| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| network channels, other popular networks not | without videotape, allowing you to |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | automatically record every episode of your |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| movies and special events, and an | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| other systems offers as many quality program | instant replays. |
| options. | |
| | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | you own the system, when used with either an |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | analog or HDTV set. |
| 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 |
Dallas |
Honolulu |
Amarillo |
Waterloo |
Ogden |
Jersey City |
Williamsburg |
Huntington |
Joliet |
Edina |
Belleville |
Tuscaloosa |
Columbus |
Glen Ellyn |
Fairfield |
Manteca |
Voorhees |
Branford |
Cerritos |
Collins |
Cleveland |
Emmetsburg |
Bradford |
Newark |
Chantilly |
Medford |
Wadsworth |
Calera |
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| The DVR service will only delete programs | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| when the recorder has reached its full | one television in a single household to our |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | same level of programming on these |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| You can easily control how long programs are | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| tape using your VCR. | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| | a window. However, many types of window |
| | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
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