| DIRECTV has created a programming service | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| Listening and many more. | without videotape, allowing you to |
| | automatically record every episode of your |
| | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
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Dallas |
Miami |
Chicago |
Memphis |
Louisville |
Newport Beach |
Spring Hill |
Buffalo |
Clifton Park |
Pocatello |
Lake Worth |
Winchester |
Richmond |
Moorhead |
Traverse City |
Old Saybrook |
Anderson |
Athens |
Murphy |
Troy |
St. Johnsbury |
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| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| of television system that involves improvements | when the recorder has reached its full |
| in both the production and reception of | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| television broadcasts. | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | You can easily control how long programs are |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | tape using your VCR. |
| 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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