| DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| entertainment, has strengthened its | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| video recording to give you better | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| Digital Video Recording service powered by | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR | |
| service directly to you. | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| without videotape, allowing you to | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| automatically record every episode of your | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| instant replays. | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| | will have easy access. |
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Lafayette |
Quincy |
Warwick |
Houston |
Jamaica |
Cambridge |
Stockton |
Hancock |
Pleasanton |
Brazil |
Orange |
Newberg |
Rocklin |
Riverside |
Romeo |
Toccoa |
Los Banos |
Denver |
Muskegon |
Glasgow |
Pearl River |
Albemarle |
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| DIRECTV has created a programming service | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | but with a new name! |
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| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| a window. However, many types of window | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | matter how many receivers you have. |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
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