| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | already have the service. |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| one television in a single household to our | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | |
| same level of programming on these | |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | |
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Houston |
New York |
Los Angeles |
Staten Island |
Torrance |
Boca Raton |
Venice |
Long Beach |
Oakland |
Camp Hill |
Fayetteville |
Omaha |
Bay Minette |
Libertyville |
Conyers |
Martin |
Lincolnton |
Southern Pines |
Decatur |
Quincy |
Mifflintown |
Kokomo |
Tarpon Springs |
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| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| The system includes a Digital Satellite | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| control. | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| | will have easy access. |
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