joker211 wrote:Justin,
Thanks for the information. My wife would not be happy in increase in our monthly. A one time fee or drive to the Fios store is ok compred to a $70 to $80 increase per year. For a TV we rarely use. In fact. when we had cablevision. We did not have a box at all in that room. We just hooked it up to the wall for basic. Then any guests would just have basic tv.
So to clarify something you said.
Lets say you have 3 tvs:
1) Ist tv has VMS 6 turener server
2) Has client box
3) Has client box
If no one is watching tv at all. Then I can record 6 shows at once. Right?
If I am watching the TV with the VMS I can watch live tv and record 5 shows. Right?
The question is. If the client boxes are in use to watch live tv. Does that mean I lose a turner to record shows for each client box in use.
So if ALL tvs are being watched for live tv at same time. Then 3 turners are in use and then I only have 3 more turners to record shows?
Justin, kind of you to share information.
You are generally correct. But do keep in mind that if you are watching live TV on any of the boxes, you can still record the program you are watching without using an extra tuner, you would only use the tuner being used to view the channel. That may not be something you regularly want to do, but I do sometimes record a program I am watching live just in case I may want to go back some time in the future and watch all or part of it again.
You are welcome. I hope this helps both you and others who might be interested in the VMS. As I posted earlier in this thread I have returned my QIP boxes (shipped yesterday afternoon via UPS, delivered today and already removed from my account!!!!), I plan to stick with the VMS, the $10/mo increase is more than I would have liked but the new VMS functionality will make it worth while to us I think. And of course I am hoping that Verizon is going to enhance the VMS in the (near?) future.
Feel free to ask more questions, you just might make me do some research where I find something new that I can make use of. :smileyvery-happy:
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Justin
FiOS TV, 25/25 Internet, and Digital Voice user
QIP7232, QIP7100-P2, IMG 1.9.5
Keller, TX 76248 (VHO 1)