Dave Zatz and Mari Silbey recently got a tour of Verizon's FiOS 2.0 TV service. It's currently only available to customers in the Ft. Wayne and Rhode Island markets, with plans to roll out nationwide later this summer.The update to Verizon's FiOS TV service includes enhanced graphics, automatic updates, an improved search capability, and widgets for weather, traffic, and community information.
Zatz has some great screen shots showing the following features:
- An indicator of how much free space you have left on your hard drive
- Ability to configure the commercial skip button to fast forward 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 5 minutes
- Search for HD only shows
- Integrated video on demand
- Ability to record shows and view program guides from your cellphone expected this fall
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