison and time warner and a host of other top tier cable companies have done in their set-top box/guides... instead of looking cloning (their original intended vision) a no-frills satellite-tv set-top it will look more users friendly. |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
| FIOS TV DVR
Does anyone know where I can get the REAL low down on VZs DVR capabilities? I'm a current FIOS subscriber but I can't find out the real specifics about the box. For instance when I look at VZs site, it does not say if you can revwind a recording to the beginning and also, does the FIOS DVR force you to watch something within a given time.
I currently have two TiVo boxes but if the FIOS box has the same functionality, I think I'll ditch my TiVo boxes simply because I don't want a bunch of boxes using up energy unnecessarily and paying for so many different services.
Thanks |
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jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | whats so special
it doesnt look bad i dont see what the hoopla is about. is the current menu so darn horrible? Also i wonder if there is a delay on thier dvr like directv dvr boxes have
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smajchrz
join:2003-10-11
Chantilly, VA
| reply to NPGMBR
Re: FIOS TV DVR
The recording stays as long as there is space available or you mark it as 'do not erase'. You can fast forward and rewind to your hearts content. If you stop in the middle, you can pick back up where you left off. When you reach the end it effectively 'rewinds' it (keep in mind this is a hard disk based system and there is nothing to really rewind). |
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Thespis
I'm not an actor, but I play one on TV.
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join:2004-08-03
Keller, TX | reply to jgkolt
Re: whats so special
Yeah, the current interface looks pretty crappy. It's not very intuitive and some often used functions take multiple button presses (with the furnished remote). The whole VOD interface is very cumbersome... |
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johndoe303
join:2003-01-01
Boca Raton, FL | reply to dadkins
Re: Looks cool...
Exactly. That's why it's better.
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cableties
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join:2005-01-27 | Nice but
could they fix the lousy Motorola remote range...I have to point it AT the freakin eye, with little margin for error.
Isn't MS providing the OS for Verizon on this? |
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Jmartz
join:2000-07-20
Tenafly, NJ
| reply to tmc8080
Re: whoopdy doo dah...
said by tmc8080 :so they're catching up to what cablevison and time warner and a host of other top tier cable companies have done in their set-top box/guides... instead of looking cloning (their original intended vision) a no-frills satellite-tv set-top it will look more users friendly. I don't know what Cablevision you have, but my Cablevision Cable box interface/features is no where near as nice as this new thing Verizon is launching... and Cablevision has had years to implement new stuff... FIOS hasn't been around that long and they're already overhauling with results. |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
| reply to smajchrz
Re: FIOS TV DVR
Yeah I know I used "rewind" incorrectly but I couldn't think of an appropriate word.
So, if you don't mine my asking, have you used TiVo and and the VZ DVR and if so which do you think is better.
I know everything I need to know about TiVo but before I give it up just to save cash/energy/space, I wanna be sure the VZ DVR can do just as good a job as my TiVo. |
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ztmike
Mark for moderation
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join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN | different?
Only thing that i see in the 2nd picture that comcast doesn't have is the widget thing, and i am no comcast fanboy by the least. |
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Amadeus
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join:2005-05-02
Miami, FL
| reply to cableties
Re: Nice but
said by cableties :could they fix the lousy Motorola remote range...I have to point it AT the freakin eye, with little margin for error. Isn't MS providing the OS for Verizon on this? Yes Microsoft is providing the os for that platform.
Here's the press release »www.microsoft.com/presspass/pres···ePR.mspx
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TechieZero
Tools Are Using Me
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join:2002-01-25
Wesley Chapel, FL |  Fast Forward Skip Back?
When you fast forward a recorded show and stop...does it skip back a few seconds a la TiVo? Cause if it does --- I am switching to Fios ASAP. |
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itguy05
join:2005-06-17
Camp Hill, PA | yay!
Yay! More Microsoft crap where it doesn't belong.
I'll stick with Comcast who has none of the MS nonsense. If they go MS, I'll go back to Directv.
For many of us, the MS stuff is a turn off. |
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