| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| a window. However, many types of window | network channels, other popular networks not |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | movies and special events, and an |
| | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| | other systems offers as many quality program |
| | options. |
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New York |
San Francisco |
Salt Lake City |
Oklahoma City |
Modesto |
New Iberia |
La Mesa |
Durant |
Palatine |
Bedford |
Savannah |
Woodbury |
Mequon |
Hickory |
Richmond |
Stone Mountain |
Yukon |
Lake Mary |
Keene |
Columbia |
Newton |
Oak Creek |
Glendora |
Janesville |
Reno |
Poulsbo |
North Scituate |
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| If you choose an HDTV set without a | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| you own the system, when used with either an | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| analog or HDTV set. | |
| | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | but with a new name! |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | |
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