| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | but with a new name! |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | when the recorder has reached its full |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| will have easy access. | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| | You can easily control how long programs are |
| | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| | tape using your VCR. |
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Dallas |
San Jose |
Cincinnati |
Johnstown |
Dayton |
Carlsbad |
Littleton |
Rockville |
Midlothian |
North Myrtle Beach |
New Braunfels |
Dunedin |
Sebastopol |
Duncansville |
Kent |
Yreka |
Bentonville |
Cookeville |
Hamilton |
Eau Claire |
Holland |
Los Alamitos |
Jennings |
Maple Shade |
Lombard |
Alvin |
Woburn |
Winthrop |
Lakeville |
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| If you choose an HDTV set without a | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | |
| you own the system, when used with either an | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| analog or HDTV set. | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| | a window. However, many types of window |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | |
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