 matcarlPremium
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY
2 edits | Fios Media Server Soon? I know this was discussed last December when we first heard about it, but here is an update on the story. There is still no target date, just late 2012.
»www.multichannel.com/news-articl···r/139440 |
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So do you think this media server will be a whole new box or just a software upgrade to the existing 7232 boxes? |
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| No way same box if they are planning for more tuners. I dont think the hardware is capable |
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 nascar
join:2000-02-28
Verona, NJ
kudos:2 | reply to DGGSLF
All new boxes. The new 6 tuner DVR (1TB afaik) box is called the Verizon Media Server and there are satellite boxes at each TV. They are connected via coax (wireless in the future) and the TV/DVR content is delivered to them via IP.
Hoping more specifics turn up soon.
said by DGGSLF:Matcarl,
So do you think this media server will be a whole new box or just a software upgrade to the existing 7232 boxes?
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can existing boxes at as sattelittes? |
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 nycdavePremium,MVM
join:1999-11-16
Melville, NY
kudos:10 | No. VMS will have a server and IP clients. The new hardware will not be compatible with the existing STB's. |
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 ThinkdiffPremium,MVM
join:2001-08-07
Bronx, NY
kudos:6 | said by nycdave:No. VMS will have a server and IP clients. The new hardware will not be compatible with the existing STB's.
Is the VMS still QAM-based on the ONT side? (in other words, will CableCARDs still work?)
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nycdavePremium,MVM
join:1999-11-16
Melville, NY
kudos:10 | The VMS will have an embedded CableCARD to decode QAM (just like the existing Moto 7000-series boxes). |
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For the layman, what can the home media server do exactly? DVR I assume? |
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4 edits | said by Greg2600:For the layman, what can the home media server do exactly? DVR I assume?
Think of it as a super DVR/STB for the whole home. It does all of the legwork (with 6 tuners and 1TB of storage). All other TVs in the house get small, cheap boxes that receive the video streamed from the server box. It might also enable streaming/copying to portable devices. (details aren't fully clear on that one.)
Sort of like Dish's Hopper and Joey boxes, if you're familiar with them. The small Joey boxes just receive video streamed from the Hopper.
The benefits are lower power consumption (since there's only one "big" box, while other sets use small/low-power receivers.) Theoretically lower rental costs, since the small receivers are not as big or expensive as normal full-blown DVR/STBs. (One can hope we don't get screwed on the rental fees.)
It also opens the door to using your own equipment or eliminating the need for boxes in some instances down the road. Game consoles, smartTVs with a Fios app, PCs, phones/tablets, etc.
Not all details are known yet. But this is the video that much of the relevant information is pulled from:
»www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl···fVxtsOP8 |
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Thanks. I may have missed it but I don't think that link that Matcarl posted, listed any specifics about number of tuners, etc. But thanks for clarifying. 
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I would expect the client server functionality to work most like a Dish Hopper/Joey system, or WMC host/ extender system. |
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 bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | reply to nowayout
said by nowayout:Theoretically lower rental costs, since the small receivers are not as big or expensive as normal full-blown DVR/STBs. The only way FIOS will lower rental fees is if their competition in the market are lower. That Im afraid is never going to happen. |
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nascar
join:2000-02-28
Verona, NJ
kudos:2 | reply to matcarl
I want 8 tuners!  and 1TB is not enough.  I hope it is eSATA expandable! 
IP worries me on how it will look and how the channels change performance will be.  |
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 johnf2Bucks County, PA. VHO8Premium
join:2001-12-31
Feasterville Trevose, PA
 ·Verizon FiOS
| Yes, definitively need at least 2TB internal drive and eSATA expandable.
Seems a large household would also need more than 6 tuners especially during prime time network and cable series.
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said by bohratom:said by nowayout:Theoretically lower rental costs, since the small receivers are not as big or expensive as normal full-blown DVR/STBs. The only way FIOS will lower rental fees is if their competition in the market are lower. That Im afraid is never going to happen. I wouldn't expect them to lower rental fees, but they have varying rental prices depending on the complexity of the equipment, from $4 to $20. A relatively simple streaming box costs less than a full-blown DVR or non-DVR STB, so the rental fee could be less. |
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3 edits | reply to nascar
No difference visually. It's streamed bit-for-bit over the coax, just as current multi-room viewing of recordings already works. Only now it will be live TV too. Not exactly sure how well channel changing will work. The latency should be minimal, but we'll have to see. |
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bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | reply to nowayout
said by nowayout:I wouldn't expect them to lower rental fees, but they have varying rental prices depending on the complexity of the equipment, from $4 to $20. A relatively simple streaming box costs less than a full-blown DVR or non-DVR STB, so the rental fee could be less.
Ill bet you a bridge in Brooklyn that the overall rental fee for the new Media Server and clients will be MORE then the current MDVR and stbs. Just look at Verizon agreeing to TIVO to now pay montly charges on their DVRS for copyright infringements. |
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I think the Mayan calendar said it would be available on December 21st |
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nascar
join:2000-02-28
Verona, NJ
kudos:2 | reply to matcarl
More. But not really...
»www.engadget.com/2012/09/27/veri···elivers/ |
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