| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | of television system that involves improvements |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | in both the production and reception of |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | television broadcasts. |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | |
| | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| one television in a single household to our | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| same level of programming on these | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| | will have easy access. |
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Philadelphia |
Miami |
Springfield |
Irving |
Providence |
Roseburg |
Plymouth |
Monroe |
Chatsworth |
East Peoria |
Oxford |
Chadron |
Garden City |
Seneca |
Grain Valley |
Port Orchard |
Norman |
Carthage |
North Vernon |
Lee |
Natchitoches |
Lake Ozark |
Denison Lake Texoma |
Lexington |
Cherry Hill |
Kilgore |
Roanoke |
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| As high-definition programming increasingly | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | but with a new name! |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| The recorder with remote control will also be | control. |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | |
| already have the service. | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| | when the recorder has reached its full |
| | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| | You can easily control how long programs are |
| | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| | tape using your VCR. |
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