| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | already have the service. |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| home theater system has surround-sound | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| capability. | programming with their Digital Video |
| | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | |
| one television in a single household to our | |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | |
| same level of programming on these | |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | |
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Philadelphia |
Baltimore |
Mobile |
Worcester |
Glendale |
Beaumont |
Orlando |
Falmouth |
Everett |
Fall River |
Alvin |
Corpus Christi |
Skokie |
Kilgore |
Edmond |
Woodbridge |
Allen Park |
Corvallis |
Canton |
Chantilly |
Goleta |
Kosciusko |
Wooster |
Merritt Island |
Long Beach |
Miami Beach |
Marquette |
Alton |
Eugene |
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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | control. |
| 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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