| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | one television in a single household to our |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | same level of programming on these |
| | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | home theater system has surround-sound |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | capability. |
| will have easy access. | |
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Chicago |
New York |
Washington |
Brooklyn |
Atlanta |
Tucson |
Wilmington |
Westborough |
Madison |
Malvern |
Sanford |
Gloucester |
Pampa |
Dayton |
Central City |
Walla Walla |
Nyack |
Bad Axe |
East Greenbush |
Sweetwater |
Winnemucca |
Cape Charles |
Frazer |
Cisco |
Corsicana |
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| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | without videotape, allowing you to |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | automatically record every episode of your |
| matter how many receivers you have. | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| many configurations, for single or multi-room. | instant replays. |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| control. | video recording to give you better |
| | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| | service directly to you. |
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