| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | |
| | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| when the recorder has reached its full | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| You can easily control how long programs are | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | will have easy access. |
| tape using your VCR. | |
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Houston |
San Diego |
Seattle |
Des Moines |
Pensacola |
Worcester |
Roanoke |
Chicago |
Augusta |
Toms River |
Racine |
Fayetteville |
Harlingen |
Clinton |
Jackson |
Coleman |
Zanesville |
Bella Vista |
Princeton |
Westlake |
London |
Southern Pines |
San Bruno |
Sterling Heights |
Lexington |
Winslow |
Gibsonia |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | you own the system, when used with either an |
| one television in a single household to our | analog or HDTV set. |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | without videotape, allowing you to |
| same level of programming on these | automatically record every episode of your |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
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