| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| network channels, other popular networks not | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | matter how many receivers you have. |
| movies and special events, and an | |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| other systems offers as many quality program | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| options. | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| | control. |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | |
| 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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Brooklyn |
Memphis |
Las Vegas |
Lakeland |
Boise |
Garden Grove |
Waco |
Scottsdale |
Pembroke Pines |
Corinth |
Abilene |
Kennesaw |
Bradford |
Glendora |
Jeffersonville |
Naples |
Charleston |
Lincoln |
Socorro |
Ocean Springs |
Warwick |
Custer |
Louisa |
Greenville |
Bellevue |
Cordele |
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| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| home theater system has surround-sound | |
| capability. | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | already have the service. |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | |
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