| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | when the recorder has reached its full |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| of television system that involves improvements | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| in both the production and reception of | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| television broadcasts. | You can easily control how long programs are |
| | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| | tape using your VCR. |
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New York |
Houston |
Portland |
Phoenix |
St. Louis |
Salt Lake City |
Colorado Springs |
Jersey City |
Oklahoma City |
Palm Bay |
Santa Fe |
Sherman Oaks |
Woodbury |
Downey |
Sunnyvale |
Pickerington |
Fallbrook |
Branson |
Wheeling |
Forest Park |
Larkspur |
Emmitsburg |
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| The recorder with remote control will also be | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | one television in a single household to our |
| already have the service. | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | same level of programming on these |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| | a window. However, many types of window |
| | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
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