| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| matter how many receivers you have. | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | |
| but with a new name! | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| | of television system that involves improvements |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | in both the production and reception of |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | television broadcasts. |
| 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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Oklahoma City |
Virginia Beach |
Detroit |
Las Cruces |
Rochester |
Houston |
Philadelphia |
Westminster |
Oxnard |
Lewiston |
Davison |
Lyndhurst |
Steamboat Springs |
Union City |
Farmville |
Nashville Antioch |
Arnold |
Eagan |
North Haven |
East Orleans |
Minnetonka |
Norwich |
Juneau |
Pacifica |
Jonesboro |
Clayton |
Aberdeen Southern Pines |
Celina |
Belcamp |
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| The recorder with remote control will also be | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| already have the service. | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| without videotape, allowing you to | |
| automatically record every episode of your | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| instant replays. | 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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