| As high-definition programming increasingly | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
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| 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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Chicago |
New York |
Miami |
Wilmington |
Longview |
Little Rock |
Fresno |
Chino |
Johnson City |
Phoenix |
Liberal |
Wellesley |
Hornell |
Rockwall |
St. James |
Borger |
East Ridge |
Greenwood |
Loveland |
Clarkston |
South Padre Island |
Venice (Marina Del Rey) |
Warrensville Heights |
Panama City Beach |
Manhattan |
Polson |
Price |
San Carlos |
Ft Myers Beach |
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| DIRECTV has created a programming service | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | |
| | 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 | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| same level of programming on these | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
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