| DIRECTV has created a programming service | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| home theater system has surround-sound | programming with their Digital Video |
| capability. | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
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Suffolk |
Texarkana |
Waynesboro |
Sun City Center |
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Cocoa Beach |
Aberdeen |
Edison |
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Oxford |
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Bozeman |
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Westminster |
Malden |
Creedmoor |
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| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| matter how many receivers you have. | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| The system includes a Digital Satellite | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| control. | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| | 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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