| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | |
| | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | |
| (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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San Diego |
Omaha |
Columbia |
New Orleans |
Fort Wayne |
Charleston |
Camp Hill |
Braintree |
Winchester |
Greeley |
Hermiston |
Stockton |
Joliet |
Birmingham |
Princeton |
Lee |
Weirton |
Perrysburg |
Altamonte Springs |
Trevose |
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| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| matter how many receivers you have. | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| when the recorder has reached its full | |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| You can easily control how long programs are | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | you own the system, when used with either an |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | analog or HDTV set. |
| tape using your VCR. | |
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