| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | a window. However, many types of window |
| when the recorder has reached its full | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| 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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Phoenix |
Detroit |
Charlotte |
El Paso |
Anchorage |
Naples |
San Jose |
Goldsboro |
Newburgh |
Clearwater |
Suffolk |
Rock Hill |
Glendora |
Mount Kisco |
Portland |
Fort Dodge |
Harlan |
Trevose |
Redwood City |
Rio Rancho |
Richmondville |
Newberry |
Hartwell |
Hawthorne |
Marshall |
Williams |
Garner |
Henderson |
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| As high-definition programming increasingly | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
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| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| without videotape, allowing you to | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| automatically record every episode of your | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| instant replays. | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| | will have easy access. |
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