When will I be able to record more than 2 channels on DVR?

[grnlantern]

Does anyone know if Verizon is planning to up their game in the DVR space akin to AT&T U-Verse which allows four channels streams?  I really miss being able to watch regular TV while I'm recording two shows.   Not to mention the low amount of DVR space...only 20 hours of HD or 80 hours of SD????    I really miss U-Verse.

[prisaz]

I might even go back to a Verizon DVR if they did that. Right now I have a Tivo and have been looking at the Ceton 4 tuner card for a PC. Verizon would need to improve the guide to really make 4 tuners and more space work. Something about a contract with FYI.

[Hubrisnxs]

hopefully it's coming sooner than we think!

Here's a link to the press release and video.

The VMS1100 is the centerpiece of a new Motorola Medios+ VMS platform that supports up to five IPC1100 clients on separate TVs. The bottom line: everyone in the house can watch what they want, at the same time.

The VMS1100 has one terabyte of internal storage so you don’t have to compete for space — that’s 100 hours of HD content or weeks of SD programming. The IPC1100 taps into all that goodness via coax, from a sleek box the size of a paperback novel.

[congogirl50]

It Sure Would Be Nice To record More Than 2 Shows At A Time hello Verizon : 

                                 Thanks The lady Who Pays Over $200.oo a Month

[Hubrisnxs]

Also Engadget got their hands on the VMS and the IPC. The interesting bit the article mentions that I hadn't read anywhere yet was that two VMS can be used in the same home...

[ansky201]

"Not to mention the low amount of DVR space...only 20 hours of HD or 80 hours of SD????"

You can upgrade your DVR to the Motorola 7232 which holds about 80 hours of HD video.  I've been using it for over a year.  They may charge you a $40 fee to upgrade.

[optivity]

Currently I have the Verizon Ultimate HD TV package with (2) PDPs attached to a Motorola 7232-P2 HD DVR and a Motorola 7100-P2 HD Set-Top Box.

In order to upgrade to the VMS Media Server when available would I need to upgrade to a VMS1100 and a Motorola Medios+ IPC1100 IP-based set-top box?

I have approximately (6) months remaining on my contract with Verizon.

Any guess what the upgrade charges and monthly cost increase will be?

[steeler1212]

Curious about this conversation. You mean that more than 2 programs recording is now available from Verizon?? Have not heard that before and it is going to cost more per month to do so? Believe this capability is available from other cable companies at no extra cost?? Can anyone from the community or Verizon comment as this is a huge technological failing by Verizon.

[Hubrisnxs]

not yet available, it was unveiled at CES.  We are all waiting for it to come out.   

[optivity]

"An exact release date wasn’t something Verizon wanted to talk about, but it’s expected to roll out this year, and presumably it’ll be a staged rollout as we’ve seen in the past. The whole-home DVR is expected to be offered as a premium over the existing offering, but exactly how much more it’ll cost is unknown."

[grnlantern]

This is ridiculous. First of all, why is it taking SO long to accomplish this? AT&T Uverse had this capability FOUR YEARS AGO.  Also, why is it going to be a premium charge? Verizon upcharges for EVERYTHING.  I'm so sick of this. UVerse is a much better product yet I'm stuck because of some regulation that prevents AT&T from coming into my neighborhood because evidently Verizon has {please keep your posts courteous}

Is anyone from Verizon actually reading any of this? You have some **bleep** off customers!!!

[Hubrisnxs]

actually I had the misfortune of using uverse for a year and a half, and while I dig some features, they are definetely an inferior product, inferior picture, inferior internet, and you can't watch more than 4 HD channels in the house at a given time, regardless if you are recording it or not. That's ridiculous.   It's NOT a better product.  

[grnlantern]

If you are watching more than 4 HD channels at a time, you are watching too much TV. 🙂

I would go back to Uverse in a HEARTBEAT if I had the option. I loved it.

[Hubrisnxs]

I got two teenage boys, I got a wife and two young ones.

Uverse ain't cutting it. 

You're a braver man than I am.

[JohnCF]

Tivo Premier plus FiOS CableCard equals 4 channels recorded simultaneously and 300 hours of HD recording storage. VOD? Use the built in apps for Netflix, Amazon, and HuluPlus.

[jackmcgann]

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@JohnCF wrote:

 VOD? Use the built in apps for Netflix, Amazon, and HuluPlus.

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For extra coinage, right ?

[optivity]

Is there any news regarding when Verizon will release the VMS1100 media server and IPC1100 IP-based set-top box to it's subscribers?

[jumpin68ny]

Unfortunetly not soon enough

[celticpride1]

If companies like verizon and tivo were smart they would have these new dvrs out  before the new fall tv season!! Like directv has done with their new GENIE HR 44 5 tuner HD DVR.

[tns2]

That was the intent, but they have already had delays of not months but years.

[optivity]

Is it plausible that Verizon is intentionally delaying the implementation of these new devices for as long as possible so they don't have to invest in new equipment and continue to "milk" the revenue stream from their antiquated 2-tuner DVRs?

I'm glad my 2-year contract ends next month.