| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| of television system that involves improvements | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| in both the production and reception of | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| television broadcasts. | |
| | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | |
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New York |
Philadelphia |
Brooklyn |
Tampa |
Jacksonville |
Minneapolis |
Denver |
Toledo |
Las Vegas |
Harrisburg |
Hagerstown |
Jersey City |
Gallatin |
Vancouver |
Yakima |
Skokie |
Boone |
Glen Ellyn |
Buffalo |
Poteau |
Huntsville |
Springfield |
Dublin |
Pacifica |
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| The DVR service will only delete programs | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| when the recorder has reached its full | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | you own the system, when used with either an |
| You can easily control how long programs are | analog or HDTV set. |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| tape using your VCR. | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| | video recording to give you better |
| | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| | service directly to you. |
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