| If you choose an HDTV set without a | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | service, your recorder must be continuously |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | connected to a land-based phone and two (2) |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| you own the system, when used with either an | when the recorder has reached its full |
| analog or HDTV set. | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| without videotape, allowing you to | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| automatically record every episode of your | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | You can easily control how long programs are |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| instant replays. | tape using your VCR. |
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Chicago |
Cincinnati |
Arlington |
Vero Beach |
Rochester |
Gainesville |
Bellevue |
Gary |
Brunswick |
Sherman |
Englewood |
Delano |
Culpeper |
Chickasha |
Burleson |
Blairsville |
Mankato |
Charleston |
Hoboken |
Oldsmar |
Marshall |
Sheridan |
Addison |
Waycross |
Kent |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| one television in a single household to our | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | will have easy access. |
| same level of programming on these | |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | |
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