| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | already have the service. |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | without videotape, allowing you to |
| | automatically record every episode of your |
| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| of television system that involves improvements | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| in both the production and reception of | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| television broadcasts. | instant replays. |
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Atlanta |
Orlando |
Montgomery |
Irving |
Lafayette |
Boulder |
Muskegon |
Methuen |
Fairfield |
Fairbanks |
Berkeley |
New Port Richey |
Georgetown |
Forest |
Lander |
Fort Myers Beach |
West Plains |
Greenville |
Palm Coast |
North Brunswick |
Jackson |
Plymouth |
Dodge City |
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| The DVR service will only delete programs | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| when the recorder has reached its full | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| You can easily control how long programs are | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| tape using your VCR. | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| | home theater system has surround-sound |
| | capability. |
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