| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | without videotape, allowing you to |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | automatically record every episode of your |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | already have the service. |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | |
| will have easy access. | |
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Dallas |
Orlando |
St. Louis |
Jacksonville |
Indianapolis |
Las Vegas |
Huntington Beach |
Trenton |
Des Moines |
Montgomery |
Sarasota |
Acworth |
Leesburg |
Hammond |
Roswell |
Galveston |
Terre Haute |
Warsaw |
Minnetonka |
Lombard |
Hermiston |
Fredericksburg |
Anderson |
Montpelier |
Artesia |
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| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | a window. However, many types of window |
| matter how many receivers you have. | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| when the recorder has reached its full | |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| You can easily control how long programs are | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | home theater system has surround-sound |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | capability. |
| tape using your VCR. | |
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