| The recorder with remote control will also be | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| already have the service. | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | Listening and many more. |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | a window. However, many types of window |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
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Houston |
Oklahoma City |
Milwaukee |
Tulsa |
Tyler |
Texarkana |
Plymouth |
Clark |
Wauwatosa |
Waco |
Morrisville |
Tomball |
Hagerstown |
College Park |
Dedham |
Nebraska City |
Austinburg |
Odem |
Jacksonville |
Cottonwood |
Cedar Rapids |
Bryce Canyon |
Lee |
Monticello |
Evanston |
Bridgeville |
Union City |
Lawrenceburg |
Captiva |
Columbia |
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| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the |
| of television system that involves improvements | service, your recorder must be continuously |
| in both the production and reception of | connected to a land-based phone and two (2) |
| television broadcasts. | satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | but with a new name! |
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