Time Warner, Comcast, DirecTV and Verizon FiOS TV all displayed
ways we could enjoy their service without a set-top box tied to our TV during CES 2011. A year later, while tablet apps have launched, living room progress is limited o DirecTV's HR34 soft launch and a limited Verizon FiOS app on Xbox 360 . So, here we are at CES 2012 with all four lined up at the Samsung booth
under the N Service banner, again. Despite our disappointment over the delays, Comcast's app was slick, though limited to VOD-only just like the Xbox 360. Time Warner Cable's port of TWCable TV was similarly well appointed, although it lacked the DVR tie-ins of its Panasonic counterpart
we saw earlier. The Verizon FiOS beta app was very rough around the edges, but allowed for either live TV or VOD streaming via the internet. DirecTV clearly had the best showing, but mostly because its implementation is actually shipping, and now is
supported on more TVs. From what we're told, it's largely legal department, not technical concerns that are holding up the apps from launching, but until they hit Smart TVs everywhere you can peruse the pics in the gallery below.
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I’ve been seeing what the other providers were unveiling at CES, but honestly it was DISH that stole the show. The Hopper offers more features than any other receiver out there, and by far is the best multi-room DVR out there. All of the features ranging from watching recorded shows in every room in my house to having apps like Pandora or something just for entertainment during house parties is top notch. I have been lucky enough to play around with the receiver at work at DISH, I can’t wait until I get my own.
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