| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | video recording to give you better |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | service directly to you. |
| of television system that involves improvements | |
| in both the production and reception of | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| television broadcasts. | without videotape, allowing you to |
| | automatically record every episode of your |
| | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
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Cincinnati |
Washington |
Sacramento |
Boston |
Toledo |
New York |
Garland |
Carson City |
Hartford |
Morristown |
Benton |
Atmore |
Yuma |
La Mirada |
Marion |
Camden |
Rehoboth Beach |
Pensacola |
Beaufort |
Norwich |
Bay City |
Mount Kisco |
Mocksville |
West Columbia |
Cameron |
Anderson |
Mount Holly |
Saddle Brook |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | one television in a single household to our |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| control. | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | same level of programming on these |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | 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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