| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | when the recorder has reached its full |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| one television in a single household to our | You can easily control how long programs are |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | tape using your VCR. |
| same level of programming on these | |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | |
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Pittsburgh |
Washington |
San Diego |
Lexington |
Houston |
Indianapolis |
West Palm Beach |
Tampa |
Gainesville |
Scranton |
Los Angeles |
Conroe |
Pensacola |
Hayward |
Marlborough |
Ormond Beach |
Spring Hill |
Downers Grove |
Brea |
Iowa City |
Cohasset |
Durango |
Valentine |
Maryville |
Cuyahoga Falls |
Muncie |
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| DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| latest advancement in their technology - a | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| satellite receiver that combines access to | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| programming with their Digital Video | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| If you choose an HDTV set without a | |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| you own the system, when used with either an | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| analog or HDTV set. | 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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