| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| home theater system has surround-sound | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| capability. | 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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Chicago |
Louisville |
Austin |
Colorado Springs |
Tulsa |
Orange |
Fort Smith |
Silver Spring |
Portsmouth |
Venice |
Riverhead |
Marlborough |
Springfield |
Bloomington |
Clemson |
West Columbia |
Nederland |
Granbury |
Merrimack |
Wakefield |
Liberty |
Ozark |
Atascadero |
Socorro |
Peoria |
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| The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| many configurations, for single or multi-room. | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| The system includes a Digital Satellite | programming with their Digital Video |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | |
| control. | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| | without videotape, allowing you to |
| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | automatically record every episode of your |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| | instant replays. |
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