| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| one television in a single household to our | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| same level of programming on these | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| DIRECTV has created a programming service | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | video recording to give you better |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| | service directly to you. |
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New York |
Baltimore |
Vancouver |
Rochester |
Little Rock |
Augusta |
Florissant |
Turlock |
Tifton |
Provo |
Malden |
Toledo |
Memphis |
Chico |
Braintree |
Chesapeake |
Schenectady |
Hanford |
Marquette |
Minden |
Roanoke |
Longview |
Grants |
West Jordan |
Charlotte |
Quechee |
Ozark |
St Ignace |
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| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| when the recorder has reached its full | |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| You can easily control how long programs are | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| tape using your VCR. | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| | will have easy access. |
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