| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| Listening and many more. | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| home theater system has surround-sound | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| capability. | you own the system, when used with either an |
| | analog or HDTV set. |
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Portland |
Fort Lauderdale |
Rochester |
Syracuse |
Muncie |
Youngstown |
Mobile |
Portsmouth |
Vidalia |
Newark |
Saginaw |
Bozeman |
Antigo |
Milwaukee |
Calhoun |
Manistique |
Oak Lawn |
Lexington |
Garden Grove |
North Platte |
Three Rivers |
Bordentown |
Ft Myers |
Plymouth |
Nashville Antioch |
College Park |
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| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | |
| | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | network channels, other popular networks not |
| when the recorder has reached its full | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | movies and special events, and an |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | other systems offers as many quality program |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | options. |
| 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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