| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| without videotape, allowing you to | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| automatically record every episode of your | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | |
| instant replays. | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| entertainment, has strengthened its | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| video recording to give you better | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV | home theater system has surround-sound |
| Digital Video Recording service powered by | capability. |
| TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR | |
| service directly to you. | |
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Greenwood |
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Orange |
Madison |
Berkeley |
Birmingham |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | matter how many receivers you have. |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| will have easy access. | 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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