Quantum TV works a little different based on the recording level you choose.
Fios Quantum TV Enhanced Service is able to:
- Support up to 5 TVs (1 VMS and up to 4 IPC's)
- Record up to 6 shows at once
- Store up to 100 hours of HD programming (or up to 500 hours of standard-definition programming)
Fios Quantum TV Premium Service is able to:
- Support up to 10 TVs (2 VMS and up to 8 IPC'S)
- Record up to 12 shows at once
- Store up to 200 hours of HD programming (or up to 1,000 hours of standard-definition programming)
Enhanced has one vms box and Premium has 2. Each VMS is independent. The VMS does all of the recording and tuning of stations for all the other boxes. The other boxes are IPC's . They do not have tuners in them, the get all of its tv service thru the VMS it is paired to. You can pair up to 4 IPC's to a VMS. The recording feature you choose (Premium or Enhanced) determines how many vms boxes you have. Each VMS has it own recording list and schedules. These lists are separate and can be viewed from the other boxes. The boxes are named so you can tell them apart. The VMS boxes are the only ones that show in your recording list and schedule since they are the only ones with tuners (6 tuners per VMS). Quantum TV is limited to a max of 2 VMS boxes.
FYI you can also do a basic dvr service with Quantum TV with the VMS only have 2 of the 6 tuners available to be used for recording and storage limited to 500 gigs.