| 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 | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| You can easily control how long programs are | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| tape using your VCR. | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
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Vancouver |
El Paso |
Orlando |
Greensboro |
Huntington Beach |
Ocala |
Auburn |
Yonkers |
Beaver Dam |
Cocoa |
Hermiston |
Roseville |
Buffalo |
Oceanside |
Sun City Center |
Antigo |
Hicksville |
Milaca |
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Greenville |
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Wilmington |
Marshalltown |
Palestine |
Mocksville |
Kona |
Horseheads |
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| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| Listening and many more. | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | without videotape, allowing you to |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | automatically record every episode of your |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
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