| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| of television system that involves improvements | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| in both the production and reception of | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| television broadcasts. | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | already have the service. |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | |
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| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| a window. However, many types of window | |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| 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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