| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| of television system that involves improvements | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| in both the production and reception of | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| television broadcasts. | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| | Listening and many more. |
| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | 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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Chicago |
Baltimore |
Dallas |
St. Louis |
Baton Rouge |
Albuquerque |
Staten Island |
Springfield |
Kalamazoo |
San Bernardino |
Atlantic City |
Ada |
Fair Lawn |
Glendale |
Raleigh |
Scranton |
Lafayette |
Big Stone Gap |
Mason City |
Gurnee |
Louisville |
Tillamook |
Ann Arbor |
Tavernier |
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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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