| As high-definition programming increasingly | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | service, your recorder must be continuously |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | connected to a land-based phone and two (2) |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite | but with a new name! |
| entertainment, has strengthened its | |
| partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| video recording to give you better | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| Digital Video Recording service powered by | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| service directly to you. | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
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Indianapolis |
Riverside |
Louisville |
Yorba Linda |
Newark |
Amsterdam |
Schaumburg |
Lombard |
Rockville Centre |
Sikeston |
Estes Park |
Albany |
Port Orchard |
New London |
Fremont |
Okmulgee |
Lebanon |
Archdale |
Prineville |
Perryville |
Hermosa Beach |
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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | a window. However, many types of window |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | one television in a single household to our |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | same level of programming on these |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | |
| will have easy access. | |
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