| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | programming with their Digital Video |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | |
| | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| To take advantage of the latest HDTV | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| technology and have access to over 225 | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| channels of DIRECTV programming, you'll | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| need an HDTV set with a built-in DIRECTV | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| Receiver or a standalone DIRECTV | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| High-Definition Receiver, as well as an | |
| 18"x24" DIRECTV Multi-Satellite dish antenna | |
| with a Sat-C kit or an 18"x20" DIRECTV | |
| Multi-Satellite dish antenna (Triple-LNB). | |
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Chicago |
San Francisco |
Houston |
Boston |
Las Vegas |
New Smyrna Beach |
Panama City |
Deerfield Beach |
Cuyahoga Falls |
Santa Monica |
Fairbanks |
Berkeley |
Waukegan |
Charleston |
Albertville |
Murrells Inlet |
Midlothian |
Monticello |
Smithfield |
Abingdon |
Honolulu |
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| Through an alliance with Music Choice, | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only | when the recorder has reached its full |
| channels that range from choices like Soft | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| Listening and many more. | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | You can easily control how long programs are |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | tape using your VCR. |
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