| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| a window. However, many types of window | but with a new name! |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | |
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Athens |
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| DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| latest advancement in their technology - a | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| satellite receiver that combines access to | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| programming with their Digital Video | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | |
| without videotape, allowing you to | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| automatically record every episode of your | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| instant replays. | 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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