Verizon FiOS Promo Covers HD DVR Options

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) has launched a promotion whereby new FiOS TV users get their choice of free use for six months of either a high-definition (HD) digital video recorder (DVR) or an HD Home Media DVR.

The telco TV provider claims customers who take advantage of this offer will save between $95 and $119 for the first six months, depending upon the DVR they choose.

The offer appears to be more focused on pushing the telco’s innovative and pioneering multi-room DVR service, which was introduced well over a year ago.

“Verizon’s multi-room Home Media DVR lets you watch pre-recorded shows in HD on any TV in the house with an HD set-top box,” said Shawn Strickland, vice president of video solutions for Verizon, in prepared comments. “Customers can save money by having one DVR stream programming throughout the house, without a need to purchase multiple DVRs.”

With Verizon’s Home Media DVR, customers can use one DVR to record programming and then watch it on up to six other TV sets in the home. The feature also allows customers to view three separately recorded programs at the same time on different TV sets, and offers the ability to pause on one set and then continue watching on another.

FiOS TV’s Home Media DVR is bundled with Media Manager, a feature that Verizon says allows customers to access photos and music from their personal computers and play them on their TV or home theater systems.

Verizon claims FiOS TV offers more than 400 all-digital channels and 14,000 video-on-demand (VOD) titles each month – 70 percent of which are free. Verizon’s VOD library also includes more than 1,200 HD titles. FiOS TV is currently available to more than 8.2 million homes in 14 states.

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