| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| one television in a single household to our | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | already have the service. |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| same level of programming on these | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | programming with their Digital Video |
| | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | |
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Hollywood |
Metairie |
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Titusville |
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Rolla |
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Seymour |
Los Altos |
Aurora |
Council Bluffs |
Opelousas |
Golden |
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Pryor |
Chambersburg |
Philadelphia |
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Roswell |
Beaver Falls |
Glendale |
Jackson |
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California |
League City |
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| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| of television system that involves improvements | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| in both the production and reception of | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| television broadcasts. | matter how many receivers you have. |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| 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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