| 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 |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | service directly to you. |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | |
| will have easy access. | |
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Milwaukee |
Detroit |
Los Angeles |
Greenville |
Oakland |
Atlanta |
Naples |
San Pedro |
New Port Richey |
Murray |
Merrimack |
Gary |
Norton |
Clemmons |
Lenoir City |
Madison |
Milford |
Mooresville |
Pocomoke City |
Wallace |
Stinson Beach |
Saukville |
Richfield |
Ft Worth |
Dania Beach |
Cross Lanes |
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| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| a window. However, many types of window | but with a new name! |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
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| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the |
| one television in a single household to our | service, your recorder must be continuously |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | connected to a land-based phone and two (2) |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | |
| same level of programming on these | |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | |
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