| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | video recording to give you better |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| To take advantage of the latest HDTV | service directly to you. |
| technology and have access to over 225 | |
| channels of DIRECTV programming, you'll | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| need an HDTV set with a built-in DIRECTV | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| Receiver or a standalone DIRECTV | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| High-Definition Receiver, as well as an | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| 18"x24" DIRECTV Multi-Satellite dish antenna | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| with a Sat-C kit or an 18"x20" DIRECTV | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| Multi-Satellite dish antenna (Triple-LNB). | you own the system, when used with either an |
| | analog or HDTV set. |
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San Francisco |
Baltimore |
Milwaukee |
Memphis |
Nashville |
Dallas |
El Paso |
Fayetteville |
Rockville |
Fredericksburg |
Waterford |
Plantation |
Beckley |
Charleston |
Schenectady |
Red Bank |
Cambridge |
Cranston |
Palatka |
Bowie |
Arab |
Buffalo Grove |
Greenville |
Vacaville |
Macomb |
Methuen |
Cornelia |
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| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | |
| | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| The system includes a Digital Satellite | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| control. | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
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