| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | of television system that involves improvements |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | in both the production and reception of |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | television broadcasts. |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | |
| | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | |
| home theater system has surround-sound | |
| capability. | |
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| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | you own the system, when used with either an |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | analog or HDTV set. |
| matter how many receivers you have. | |
| | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| | without videotape, allowing you to |
| | automatically record every episode of your |
| | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
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