| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | already have the service. |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | |
| home theater system has surround-sound | |
| capability. | |
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Houston |
San Francisco |
Tallahassee |
Fayetteville |
Toledo |
Tempe |
Houma |
San Antonio |
Slidell |
Dearborn |
Hollywood |
Lufkin |
Medina |
Columbia |
Ozark |
Cocoa Beach |
Bridgeville |
Shelbyville |
Riverhead |
Broken Bow |
Chesapeake |
Jesup |
Indianapolis |
Willcox |
Bass River |
Ridgeland |
Citrus Heights |
New Columbia |
Socorro |
Waterbury |
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| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| of television system that involves improvements | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| in both the production and reception of | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| television broadcasts. | control. |
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| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| network channels, other popular networks not | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| movies and special events, and an | when the recorder has reached its full |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| other systems offers as many quality program | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| options. | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| | You can easily control how long programs are |
| | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| | tape using your VCR. |
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