| The most distinguishing features of HDTV are | The DVR offers hours of digital recording |
| the aspect ratio and increased lines of | without videotape, allowing you to |
| resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 | automatically record every episode of your |
| (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the | favorite shows every time it's on! You can |
| current NTSC system. Films will retain their | record two shows at once and even pause live |
| original size and resolution, and the sound can | TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create |
| be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel | instant replays. |
| DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose | |
| receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| will have easy access. | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| | DIRECTV Receiver. |
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Boston |
Chesapeake |
Flushing |
Dayton |
Midland |
Vicksburg |
Mount Vernon |
Sumter |
Kennesaw |
Englewood |
Killeen |
Morehead City |
Donna |
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Searcy |
North Platte |
Lodi |
Eureka |
Golden |
Talladega |
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Carbondale |
Delta |
Blanding |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | but with a new name! |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | |
| home theater system has surround-sound | |
| capability. | |
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