| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | DIRECTV Receiver. |
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| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| network channels, other popular networks not | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | programming with their Digital Video |
| movies and special events, and an | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No | |
| other systems offers as many quality program | |
| options. | |
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Los Angeles |
Pittsburgh |
San Diego |
Shreveport |
Cleveland |
Anchorage |
Hollywood |
Lancaster |
Lafayette |
Dorchester |
Haverhill |
Hanover |
West Valley City |
Houston |
Irvine |
Fremont |
Washington |
Salem |
Peabody |
Rockwall |
Clinton |
Canandaigua |
Anniston |
Fort Morgan |
Columbia |
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| The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| many configurations, for single or multi-room. | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| when the recorder has reached its full | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | home theater system has surround-sound |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | capability. |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| You can easily control how long programs are | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| tape using your VCR. | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
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