| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| matter how many receivers you have. | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| The system includes a Digital Satellite | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | you own the system, when used with either an |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | analog or HDTV set. |
| control. | |
| | 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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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| network channels, other popular networks not | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | home theater system has surround-sound |
| movies and special events, and an | capability. |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | |
| other systems offers as many quality program | |
| options. | |
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