| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| matter how many receivers you have. | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| | home theater system has surround-sound |
| | capability. |
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New York |
Brooklyn |
St. Louis |
San Antonio |
Miami |
Cincinnati |
Charlotte |
Jersey City |
Canton |
Anaheim |
Lincoln |
Fountain Valley |
Westlake |
La Grange |
Bay City |
Southaven |
Huron |
Covington |
Oswego |
Bridgeport |
Macon |
Streetsboro |
Louisville |
Southfield |
Novato |
North Vernon |
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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 | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| will have easy access. | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| | 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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