| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | but with a new name! |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | control. |
| network channels, other popular networks not | |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| movies and special events, and an | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | matter how many receivers you have. |
| other systems offers as many quality program | |
| options. | |
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Houston |
New York |
Seattle |
Buffalo |
Long Beach |
Springfield |
Los Angeles |
Shreveport |
Birmingham |
Flushing |
Fayetteville |
Petersburg |
Hoboken |
Covington |
Greensboro |
Fond Du Lac |
Waycross |
Fairfield |
Marble Falls |
Murphy |
Plainfield |
Osage Beach |
Covington |
Lansing |
Fairfield |
Port Aransas |
Vestal |
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| DIRECTV has created a programming service | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | already have the service. |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| | you own the system, when used with either an |
| | analog or HDTV set. |
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