| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| but with a new name! | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
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| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| matter how many receivers you have. | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| | Listening and many more. |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | |
| when the recorder has reached its full | |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | |
| 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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New York |
Chicago |
Austin |
Raleigh |
Lawrence |
Belleville |
Culver City |
Van Nuys |
Yorba Linda |
Louisa |
Hanford |
Carson |
Taos |
Hampton |
Brownsville |
Vineland |
Walnut Creek |
Canton |
Riverside |
Deptford |
Limon |
Wahoo |
Enterprise |
Forsyth |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| will have easy access. | programming with their Digital Video |
| | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
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