| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | without videotape, allowing you to |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | automatically record every episode of your |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | programming with their Digital Video |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| 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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Detroit |
Richmond |
Houston |
Pittsburgh |
Charleston |
Rochester |
Carlsbad |
Pinellas Park |
Mesa |
Hyannis |
Germantown |
Parsippany |
Matthews |
Baxley |
Hot Springs |
Greenville |
Laramie |
West Chester |
Newport Beach |
Oak Creek |
Searcy |
Charlottesville |
Savage |
Enterprise |
Lakeville |
Bolton Landing |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| control. | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| | Listening and many more. |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | one television in a single household to our |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | same level of programming on these |
| | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
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