| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| network channels, other popular networks not | one television in a single household to our |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| movies and special events, and an | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | same level of programming on these |
| other systems offers as many quality program | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| options. | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | a window. However, many types of window |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| 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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Sarasota |
Houston |
Virginia Beach |
Tulsa |
Honolulu |
Mesquite |
Hendersonville |
Hamden |
Hammond |
Denver |
Glasgow |
Victorville |
Hendersonville |
Carbondale |
Watertown |
Hammonton |
New Buffalo |
Limon |
Roswell |
Castro Valley |
Chantilly |
Bethesda |
Altoona |
Streetsboro |
Donna |
Cheboygan |
Fairfield |
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| DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| latest advancement in their technology - a | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| satellite receiver that combines access to | |
| programming with their Digital Video | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| | but with a new name! |
| The recorder with remote control will also be | |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| already have the service. | when the recorder has reached its full |
| | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| | You can easily control how long programs are |
| | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| | tape using your VCR. |
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