| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| without videotape, allowing you to | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| automatically record every episode of your | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| instant replays. | |
| | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | 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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New York |
Baltimore |
Jacksonville |
Albuquerque |
Sioux Falls |
Jersey City |
Clarksville |
Bakersfield |
Jonesboro |
Springfield |
Topeka |
Hattiesburg |
Battle Creek |
Tinley Park |
Alvin |
Winchester |
Gaffney |
Morgantown |
Waco |
Norfolk |
Grand Island |
Lafayette |
North Plainfield |
Fort Myers Beach |
Brea |
Douglas |
Chelmsford |
Pocatello |
Front Royal |
Copperas Cove |
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| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | matter how many receivers you have. |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| home theater system has surround-sound | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| capability. | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| a window. However, many types of window | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | |
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