| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | one television in a single household to our |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | same level of programming on these |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| will have easy access. | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
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Richmond |
Kalamazoo |
Springfield |
Columbia |
Myrtle Beach |
Troy |
Culver City |
Lawrence |
Mentor |
Orland Park |
Fair Lawn |
Athens |
Glenview |
Pekin |
Brewton |
Las Vegas |
Carrollton |
Pocahontas |
Ellenton |
Gautier |
Roseburg |
St. Cloud |
Chestertown |
La Quinta |
Roanoke Rapids |
Whitewater |
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| If you choose an HDTV set without a | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| you own the system, when used with either an | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| analog or HDTV set. | |
| | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | when the recorder has reached its full |
| without videotape, allowing you to | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| automatically record every episode of your | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| instant replays. | 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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