| As high-definition programming increasingly | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | |
| | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| without videotape, allowing you to | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| automatically record every episode of your | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | home theater system has surround-sound |
| instant replays. | capability. |
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Cincinnati |
Birmingham |
Richmond |
Durham |
San Francisco |
Houston |
Sioux Falls |
Lakewood |
Arlington |
Charlotte |
Del City |
Santa Clara |
Moline |
Campbell |
East Hanover |
Iowa City |
Galveston |
Vero Beach |
Appleton |
Puyallup |
Canton |
Westlake Village |
Starke |
Danville |
Oxford |
Sayre |
Uniontown |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | control. |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| will have easy access. | but with a new name! |
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