While fios tv isn't the ultimate in tv nirvana (and nobody's there yet), it's not as bad as this guy makes it out.
First off, never use the cable company's DVR, it always sucks. The only CC DVR I'd think of using is the Comcast one that's getting rolled out with TiVo inside. That's why when we got our HDTV back in June we dumped DirecTV. Taking their half-baked crappy HD DVR didn't even enter our radar. And with our other option as Comcast with their over-compressed not-quite-HD, that left FiOS. We're using a TiVO HD with a pair of Cable Cards. Works great.
As for the 4-digit channel numbers, we just got the guide for the new lineup here in South Jersey (rolls on 9/8, supposedly). The only 4-digit channel numbers are for:
1. PPV & Subscription Sports 2. International Premiums 3. Spanish Lanuage Channels (La Conexion) 4. Those stupid digital music channels
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jason @ Aug 23rd 2008 10:17AM
While fios tv isn't the ultimate in tv nirvana (and nobody's there yet), it's not as bad as this guy makes it out.
First off, never use the cable company's DVR, it always sucks. The only CC DVR I'd think of using is the Comcast one that's getting rolled out with TiVo inside. That's why when we got our HDTV back in June we dumped DirecTV. Taking their half-baked crappy HD DVR didn't even enter our radar. And with our other option as Comcast with their over-compressed not-quite-HD, that left FiOS. We're using a TiVO HD with a pair of Cable Cards. Works great.
As for the 4-digit channel numbers, we just got the guide for the new lineup here in South Jersey (rolls on 9/8, supposedly). The only 4-digit channel numbers are for:
1. PPV & Subscription Sports
2. International Premiums
3. Spanish Lanuage Channels (La Conexion)
4. Those stupid digital music channels
Do you watch a lot of TV in Mandarin or Farsi?