| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | service, your recorder must be continuously |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | connected to a land-based phone and two (2) |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | control. |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | |
| will have easy access. | |
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Fresno |
West Palm Beach |
Seattle |
Pensacola |
Livonia |
Virginia Beach |
Long Beach |
Flint |
Bothell |
Muscatine |
Branford |
Newton |
South Lake Tahoe |
Richland |
Dry Ridge |
Bishop |
West Allis |
Garden City |
Toccoa |
Alma |
Temple Terrace |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| DIRECTV has created a programming service | |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| | 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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