| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| | matter how many receivers you have. |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | when the recorder has reached its full |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | You can easily control how long programs are |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| will have easy access. | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| | tape using your VCR. |
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El Paso |
Lubbock |
Columbus |
Melbourne |
Hanover |
Conneaut |
Blackwell |
Tigard |
Fergus Falls |
Oroville |
South Sioux City |
Moorhead |
Fillmore |
Lawton |
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Owings Mills |
Riverside |
Tomah |
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Muncie |
Seattle |
Round Rock |
Ontario |
Warren |
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Montebello |
Santa Clara |
Tallulah |
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| The recorder with remote control will also be | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | one television in a single household to our |
| already have the service. | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | same level of programming on these |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| | home theater system has surround-sound |
| | capability. |
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