| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| but with a new name! | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | Listening and many more. |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| | home theater system has surround-sound |
| | capability. |
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Houston |
Omaha |
Staten Island |
San Jose |
New York |
Lansing |
Pittsburgh |
Hanover |
Boise |
Rochester |
San Juan Capistrano |
Miami |
Colonial Heights |
Washington |
The Dalles |
North Haven |
Selinsgrove |
Defiance |
Clarksdale |
Stuart |
Plantation |
Spartanburg |
Warwick |
Morehead |
Miramar |
Richfield |
San Dimas |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | you own the system, when used with either an |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | analog or HDTV set. |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| will have easy access. | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| | 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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