| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | video recording to give you better |
| Listening and many more. | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| one television in a single household to our | service directly to you. |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| same level of programming on these | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
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Cincinnati |
St. Louis |
Milwaukee |
Greensboro |
Arlington |
Toledo |
San Rafael |
Greenville |
Gainesville |
Louisville |
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Wayne |
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Greenville |
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Hialeah |
Douglasville |
Enterprise |
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| The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| many configurations, for single or multi-room. | of television system that involves improvements |
| | in both the production and reception of |
| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | television broadcasts. |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| when the recorder has reached its full | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| You can easily control how long programs are | will have easy access. |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | |
| tape using your VCR. | |
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