| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| matter how many receivers you have. | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| | Listening and many more. |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | |
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New York |
Chicago |
San Antonio |
Richmond |
Raleigh |
Cincinnati |
St. Paul |
Indianapolis |
Brooklyn |
Little Rock |
Ames |
Clifton Park |
Belleville |
Maitland |
Trumbull |
Morgantown |
Moultrie |
Sewickley |
Playa Del Rey |
California |
Palo Alto |
Orlando |
Dell Rapids |
Yemassee |
Fayetteville |
Kirkland |
Big Stone Gap |
St. Michaels |
Solon |
Pensacola Beach |
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| The recorder with remote control will also be | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | network channels, other popular networks not |
| already have the service. | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | movies and special events, and an |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | other systems offers as many quality program |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | options. |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| | (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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