| DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| entertainment, has strengthened its | of television system that involves improvements |
| partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital | in both the production and reception of |
| video recording to give you better | television broadcasts. |
| entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV | |
| Digital Video Recording service powered by | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| service directly to you. | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | |
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New York |
San Francisco |
Cincinnati |
Brooklyn |
Washington |
Baltimore |
Denver |
Davenport |
Atlanta |
Orlando |
Chicago |
Modesto |
Augusta |
Scottsdale |
Florissant |
Walnut Creek |
Spokane |
Jupiter |
La Mesa |
Clemson |
Forney |
Warren |
Lexington |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | matter how many receivers you have. |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | |
| | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| one television in a single household to our | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | control. |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | |
| 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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