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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
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| Re: Blades 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
| Re: Looks cool... 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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johndoe303
join:2003-01-01
Boca Raton, FL | Re: Looks cool... Exactly. That's why it's better.
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join:2005-08-18
Winchester, VA | It has the fios name "and" what makes my wife Pamela Anderson any better than Alley Mcbeal. Nothing I guess they can both do the same things foe me BUT Pamela is soo much better to set my eyes on. | |
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Vamp
5c077
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join:2003-01-28
MD
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| 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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My views are my own.
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join:2005-05-20 | Re: Officially jelous.. .. as said by one fanboy to the others.  | |
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phattieg
join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
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| said by Vamp :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. Yeah, but while you gloat on it, just remember that Verizon will not GIVE you a 622mbps connection, only 30mbps by 2 mbps. You might try and justify how much better it is by saying "at least it's not shared like cable" when in fact, it is shared, but just happens to have a higher capacity at the moment. Cable would too if they got rid of all their analog broadcasts and forced people to go digital. Personally, I still haven't found anything useful to do with 30mbps down. Now the 2mbps upload would come in handy from time to time, but who needs all that download pipe? I don't even think you can find a site with useful info that will give you 30mbps down, except here, maybe. And even here, the speed tests are busy alot, so you probably won't even hit that speed. Now bring in the fanboys with all the claims of how consistent they get 30mbps. I will believe it when I see it myself. 
For now, I bet "The Slowsky's" are pissed.  
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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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Jmartz
join:2000-07-20
Tenafly, NJ
| 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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GoodDog
join:2000-07-03
Goshen, NY | Re: whoopdy doo dah... While the FiOS guide has a nice, pretty screen it seems to contain the same info and func as the TWC guide. Not sure what’s here to get all hot in the pants about... | |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| Re: whoopdy doo dah... said by GoodDog : Not sure what’s here to get all hot in the pants about... People here like to pee themselves for anything that has FiOS in the name.
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join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| said by Jmartz :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. You want results? See your cable bill.. it hasn't gone down I'll tell you that much. In just about every category of service for TV the prices have $$$ GONE UP $$$, you also need to realize MANY of the updated widgets & features ONLY work on the HIGHEST PRICED RENAL BOXES, so one way or another, your wallet will take a hit. The only services which are a good deal with Verizon are internet access and VOIP phone service (NOT POTS PHONE SERVICE). | |
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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.
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smajchrz
join:2003-10-11
Chantilly, VA
| 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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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
| 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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OwlSaver
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join:2005-01-30
Berwyn, PA | Re: FIOS TV DVR There is a Verizon FiOS store in the Fair Oaks mall where you can play with the box to your hears content. There may be other such stores in the area. | |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA | Re: FIOS TV DVR Thanks. I'll definitely check that out | |
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Babearlon5
join:1999-11-19
Wesley Chapel, FL
| Re: FIOS TV DVR I've played with a number of DVRs for as long as they've existed. Quite frankly none of them are on par with TiVo. The current generation of Motorola boxes given out by Verizon and the cable providers are just not the same. (I can go into a long list of details on the differences if need be.)
If you want the best, get a TiVo Series 3 - dual HD tuner (with dual cable cards). I'm running one for my FiOS/TV and nothing comes close reliability wise, or feature wise. (Proud TiVo user since 1999.)
The only thing that the TiVo does not do is video on demand. Keep in mind that the playback controls for most video on demand is so minimal(no 15 minute jumps forward or back, one or two forward speeds), that you could swear you were watching the video on a VCR. | |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
| Re: FIOS TV DVR Yeah, I've been a TiVo fan for about three years now but was just wondering about the one VZ is passing around. Don't get me wrong I love my Series 2s but if I can find an alternative to having so many different boxes hooked up to my TVs I'd like to take it but not unless they have the same or better functionality as my TiVos. | |
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GeekNJ
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join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ | Start a thread in the FIOS TV forum. I am on a phone or I'd try to answer it right here. | |
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Lee GWB
Yaco
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join:2001-10-13
Allendale, NJ | Re: FIOS TV DVR Did we get it ?
LOL.. got to check the boxes..I'm floating in the kddie pool
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GeekNJ
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join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ | Re: FIOS TV DVR I already had it so I don't know if "we" got it.  | |
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Lee GWB
Yaco
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join:2001-10-13
Allendale, NJ | Re: FIOS TV DVR Hi,
I thought it "reverted" to th OEM Menu?. I'll just wait
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GeekNJ
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join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ
·Verizon FIOS
| Do you have HD? If so, you can record HD on the FIOS DVR but not a Tivo Series 2. You need a Series 3 for HD.
What do you use on the Tivo and we can tell you if there's matching functionality on the FIOS DVR. You can setup series to record or record a single show. You can pad the start/end times. You can tell it to record just first run or repeats, though it determines that differently then Tivo.
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
| Re: FIOS TV DVR I get some HD channels but I don't really wantch them. A Series 3 is not in the budget.
My concern is whether the VZ DVR has the same capabilities as TiVo. I heard that the VZ DVR won't let you skip through commercials but I don't know if its true. Little things like that. | |
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GeekNJ
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join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ | Re: FIOS TV DVR Yes you can skip commercials and the skip time, which defaults to 30 second is also selectable. | |
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jgkolt
Premium
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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Thespis
I'm not an actor, but I play one on TV.
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join:2004-08-03
Keller, TX | 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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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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Amadeus
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join:2005-05-02
Miami, FL
| 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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join:2007-05-01
Warminster, PA
|  Re: Nice but
The new IMG will provide features that are not just STB based. It will combine network and stb capabilities. For example, the search capability will go beyond the 2 week time frame housed on the stb. The IMG will have the capability to search media on your PC and eventually interact with youtube. I've also heard it will support gaming, fantasy football, RSS feeds among other things.
Since the new guide combines network and stb function it will allow users to access features via their VZW mobile phone.
That said, who knows when all these capabilities will be available.
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bhan261
join:2001-02-12
New York, NY
| Re: Nice but ACTUALLY, the newest IMG is being developed by an independent third-party. Verizon has had input to the customization but they are basically licensing the service from the developer. I could tell you who they are...but then I'd have to kill you. | |
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join:2007-05-01
Warminster, PA | Re: Nice but Don't know where you get your info but, I know for a 100% fact that Verizon developed the IMG at their Texas and India IT facilities.
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bhan261
join:2001-02-12
New York, NY
| Re: Nice but Don't know where you got your facts but I interviewed with (and am still considering) a job with the company that did the work. As I say, there was customization, but THAT work was done by the third-party at their India facilities. But since I can't tell you who it is (I'm under an NDA), believe what you want.
BTW...you WILL be seeing very (VERY!) similar interfaces turning up with other major cable operator's STB soon as the third-party has a number of other licensing deals in place already. | |
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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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TechieZero
Tools Are Using Me
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join:2002-01-25
Wesley Chapel, FL |  Fast Forward Skip Back?
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GeekNJ
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join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ | Re: Fast Forward Skip Back? It tries to skip back. I felt that Cablevisions SA box did this better/smoother then the FIOS Motorola box. | |
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chakey
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join:2004-06-14
Gladstone, NJ
clubs: | It does skip back a few seconds | |
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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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kyler13
Is your fiber grounded?
join:2006-12-12
Arnold, MD
| Yeah, okay Verizon Verizon's John S. Czwartacki e-mails us to note Verizon has launched the new guide in Indiana, Rhode Island and parts of New Jersey, with additional markets on the way before the end of September...
September of what? 2008? 2009? Every time Verizon says something is coming and gives a target month/date, you best not hold your breath. | |
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noping
no route to host
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join:2007-01-09
·Verizon FIOS
| Re: Yeah, okay Verizon said by kyler13 :September of what? 2008? 2009? Every time Verizon says something is coming and gives a target month/date, you best not hold your breath. QFT. When I signed up in early March, I was told that the guide would be pushed out later that month. Some of us were promised a speed upgrade for our data service last year - nothing so far.
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Lee GWB
Yaco
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join:2001-10-13
Allendale, NJ
1 edit | Not in this Town :( We had Fios TV Roll out in Allendale in DEC. No big deal I'l wait,,, On another note anyone getting "Stuttering " on the HD Channels> YES is horrible.At least the Yanks won 
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Rob A
Same Old Jets
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join:2005-01-17
Pompton Plains, NJ | Looks awesome Now bring it here! | |
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New FiOSTV Guide Arrives
