| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | without videotape, allowing you to |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | automatically record every episode of your |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | instant replays. |
| one television in a single household to our | |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| same level of programming on these | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | 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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Jersey City |
Marietta |
North Little Rock |
Liberty |
Edina |
Johnson City |
Tell City |
Batesville |
Florence |
Port Orchard |
Snellville |
North Attleboro |
Berwyn |
Uhrichsville |
Augusta |
Fern Park |
Marshalls Creek |
Lebanon |
Booneville |
Dawsonville |
Iowa |
Tuba City |
Stevenson Ranch |
Catskill |
Elizabeth City |
Doswell |
Eveleth |
Oxford |
Ceres |
Cerritos |
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| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| network channels, other popular networks not | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | matter how many receivers you have. |
| movies and special events, and an | |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| other systems offers as many quality program | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| options. | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | |
| 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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