| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | programming with their Digital Video |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
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| DIRECTV has created a programming service | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
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Cincinnati |
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Manchester |
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| The DVR service will only delete programs | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| when the recorder has reached its full | of television system that involves improvements |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | in both the production and reception of |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | television broadcasts. |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| You can easily control how long programs are | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| tape using your VCR. | 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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