| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| of television system that involves improvements | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| in both the production and reception of | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| television broadcasts. | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | you own the system, when used with either an |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | analog or HDTV set. |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| | video recording to give you better |
| | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| | service directly to you. |
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New York |
Philadelphia |
Scottsdale |
Jersey City |
Indianapolis |
Milwaukee |
Booneville |
Austin |
Jonesboro |
Joplin |
Rogersville |
Kissimmee |
Brighton |
Thornton |
Warrington |
Suwanee |
London |
Rockmart |
Newport |
Albany |
New Buffalo |
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| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| a window. However, many types of window | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| 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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