| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | DIRECTV Receiver. |
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| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| network channels, other popular networks not | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | already have the service. |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | |
| movies and special events, and an | |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | |
| other systems offers as many quality program | |
| options. | |
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San Antonio |
Baltimore |
Bronx |
Madison |
Los Angeles |
Charlotte |
Idaho Falls |
Ormond Beach |
High Point |
Bremerton |
Peoria |
Minneapolis |
Williamsport |
Wausau |
Grand Junction |
Rock Hill |
New Braunfels |
Athens |
Kernersville |
Birmingham |
Silver Spring |
Coronado |
Green Valley |
Monticello |
Elkins |
Toledo |
Port Allen |
Polson |
Seabrook |
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| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| one television in a single household to our | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | when the recorder has reached its full |
| same level of programming on these | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | You can easily control how long programs are |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | tape using your VCR. |
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