| 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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| 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 |
| | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| | 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 |
Chicago |
Lexington |
Madison |
Milwaukee |
Amarillo |
Bradenton |
Newport News |
Duluth |
Canton |
Meridian |
Grants Pass |
Lake Forest |
Bensalem |
Albany |
Owensboro |
Champaign |
Roanoke Rapids |
Bryan |
Rye |
Angleton |
Harrisonville |
Escondido |
Rutherford |
Kenosha |
Lake Geneva |
Mt. Vernon |
Vaughn |
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| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | without videotape, allowing you to |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | automatically record every episode of your |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| The system includes a Digital Satellite | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | instant replays. |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | |
| control. | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| | you own the system, when used with either an |
| | analog or HDTV set. |
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