| As high-definition programming increasingly | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | |
| | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| The recorder with remote control will also be | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| already have the service. | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| | 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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| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| of television system that involves improvements | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| in both the production and reception of | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| television broadcasts. | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| | matter how many receivers you have. |
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