| The DVR service will only delete programs | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| when the recorder has reached its full | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| You can easily control how long programs are | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| tape using your VCR. | will have easy access. |
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Chicago |
Los Angeles |
Wilmington |
Orlando |
Stuart |
Cedar Rapids |
Edison |
St. Paul |
Eau Claire |
Evanston |
Dickson |
Lowell |
St. Louis |
Kosciusko |
Hammond |
Houma |
Bayside |
Beaver Falls |
Norcross |
Branson |
Sedona |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | already have the service. |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| | without videotape, allowing you to |
| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | automatically record every episode of your |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| a window. However, many types of window | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | instant replays. |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | |
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