| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| network channels, other popular networks not | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | |
| movies and special events, and an | |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | |
| other systems offers as many quality program | |
| options. | |
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Los Angeles |
Washington |
Oklahoma City |
Boston |
Birmingham |
Detroit |
Scottsdale |
Houston |
West Palm Beach |
Grand Rapids |
Palm Harbor |
El Paso |
Dubuque |
Scottsboro |
Pottsville |
Lancaster |
Pearl River |
Conroe |
Windsor Locks |
Ulysses |
Polson |
Cleburne |
Hillsboro |
Ocean City |
Okemos |
Vinton |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| control. | programming with their Digital Video |
| | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | 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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