Verizon FiOS HDTV - Page 55

Originally Posted by rickypicky

No mention of VOOM in the agreement. Is this a bad sign?

Originally Posted by jeepmatt

if they add Food HD and HGTV HD.
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Originally Posted by SJKurtzke

Yeah, what's the holdup on those? I thought they already had an HD carriage agreement.

BTW, the list of HD RSNs has been updated to reflect the agreement:
New York City Area
FSN New York: _____Carriage Agreement, not yet available_________CableVision
MSG: _____________Carriage Agreement, not yet available________CableVision
SportsNet New York: HD Feed "Testing"__________New York Mets, Time Warner, Comcast
YES Network: ______SD Only_________________New York Yankees, Goldman Sachs

Southern California
FSN West: ________SD Only__________________NewsCorp
FSN Prime Ticket: ___SD Only__________________NewsCorp

Philadelphia
CSN Philly: ________HD Feed Carried___________Comcast

North Texas
FSN Southwest: ____HD Feed Carried (Part-Time)_NewsCorp

Boston
NESN: ____________SD Only_________________Boston Red Sox, Boston Brunes

Washington/Baltimore Metro Area
CSN Mid Atlantic: ____SD Only________________Comcast
MASN: ____________No HD Available__________Peter Angelos, Washington Nationals

Florida
FSN Florida: _______HD Feed Carried__________NewsCorp, Comcast
Sun Sports: _______HD Feed Carried__________NewsCorp, Comcast

Originally Posted by SJKurtzke

Yeah, what's the holdup on those? I thought they already had an HD carriage agreement.

BTW, the list of HD RSNs has been updated to reflect the agreement:
New York City Area
FSN New York: _____Carriage Agreement, not yet available_________CableVision
MSG: _____________Carriage Agreement, not yet available________CableVision
SportsNet New York: HD Feed "Testing"__________New York Mets, Time Warner, Comcast
YES Network: ______SD Only_________________New York Yankees, Goldman Sachs

Southern California
FSN West: ________SD Only__________________NewsCorp
FSN Prime Ticket: ___SD Only__________________NewsCorp

Philadelphia
CSN Philly: ________HD Feed Carried___________Comcast

North Texas
FSN Southwest: ____HD Feed Carried (Part-Time)_NewsCorp

Boston
NESN: ____________SD Only_________________Boston Red Sox, Boston Brunes

Washington/Baltimore Metro Area
CSN Mid Atlantic: ____SD Only________________Comcast
MASN: ____________No HD Available__________Peter Angelos, Washington Nationals

Florida
FSN Florida: _______HD Feed Carried__________NewsCorp, Comcast
Sun Sports: _______HD Feed Carried__________NewsCorp, Comcast

Originally Posted by shadowbox

I apologize for posting a non-HD topic in this area but I couldn't find a non-HD FIOS forum.

Where is MSNBC? I know Fios used to carry this but I just got FIOS TV installed a couple of days ago and there is no MSNBC. They have CNBC but no MSNBC. Does anyone have the scoop on why MSNBC was taken off FIOS?

My FIOS installer told me Cablevision had some deal with MSNBC that prevented Verizon from showing the channel. I don't know any more details.

Originally Posted by mjwedeking

We have had ch 815 FSN W and 816 FSNPT in So Cal for a few months. However, they only show certain games in HD. The next one on FSN West is Nov 18 at 9am, FSNPT is TBA.

Originally Posted by billodom

must have missed the news that the FL RSN HD games were available. Apparently Verizon's deal with NewsCorp was across the board.

Originally Posted by mjwedeking

Anyone else get a survey from Verizon with questions about raising the cost of "FiOS TV Premier"? The survey asked about what services I had and which ones I would keep if they raised the cost of the Premier package to $42.99/month. I guess it would not be to bad if the questions about having a discount to go along with it. $5 off a month if you get two additional features (DVR, additional box, HD programing package, movie package, sports package, etc). Or $7 off a month if you order 3 additional services.

Overall the survey seemed very poorly written and very confusing. I guess Verizon knows who to hire to make things confusing for us. I should be getting a $10 check for taking the survey though.

Here is a screen shot from the survey. Read the HD package description. http://static.flickr.com/107/299807459_f69ad39a83_o.jpg

Originally Posted by dmbatch

I got a statement from Verizon saying the rates were going up on 1/14/07. It said that my rates would never go up on existing services but anything I order new after that date would be at the new rate. They suggested I order anything I was considering getting before then to lock in the old rate.

Originally Posted by Dmon4u

First I've heard of a 'Local' service/package. That certainly would be a killer way to bring in the cost conscience (cheap bastard) consumer.

Local service package also available. FiOS TV Local provides access to local TV channels, community and educational programming for $12.95/month.

FiOS TV Local, with access to 15-35 local broadcast, weather and community channels for $12.95 per month. The service is digital with a set-top box, which also provides access to on-demand programming. FiOS TV Local is also available as an analog service that does not require a set-top box for viewing.

Originally Posted by donwan

Does anyone have information on when Verizon FIOS TV for Ma. will offer NESN HD ? I had FIOS installed at my house last year and enjoyed a year of faultless internet DSL service, I've patiently waited for town approval for TV service which we now have. Unfortunately the present HD offering does not include NESN HD. Being a Red Sox Fan, this omission is a deal killer.

Originally Posted by walterhudson

My first question is whether they give you an HDMI cable if your STB and TV support that connection.

Originally Posted by walterhudson

Also, do both the HD STB and DVR STB have HDMI ports?

Originally Posted by walterhudson

I am getting my FIOS TV install done on Monday and I have a couple of questions for people who have gone through this process already. I tried calling FIOS TV customer support to get some of these answers, but I got such inconsistent responses that I don't know if I can trust them. My first question is whether they give you an HDMI cable if your STB and TV support that connection. I have 2 new HDTV's and both can support HDMI. The prices in electronic stores for HDMI cables are outrageous. I have seen prices of $200 for four foot cables. (As an aside - does anyone know if a gold plated HDMI cable will actually provide a better picture. I thought HDMI was a pure digital connection. I use cheap DVI cables for my PC's to their monitors and never had a problem. I think the HDMI is a similar digital connection to DVI right? Also, is HDMI necessarily better than component or does that depend on the TV?)

Also, do both the HD STB and DVR STB have HDMI ports? Also, when you watch live TV on the DVR, can you bypass the hard drive and watch the video straight from the tuner? I am wondering if it records the live TV first and then plays from the hard drive on the fly and if that does that result in any degredation of the picture? The only reason I ask, is that I have an older ReplayTV and watching live TV on it does result in picture degredation. Of, course that is an analog system and ReplayTV first converts the analog signal to digital to store on the hard drive and then plays back the signal from the hard drive live. I imagine it must be different when you are dealing with all digital signals from FIOS TV. But I do wonder if the DVR compresses the digital signal more when it stores it on the hard drive. I guess I could just compare the picture from the DVR and HD box and see for myself. Has anyone done that?

Thanks for your help

Originally Posted by walterhudson

I am getting my FIOS TV install done on Monday and I have a couple of questions for people who have gone through this process already. I tried calling FIOS TV customer support to get some of these answers, but I got such inconsistent responses that I don't know if I can trust them. My first question is whether they give you an HDMI cable if your STB and TV support that connection. I have 2 new HDTV's and both can support HDMI. The prices in electronic stores for HDMI cables are outrageous. I have seen prices of $200 for four foot cables. (As an aside - does anyone know if a gold plated HDMI cable will actually provide a better picture. I thought HDMI was a pure digital connection. I use cheap DVI cables for my PC's to their monitors and never had a problem. I think the HDMI is a similar digital connection to DVI right? Also, is HDMI necessarily better than component or does that depend on the TV?)

Also, do both the HD STB and DVR STB have HDMI ports? Also, when you watch live TV on the DVR, can you bypass the hard drive and watch the video straight from the tuner? I am wondering if it records the live TV first and then plays from the hard drive on the fly and if that does that result in any degredation of the picture? The only reason I ask, is that I have an older ReplayTV and watching live TV on it does result in picture degredation. Of, course that is an analog system and ReplayTV first converts the analog signal to digital to store on the hard drive and then plays back the signal from the hard drive live. I imagine it must be different when you are dealing with all digital signals from FIOS TV. But I do wonder if the DVR compresses the digital signal more when it stores it on the hard drive. I guess I could just compare the picture from the DVR and HD box and see for myself. Has anyone done that?

Thanks for your help