| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | |
| | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| To take advantage of the latest HDTV | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| technology and have access to over 225 | a window. However, many types of window |
| channels of DIRECTV programming, you'll | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| need an HDTV set with a built-in DIRECTV | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| Receiver or a standalone DIRECTV | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| High-Definition Receiver, as well as an | |
| 18"x24" DIRECTV Multi-Satellite dish antenna | |
| with a Sat-C kit or an 18"x20" DIRECTV | |
| Multi-Satellite dish antenna (Triple-LNB). | |
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Boston |
Omaha |
Cleveland |
Alexandria |
New Orleans |
Jersey City |
Wilmington |
Livonia |
Washington |
Decatur |
Westport |
Anchorage |
Harrisburg |
Akron |
Wilson |
Salem |
Herndon |
Wyoming |
Polson |
Macomb |
Clare |
Vernal |
Moberly |
Huron |
Smithtown |
Lafayette |
Hialeah Gardens |
Beaver Dam |
Tybee Island |
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| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| matter how many receivers you have. | video recording to give you better |
| | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| but with a new name! | service directly to you. |
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| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | you own the system, when used with either an |
| | analog or HDTV set. |
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