| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | |
| | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| network channels, other popular networks not | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| movies and special events, and an | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | home theater system has surround-sound |
| other systems offers as many quality program | capability. |
| options. | |
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Houma |
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Memphis |
Denver |
Jonesboro |
Schaumburg |
Ottumwa |
Douglas |
Waco |
Duncanville |
Toledo |
Cape Canaveral |
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| As high-definition programming increasingly | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | when the recorder has reached its full |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the | You can easily control how long programs are |
| latest advancement in their technology - a | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| satellite receiver that combines access to | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| programming with their Digital Video | tape using your VCR. |
| Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. | |
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