| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| one television in a single household to our | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | will have easy access. |
| same level of programming on these | |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | |
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Atlanta |
Rochester |
Vancouver |
Syracuse |
San Francisco |
Hendersonville |
Bethlehem |
Sacramento |
Battle Creek |
Norfolk |
Billings |
Bowling Green |
Yorba Linda |
Great Neck |
Jackson |
Bryan |
Petaluma |
Sierra Vista |
Kingston |
La Crosse |
Wenatchee |
Covington |
Kilgore |
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| As high-definition programming increasingly | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| | control. |
| DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite | |
| entertainment, has strengthened its | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| video recording to give you better | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| Digital Video Recording service powered by | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| service directly to you. | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
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