| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | a window. However, many types of window |
| matter how many receivers you have. | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | Listening and many more. |
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Houston |
Jacksonville |
Saginaw |
Kansas City |
Raleigh |
North Little Rock |
Allentown |
Somerset |
La Grange |
Decatur |
Reno |
Owings Mills |
Placerville |
Moses Lake |
Windom |
Milton |
Danbury |
Clayton |
Miami |
Sonora |
Bossier City |
Raynham |
Heath |
Tyngsboro |
Sacramento |
Madeira Beach |
Lihue |
Arcadia |
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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | already have the service. |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | If you choose an HDTV set without a |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade |
| | to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you |
| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | purchase a new monitor. However, your |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | current DIRECTV equipment will provide you |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | with digital-quality programming for as long as |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | you own the system, when used with either an |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | analog or HDTV set. |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | |
| 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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