| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| matter how many receivers you have. | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| | Listening and many more. |
| The system includes a Digital Satellite | |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| control. | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| | home theater system has surround-sound |
| | capability. |
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Houston |
New York |
Brooklyn |
Columbus |
New Orleans |
Baltimore |
Albuquerque |
Fort Lauderdale |
Goldsboro |
Williamsport |
Jonesboro |
San Pedro |
Kokomo |
Rochester |
St. Albans |
Baraboo |
Dandridge |
Hasbrouck Heights |
Fairbanks |
Rancho Cordova |
Ottumwa |
Southbury |
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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| | you own the system, when used with either an |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | analog or HDTV set. |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | without videotape, allowing you to |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | automatically record every episode of your |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | instant replays. |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | |
| will have easy access. | |
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