| The recorder with remote control will also be | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| already have the service. | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| entertainment, has strengthened its | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| video recording to give you better | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| Digital Video Recording service powered by | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR | will have easy access. |
| service directly to you. | |
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New York |
Los Angeles |
Brooklyn |
Pittsburgh |
San Jose |
Yonkers |
Norfolk |
Naples |
Orlando |
Deerfield Beach |
Gary |
Sand Springs |
Germantown |
Minden |
Mesquite |
Camden |
Natick |
Waverly |
Northborough |
Moline |
South Portland |
Norwalk |
Chelmsford |
Alhambra |
Fort Morgan |
Marquette |
La Palma |
Fontana |
Eastland |
S. Burlington |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | matter how many receivers you have. |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | |
| | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| one television in a single household to our | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | control. |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | |
| same level of programming on these | |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | |
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