Verizon brings HD VOD to Oregon FiOS TV customers

Not even half a year after Verizon strung its FiOS TV service to Oregon, those very subscribers are now getting access to HD VOD. The carrier has been on quite the roll of late, dishing out HD VOD to a slew of other states just a month prior, but this marks the first time Beaver State residents can yell "me too!" For starters, you can look forward to seeing content from CBS, Discovery Channel, Music Choice, HDNet and Ovation TV, and if Verizon has its way, it'll be offering up 1,000 HD VOD titles per month by the close of 2008.

[(Unverified) Posted May 1st 2008 8:53PM]

Finally. Been waiting on this. Now if they would just roll out the 20/5 Internet speeds that other markets have.

[(Unverified) Posted May 2nd 2008 2:30PM]

Actually, its load bull. The HD content is limited, and the charge for movies is near double what a SD VOD movie costs, e.g., $3.99 vs. $6.99. Also, subscription services such as Showtime, HBO, Starz, etc. do not have HD VOD content enabled. I think the improvements Verizon has been making are headed in the right direction, but can't stand this step-by-step improvement. If you're going to offer me HD VOD, just give it to me in one lump package rather than trickling it in slowly.