| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| without videotape, allowing you to | one television in a single household to our |
| automatically record every episode of your | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | same level of programming on these |
| instant replays. | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| The recorder with remote control will also be | |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| already have the service. | 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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New York |
Houston |
Los Angeles |
Baltimore |
Shreveport |
Savannah |
Glendale |
Cypress |
Cuyahoga Falls |
Carson City |
Cheyenne |
Metairie |
Columbia |
Robinson |
Dumas |
Maple Grove |
Towson |
Roanoke |
Perrysburg |
Tallahassee |
Auburn |
Birmingham |
Blaine |
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| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| will have easy access. | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| | control. |
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