| DIRECTV has created a programming service | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | without videotape, allowing you to |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | automatically record every episode of your |
| | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | instant replays. |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| home theater system has surround-sound | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| capability. | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| | you own the system, when used with either an |
| | analog or HDTV set. |
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Seattle |
Littleton |
Albuquerque |
Lorain |
Honolulu |
Columbia |
Delray Beach |
Daytona Beach |
Coral Springs |
Southampton |
Hendersonville |
Kirkland |
Charleston |
Waverly |
Martin |
Norwalk |
Aiken |
Chicago |
Fort Walton Beach |
Spring Lake |
Fernley |
Algonquin |
Ishpeming |
Research Triangle Park |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | matter how many receivers you have. |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | service, your recorder must be continuously |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | connected to a land-based phone and two (2) |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | |
| will have easy access. | |
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