| If you choose an HDTV set without a | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| you own the system, when used with either an | |
| analog or HDTV set. | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| | network channels, other popular networks not |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | movies and special events, and an |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | other systems offers as many quality program |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | options. |
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| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | when the recorder has reached its full |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| Listening and many more. | 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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