| If you choose an HDTV set without a | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| you own the system, when used with either an | home theater system has surround-sound |
| analog or HDTV set. | capability. |
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| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| without videotape, allowing you to | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| automatically record every episode of your | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | |
| instant replays. | |
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Chicago |
El Paso |
Tyler |
Madison |
New York |
Bronx |
Garden Grove |
Athens |
Erie |
Scottsbluff |
Palo Alto |
Houston |
Dunn |
North Palm Beach |
Plano |
Fountain Hills |
Huntington |
Florence |
Espanola |
Bluffton |
Layton |
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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| (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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