| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | network channels, other popular networks not |
| a window. However, many types of window | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | movies and special events, and an |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| | other systems offers as many quality program |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | options. |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | 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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| The DVR service will only delete programs | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| when the recorder has reached its full | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | video recording to give you better |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| You can easily control how long programs are | service directly to you. |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| tape using your VCR. | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| | programming with their Digital Video |
| | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
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