| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | video recording to give you better |
| | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| many configurations, for single or multi-room. | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| | service directly to you. |
| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| but with a new name! | 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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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | of television system that involves improvements |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | in both the production and reception of |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | television broadcasts. |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | |
| | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| a window. However, many types of window | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | 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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