| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | programming with their Digital Video |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | |
| | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | video recording to give you better |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | service directly to you. |
| 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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Cincinnati |
Atlanta |
Chicago |
Jacksonville |
Albuquerque |
Dayton |
Toledo |
Rochester |
Sacramento |
Wilmington |
Killeen |
Johnstown |
Burlington |
Arlington Heights |
Lisbon |
Martinsburg |
Columbia |
Kent |
Gautier |
Whitefish |
Uniontown |
Morgan City |
Brandon |
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| The DVR service will only delete programs | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| when the recorder has reached its full | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | a window. However, many types of window |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | |
| You can easily control how long programs are | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| tape using your VCR. | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
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