| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| matter how many receivers you have. | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | 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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| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | video recording to give you better |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| home theater system has surround-sound | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| capability. | service directly to you. |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | programming with their Digital Video |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
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