| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | without videotape, allowing you to |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | automatically record every episode of your |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | video recording to give you better |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | service directly to you. |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | |
| will have easy access. | |
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Chicago |
Seattle |
Colorado Springs |
Columbia |
Des Moines |
Rochester |
Pensacola |
Phoenix |
Terre Haute |
Brunswick |
Anderson |
Greensburg |
Redlands |
Hartwell |
New Castle |
Montgomery |
Oroville |
Layton |
Hemphill |
Pikesville |
Hartford |
Lebanon |
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| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| when the recorder has reached its full | home theater system has surround-sound |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | capability. |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| You can easily control how long programs are | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | Listening and many more. |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | |
| tape using your VCR. | |
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