| The system includes a Digital Satellite | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | one television in a single household to our |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| control. | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | same level of programming on these |
| when the recorder has reached its full | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| You can easily control how long programs are | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | Listening and many more. |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | |
| tape using your VCR. | |
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Los Angeles |
Philadelphia |
Detroit |
Dallas |
Fresno |
Birmingham |
Des Moines |
Omaha |
Fort Myers |
Garland |
West Des Moines |
Irvine |
Richmond |
Uniontown |
Van Nuys |
Arroyo Grande |
Wheeling |
Cherry Hill |
Lawrenceville |
Pasadena |
Thomson |
Placentia |
Frederick |
Goodyear |
Staten Island |
Bayhead |
Kirksville |
Gonzales |
Breinigsville |
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| 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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