| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | matter how many receivers you have. |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| will have easy access. | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
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Orlando |
El Paso |
Raleigh |
Anchorage |
Baltimore |
Albany |
Charlotte |
El Cajon |
White Plains |
Cambridge |
Lincolnton |
Athens |
Southern Pines |
Berkeley |
Santa Fe Springs |
Park City |
Provincetown |
Wooster |
Waterbury |
Newton |
Deltona |
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| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| Listening and many more. | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| DIRECTV has created a programming service | you own the system, when used with either an |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | analog or HDTV set. |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | |
| | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
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