| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| a window. However, many types of window | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
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| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| home theater system has surround-sound | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| capability. | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| | will have easy access. |
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New York |
Nashville |
Indianapolis |
Little Rock |
Lakeland |
West Palm Beach |
Decatur |
Lafayette |
Paris |
Brunswick |
Killeen |
Barbourville |
Flat Rock |
Athens |
Sayre |
Layton |
Fulton |
Paso Robles |
Garden Grove |
Hampton |
Northville |
Rolling Meadows |
Benson |
Bella Vista |
Artesia |
Caryville |
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| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | without videotape, allowing you to |
| but with a new name! | automatically record every episode of your |
| | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | instant replays. |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | |
| | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | already have the service. |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | |
| 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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