| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | without videotape, allowing you to |
| a window. However, many types of window | automatically record every episode of your |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| home theater system has surround-sound | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| capability. | |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | service, your recorder must be continuously |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | connected to a land-based phone and two (2) |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | but with a new name! |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| will have easy access. | 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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