| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| home theater system has surround-sound | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| capability. | |
| | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | control. |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | |
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San Diego |
Cincinnati |
San Francisco |
Long Beach |
Miami |
Lincoln |
Florissant |
Naples |
Seattle |
Hemet |
Ocean City |
Buffalo |
Los Lunas |
Germantown |
Marlborough |
Hayti |
Leeds |
Sidney |
Coronado |
North Adams |
Brewton |
Chambersburg |
Okemos |
Chelmsford |
Grantsville |
Elk City |
Madison |
Waltham |
Romeo |
Carmel |
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| 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 | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| | you own the system, when used with either an |
| | analog or HDTV set. |
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