| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | |
| will have easy access. | |
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Brooklyn |
Omaha |
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Tulsa |
Cincinnati |
Reno |
Vero Beach |
Wheeling |
Missoula |
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Tucker |
Johnston |
Debary |
Englewood |
Windsor Locks |
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Petoskey |
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| The DVR service will only delete programs | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| when the recorder has reached its full | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | |
| You can easily control how long programs are | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| tape using your VCR. | programming with their Digital Video |
| | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
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