| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | video recording to give you better |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | service directly to you. |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | you own the system, when used with either an |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | analog or HDTV set. |
| will have easy access. | |
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Pittsburgh |
Baton Rouge |
Fresno |
Lincoln |
Oklahoma City |
Ogden |
Morganton |
Yuma |
St. Paul |
Niles |
Clinton |
Blaine |
Fernandina Beach |
Midlothian |
Dayton |
Abbeville |
Great Neck |
Lebanon |
Athens |
Pacific Grove |
Woodstock |
Arkadelphia |
Cleveland |
Apex |
Smyrna |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| control. | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| but with a new name! | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| | a window. However, many types of window |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | |
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