skeeterintexas wrote:
You've got 4 streams. How many do you want? 6...8...10???? Does Verizon offer UNLIMITED streams?
Actually, yes, Verizon does have ulimited streams. Verizon modulates an "industry standard" digital cable signal onto their fiber. That's why they're able to use off the shelf Motorola cable gear that the cable companies are using, and why CableCARD Series 3 HD TiVos work on FiOS. That also means, like cable, you can split the signal to as many receivers as you want, without any stream limits.
Of course, that doesn't apply to their whole home DVR - I assume there's limits on how many TVs can be pulling content off a remote DVR.
Since U-verse essentially puts their set top boxes on a home network already, it's prefectly set up for THDVR, if they can just get the software to us. 
djrobx wrote:Actually, yes, Verizon does have ulimited streams. Verizon modulates an "industry standard" digital cable signal onto their fiber. That's why they're able to use off the shelf Motorola cable gear that the cable companies are using, and why CableCARD Series 3 HD TiVos work on FiOS. That also means, like cable, you can split the signal to as many receivers as you want, without any stream limits.
Of course, that doesn't apply to their whole home DVR - I assume there's limits on how many TVs can be pulling content off a remote DVR.
Since U-verse essentially puts their set top boxes on a home network already, it's prefectly set up for THDVR, if they can just get the software to us.
Thanks for the info rob.
Never had Dish/Direct and the 2SD/2HD streams has never been a problem for us.
djrobx wrote:Actually, yes, Verizon does have ulimited streams. Verizon modulates an "industry standard" digital cable signal onto their fiber. That's why they're able to use off the shelf Motorola cable gear that the cable companies are using, and why CableCARD Series 3 HD TiVos work on FiOS. That also means, like cable, you can split the signal to as many receivers as you want, without any stream limits.
Of course, that doesn't apply to their whole home DVR - I assume there's limits on how many TVs can be pulling content off a remote DVR.
Since U-verse essentially puts their set top boxes on a home network already, it's prefectly set up for THDVR, if they can just get the software to us.
Their DVR has 2 QAM tuners, so only 2 programs from their RF video (cable) feed (not unlimited streams) can be watched/recorded at any one time. Someone else could be watching VOD on the IP stream at the same time, so it looks like only 3 different programs at any one time from their hybrid cable, IPTV system.
Chris
I want FSN Detroit HD (all local sports HD), MGM HD, Speed HD, Travel HD & Weather Chan. HD.
Local on the 8's or good weather w/radar & 5 day forecast -coming soon!
Please NO stretch-o-vision
