| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| Listening and many more. | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | you own the system, when used with either an |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | analog or HDTV set. |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
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| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| network channels, other popular networks not | when the recorder has reached its full |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| movies and special events, and an | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| other systems offers as many quality program | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| options. | You can easily control how long programs are |
| | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | tape using your VCR. |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | |
| 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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