| The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| many configurations, for single or multi-room. | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | 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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Fort Worth |
Milwaukee |
Atlanta |
Las Vegas |
Lubbock |
Spokane |
Provo |
Greenwood |
Crossville |
Walnut Creek |
Fair Lawn |
Carmel |
Saraland |
Moultrie |
Portsmouth |
Easton |
Elkridge |
Hastings |
New Martinsville |
Columbia |
Vandalia |
Salinas |
San Rafael |
Dawsonville |
West Springfield |
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| The recorder with remote control will also be | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| already have the service. | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the | Listening and many more. |
| latest advancement in their technology - a | |
| satellite receiver that combines access to | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| programming with their Digital Video | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
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