| DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| latest advancement in their technology - a | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| satellite receiver that combines access to | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| programming with their Digital Video | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| The recorder with remote control will also be | |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| already have the service. | network channels, other popular networks not |
| | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| | movies and special events, and an |
| | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| | other systems offers as many quality program |
| | options. |
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Houston |
Chicago |
Fresno |
Knoxville |
Oxnard |
Brooklyn |
Chico |
Coleman |
Scottsdale |
Auburn |
Iowa City |
Sacramento |
Livingston |
Plainview |
Dallas |
Georgetown |
Wagoner |
Anaheim Hills |
Madison |
Clarksdale |
Arcadia |
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| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| but with a new name! | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| matter how many receivers you have. | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| | a window. However, many types of window |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| when the recorder has reached its full | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | |
| You can easily control how long programs are | |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | |
| tape using your VCR. | |
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