| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | already have the service. |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | entertainment, has strengthened its |
| | partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital |
| To take advantage of the latest HDTV | video recording to give you better |
| technology and have access to over 225 | entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV |
| channels of DIRECTV programming, you'll | Digital Video Recording service powered by |
| need an HDTV set with a built-in DIRECTV | TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR |
| Receiver or a standalone DIRECTV | service directly to you. |
| High-Definition Receiver, as well as an | |
| 18"x24" DIRECTV Multi-Satellite dish antenna | |
| with a Sat-C kit or an 18"x20" DIRECTV | |
| Multi-Satellite dish antenna (Triple-LNB). | |
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Fort Worth |
Colorado Springs |
Chicago |
Milwaukee |
Tyler |
Atlanta |
Boynton Beach |
Tucker |
Chattanooga |
Florence |
Denver |
Urbana |
Burlington |
Stockbridge |
Blackfoot |
Brigantine |
Delano |
Guntersville |
Natchitoches |
Palestine |
Hurley |
Farmington |
Prineville |
Kaukauna |
Leesburg |
Larkspur |
South Sioux City |
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| The DVR service will only delete programs | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| when the recorder has reached its full | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded | |
| programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| You can easily control how long programs are | one television in a single household to our |
| stored using recording "Options." It's also | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| easy to transfer any recorded programs to | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| tape using your VCR. | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| | same level of programming on these |
| | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
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