| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | video recording to give you better |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | service directly to you. |
| a window. However, many types of window | |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | without videotape, allowing you to |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | automatically record every episode of your |
| | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
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| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| of television system that involves improvements | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| in both the production and reception of | |
| television broadcasts. | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | matter how many receivers you have. |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
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