| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| matter how many receivers you have. | of television system that involves improvements |
| | in both the production and reception of |
| | television broadcasts. |
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Chicago |
Denver |
Wilmington |
Vancouver |
Slidell |
Longview |
Sterling Heights |
Santa Cruz |
Waco |
Charleston |
Parsippany |
New Rochelle |
Greer |
Troy |
Wooster |
Rockville |
Atlantic City |
Kent |
Waukegan |
Scott |
Marysville |
Jean |
Lakeland |
Lacey |
Lake Lanier Atlanta |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | without videotape, allowing you to |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | automatically record every episode of your |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | instant replays. |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| Listening and many more. | 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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