| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | of television system that involves improvements |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | in both the production and reception of |
| Listening and many more. | television broadcasts. |
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Philadelphia |
Raleigh |
Chicago |
Houston |
Fort Wayne |
Marietta |
Harrisonburg |
Cleveland |
Jasper |
Norwalk |
Taylor |
Goose Creek |
Libertyville |
Wooster |
Stevens Point |
New Castle |
Chickasha |
Totowa |
Peru |
Poughkeepsie |
Savage |
North Little Rock |
Franklin |
Scottsbluff |
Joelton |
Sturgis |
Mendota Heights |
Seal Beach |
Portsmouth |
Trumbull |
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| The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| many configurations, for single or multi-room. | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| | already have the service. |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | |
| when the recorder has reached its full | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| You can easily control how long programs are | you own the system, when used with either an |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | analog or HDTV set. |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | |
| tape using your VCR. | |
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