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Article: Every Room Gets a View.(Verizon Communications' digital video recorder)
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- October 16, 2006
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By Stewart Schley
The Reach of a Single DVR Starts to Slither Beyond the Den
When Verizon Communications introduced a new multiroom digital video recorder service as part of its FiOS TV service on Aug. 14, the phone company-turned-video provider touted the development as a ray of hope for the huddled viewing masses whose DVRs are shackled to a single television set.
The service "breaks through technology barriers and living room walls to let customers enjoy TV on their own terms throughout the home," said Marilyn O'Connell, Verizon's senior vice president of video solutions.
Using a coaxial-cable backbone, the Verizon Home Media DVR ...