| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| of television system that involves improvements | without videotape, allowing you to |
| in both the production and reception of | automatically record every episode of your |
| television broadcasts. | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | instant replays. |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| | you own the system, when used with either an |
| | analog or HDTV set. |
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Chicago |
Houston |
New York |
Durham |
Aurora |
Las Cruces |
Nashua |
Turlock |
Hattiesburg |
Charleston |
Monroe |
New Orleans |
Cupertino |
Alameda |
Rochelle |
Delta |
Charlotte |
Cinnaminson |
Reynoldsburg |
Borger |
Arroyo Grande |
Fallbrook |
Brigham City |
Kingwood |
St. Albans |
Bellevue |
Athens |
Longboat Key |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| 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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