| As high-definition programming increasingly | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | Listening and many more. |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | |
| | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| If you choose an HDTV set without a | one television in a single household to our |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | same level of programming on these |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| you own the system, when used with either an | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| analog or HDTV set. | |
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San Antonio |
Tampa |
Kansas City |
Baton Rouge |
Providence |
Vero Beach |
Newport News |
Gainesville |
Shreveport |
Dallas |
Roanoke |
Canton |
Overland Park |
Conway |
Sylva |
Bunkie |
Bartlett |
Watertown |
Chamberlain |
Attleboro |
Enumclaw |
Inglewood |
Lima |
Aurora |
Paradise Valley |
Baker |
Weston |
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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | will receive the service free of charge, no |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | matter how many receivers you have. |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| of television system that involves improvements | control. |
| in both the production and reception of | |
| television broadcasts. | |
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