| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| | you own the system, when used with either an |
| To take advantage of the latest HDTV | analog or HDTV set. |
| technology and have access to over 225 | |
| channels of DIRECTV programming, you'll | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| need an HDTV set with a built-in DIRECTV | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| Receiver or a standalone DIRECTV | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| High-Definition Receiver, as well as an | video recording to give you better |
| 18"x24" DIRECTV Multi-Satellite dish antenna | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| with a Sat-C kit or an 18"x20" DIRECTV | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| Multi-Satellite dish antenna (Triple-LNB). | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| | service directly to you. |
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Philadelphia |
Houston |
Columbia |
San Francisco |
Fort Lauderdale |
Scottsdale |
Oklahoma City |
Harrisburg |
Scranton |
Beverly Hills |
Amherst |
Jamaica |
Cumberland |
Pittsburgh |
Federal Way |
Boston |
Elizabethtown |
Brooklyn Park |
Roxboro |
Bonham |
Coldwater |
Lombard |
Newton Falls |
Roswell |
Yakima |
Snowflake |
Denali State Park |
Villa Rica |
Mount Vernon |
Mount Pocono |
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| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| but with a new name! | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| when the recorder has reached its full | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | home theater system has surround-sound |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | capability. |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| You can easily control how long programs are | a window. However, many types of window |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| tape using your VCR. | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
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