| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| of television system that involves improvements | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| in both the production and reception of | already have the service. |
| television broadcasts. | |
| | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | you own the system, when used with either an |
| | analog or HDTV set. |
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Phoenix |
Wilmington |
Springfield |
Philadelphia |
Colorado Springs |
Katy |
Vero Beach |
Bradenton |
Charleston |
Lewisville |
North Olmsted |
Monroe |
Puyallup |
Atlantic City |
Blytheville |
Mooresville |
Newport |
Vernal |
Seal Beach |
Incline Village |
Longmont |
Brookings |
Foxborough |
South Charleston |
Hattiesburg |
Covington |
Stone Mountain |
Columbia |
Kahului, Maui |
Eastland |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | but with a new name! |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| | when the recorder has reached its full |
| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| Listening and many more. | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| | You can easily control how long programs are |
| | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| | tape using your VCR. |
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