| The system includes a Digital Satellite | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | already have the service. |
| control. | |
| | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
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Boston |
Stockton |
Youngstown |
Kingsport |
Tempe |
Terre Haute |
Berkeley |
Portsmouth |
Pittsburgh |
Panama City |
Bloomington |
Vero Beach |
Phoenix |
Hayward |
Alexandria |
Layton |
Springfield |
Hamden |
Cerritos |
Deming |
Camden |
Fairview Park |
East Peoria |
East Liverpool |
Sweetwater |
Wilson |
Studio City |
Lockhart |
Syracuse |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | network channels, other popular networks not |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | movies and special events, and an |
| | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| DIRECTV has created a programming service | other systems offers as many quality program |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | options. |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | |
| | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| | will have easy access. |
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