Hello all...hoping some of you can help me decide which road to take for what I NEED to do.
For the past 6+ years I used a Tivo Premier XL connected to an HD antenna on the roof. Internet was Brighthouse cable. The house was small and we only had 1 location to watch quality TV (quality as in big screen and 5.1, etc). The bedroom was just wired to antenna, no DVR.
Sooo, we sold that house and decided to build. The new house is not in a good location for OTA, so therefore I ordered FIOS. I requested 1 cable card for the Premier and 1 non-dvr box to start off as I did not have all the TVs bought yet. I instructed my builder to install coax in 6 locations. (The main living/family room, the bar room, 2 guest rooms, the master and out on the lanai.
A few weeks after move in I wanted to get going on setting up all the locations, but soon realized the cost increase of renting each HD, non-dvr box at something like $10 a box. And I wanted a DVR out on the Lanai as that will be used nearly as often as the main room.
I started to research DirectTV as they provide like 5 or 6 boxes for no more money than 1 box. While I researched it, I got on the phone with Verizon to get a better understanding of my bill and to see if I will be "penalized" for having just Internet should I decide to drop them for Sat. During the call the Verizon sales guy advises me of this Quantum program/package they have that would be $10 more then I was currently paying, but would get a better DVR and up to 6 client boxes to cover all my locations. It allows for pausing in any room, blah blah, so fourth and so fourth. I'm thinking sweet!, it's exactly what I need and I dont have to rent each box.
Well, 2 days ago a large box came with the new DVR (server box) and 5 client boxes and soon after set a few of them up.
O_M_G! I hate the DVR front end / software / GUI. It's horrible and miss the simplicity of the TiVo screens. I miss the new one pass or whatever they are calling it. I miss the access to Pandora, Netflix, etc etc. I even miss the fact that recorded shows or even shows listed in the guide for that matter do not indicate the Season and Episode (S3 E15).
Everything else about the Fios Quantum package is great, the small client boxes each with a front clock, the ability to pause and rewind on ANY of those client boxes even though they are not DVRs....a lot of great features, but the damn channel guide and recorded shows list is a cluster F.
How do I solve my problem if I go all Tivo? I saw that the Roamio Plus "works" with Fios but is it a card?
Whats the minimum I have to rent from Fios to get TV in 6 rooms?
I did not get the house wired for Cat5. Is this a problem. Right now the Fios router (50up/50down) is located in main room with Cat5 going to AppleTV, Tivo, Fios Server/DVR, Smarthings Hub, and PS3.
Thanks
For the past 6+ years I used a Tivo Premier XL connected to an HD antenna on the roof. Internet was Brighthouse cable. The house was small and we only had 1 location to watch quality TV (quality as in big screen and 5.1, etc). The bedroom was just wired to antenna, no DVR.
Sooo, we sold that house and decided to build. The new house is not in a good location for OTA, so therefore I ordered FIOS. I requested 1 cable card for the Premier and 1 non-dvr box to start off as I did not have all the TVs bought yet. I instructed my builder to install coax in 6 locations. (The main living/family room, the bar room, 2 guest rooms, the master and out on the lanai.
A few weeks after move in I wanted to get going on setting up all the locations, but soon realized the cost increase of renting each HD, non-dvr box at something like $10 a box. And I wanted a DVR out on the Lanai as that will be used nearly as often as the main room.
I started to research DirectTV as they provide like 5 or 6 boxes for no more money than 1 box. While I researched it, I got on the phone with Verizon to get a better understanding of my bill and to see if I will be "penalized" for having just Internet should I decide to drop them for Sat. During the call the Verizon sales guy advises me of this Quantum program/package they have that would be $10 more then I was currently paying, but would get a better DVR and up to 6 client boxes to cover all my locations. It allows for pausing in any room, blah blah, so fourth and so fourth. I'm thinking sweet!, it's exactly what I need and I dont have to rent each box.
Well, 2 days ago a large box came with the new DVR (server box) and 5 client boxes and soon after set a few of them up.
O_M_G! I hate the DVR front end / software / GUI. It's horrible and miss the simplicity of the TiVo screens. I miss the new one pass or whatever they are calling it. I miss the access to Pandora, Netflix, etc etc. I even miss the fact that recorded shows or even shows listed in the guide for that matter do not indicate the Season and Episode (S3 E15).
Everything else about the Fios Quantum package is great, the small client boxes each with a front clock, the ability to pause and rewind on ANY of those client boxes even though they are not DVRs....a lot of great features, but the damn channel guide and recorded shows list is a cluster F.
How do I solve my problem if I go all Tivo? I saw that the Roamio Plus "works" with Fios but is it a card?
Whats the minimum I have to rent from Fios to get TV in 6 rooms?
I did not get the house wired for Cat5. Is this a problem. Right now the Fios router (50up/50down) is located in main room with Cat5 going to AppleTV, Tivo, Fios Server/DVR, Smarthings Hub, and PS3.
Thanks
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