Stream`g & download`g TV content to mobiles`s nice, although (unless) V enjoy watch`g TV… on the TV, & Verizon`d plenty of Z to talk about today as well. Due in Q4 along w/ its FlexView app 4 mobile VOD access, version 1.9 of its FiOS TV guide software`ll finally add the 16×9 HDTV-fill`g guide to those Motorola boxes & it looks like many of our suggestions (and yours, accord`g to Director of Product Management Joe Ambeault) made it in. Beyond the fresh coat of paint (although, w/ animated transitions, highly customizable view`g & brows`g options & 3D-ish elements it’s shap`g up to B the very nice fresh coat of paint), the real meat`s in the enhanced DVR features. New updates include support 4 external storage (up to 1TB eSATA per DVR), automatic DVD-style chapter`g on recordings, & an undelete button to br`g back mistakenly removed recordings. Also freshened`s its MoCA-powered multiroom setup Z now shows all recordings from any box or external storage all in 1 list. About the only th`g V can find miss`g from the new software`s any sort of support 4 conflict resolution across DVRs or us`g all tuners as the pool, although (unless) it’s otherwise robust, w/ each box handl`g up to 4 streams (2 in, 2 out) @ once, & 7 connected devices (6 boxes plus 1 router) per home. Check out the couple more screens after the break, though skipp`g directly to house shopp`g in FiOS-connected neighborhoods may make 4 more efficient use of your time. Continue read`g Verizon FiOS set-top boxes gett`g the new HD guide, external storage & more in Q4 Verizon FiOS set-top boxes gett`g the new HD guide, external storage & more in Q4 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:30:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds
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