OREANDA-NEWS. May 30, 2014. For Verizon customers in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., pay TV changed for the better when Verizon launched FiOS TV in the area in late 2005, bringing to customers innovations like interactive widgets and the industry’s first multi-room DVR.  Now, the TV-viewing experience for those FiOS TV customers will never be the same as Verizon introduces FiOS Quantum TV.

The new service provides more choices and control, including the ability to record up to 12 shows at once; pause and rewind live TV on any TV in the home; and store up to 200 hours of HD programs.

This advanced TV-entertainment experience -- which was launched today (May 20) in parts of Maryland, Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, Richmond and Hampton Roads -- is enabled by enhanced DVR control and storage. With FiOS Quantum TV’s Premium DVR Service tier, customers can record up to 12 shows simultaneously, eliminating worries about recording conflicts when customers’ favorite shows or sports events are all airing at the same time. With the Premium Service’s ability to store up to 200 hours of HD programming with its two terabytes of storage space, customers also can easily record and retain entire seasons of their favorite TV shows, giving them more control and more storage to enjoy their content in ways they never could before.

“FiOS Quantum TV enables Verizon to further differentiate from the competition by redefining the total TV-viewing experience for our customers, allowing them to enjoy their entertainment on their terms,” said Christopher Childs, Verizon’s Potomac region president for consumer and mass business operations. “With FiOS Quantum TV, you’ll look at TV in a whole new way.”

The Maryland/Virginia/D.C. region is the latest market where Verizon is bringing FiOS Quantum TV to its customers. The new service, which launched April 1 in North Texas and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, also is available in the Tampa, Florida; Pittsburgh; Philadelphia and Delaware markets. It will continue to roll out in phases over the next several weeks in other markets where FiOS TV is offered.

FiOS TV currently is available to more than 2.6 million households and businesses in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

In addition to the Premium Service tier, FiOS Quantum TV features a second advanced tier of DVR service, known as Enhanced. With the Enhanced Service, customers can record up to six shows simultaneously and store up to 100 hours of HD programming with one terabyte of storage space.

Both tiers of service will allow customers to control live TV in any room and start watching a show in one room, pause, move to another room and continue watching exactly where they left off, which ensures they never miss a second of the program they are watching.