| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | Listening and many more. |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | one television in a single household to our |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| will have easy access. | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| | same level of programming on these |
| | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
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New York |
Brooklyn |
Rochester |
Washington |
Mesa |
Grand Rapids |
Aurora |
Stuart |
Hollywood |
Gulfport |
Bloomington |
Lewes |
Wyomissing |
Bishop |
Brandon |
Berkeley |
Blackwood |
Dothan |
Hilton Head Island |
Galveston |
Edison |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| control. | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | |
| but with a new name! | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| when the recorder has reached its full | video recording to give you better |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | service directly to you. |
| 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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