| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | one television in a single household to our |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | same level of programming on these |
| will have easy access. | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
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New York |
Chicago |
Jacksonville |
Fort Worth |
Bradenton |
Cypress |
Cedar Falls |
Jamaica |
Lima |
Toledo |
Topeka |
Johnstown |
Cleveland |
Lawrence |
Denville |
East Lansing |
Bartlesville |
Pocatello |
Fort Wayne |
Orange |
Warren |
Hurst |
Huron |
Milford |
Cameron |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| control. | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| when the recorder has reached its full | you own the system, when used with either an |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | analog or HDTV set. |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| You can easily control how long programs are | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| tape using your VCR. | |
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