| As high-definition programming increasingly | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | matter how many receivers you have. |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| entertainment, has strengthened its | control. |
| partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital | |
| video recording to give you better | |
| entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV | |
| Digital Video Recording service powered by | |
| TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR | |
| service directly to you. | |
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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | one television in a single household to our |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | same level of programming on these |
| | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | Listening and many more. |
| 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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