| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| network channels, other popular networks not | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| movies and special events, and an | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | |
| other systems offers as many quality program | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| options. | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| | a window. However, many types of window |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | |
| 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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| The DVR service will only delete programs | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| when the recorder has reached its full | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | programming with their Digital Video |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| You can easily control how long programs are | without videotape, allowing you to |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | automatically record every episode of your |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| tape using your VCR. | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
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