| DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| latest advancement in their technology - a | one television in a single household to our |
| satellite receiver that combines access to | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| programming with their Digital Video | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| | same level of programming on these |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | 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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San Diego |
Los Angeles |
Tampa |
Whittier |
St. Louis |
Louisville |
Owensboro |
Fort Collins |
Rochester |
Costa Mesa |
Clifton |
Henderson |
Killeen |
Alexandria |
Enumclaw |
Los Alamitos |
Cinnaminson |
Dublin |
Elkton |
Downey |
Carlsbad |
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| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| network channels, other popular networks not | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | but with a new name! |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | |
| movies and special events, and an | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| other systems offers as many quality program | |
| options. | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| | when the recorder has reached its full |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | You can easily control how long programs are |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | tape using your VCR. |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | |
| will have easy access. | |
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