| As high-definition programming increasingly | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | one television in a single household to our |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | your subscription, allowing you to receive the |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | same level of programming on these |
| | televisions, only charging you a nominal |
| DIRECTV, the leader in digital satellite | monthly fee for each additional receiver. |
| entertainment, has strengthened its | |
| partnership with TiVo, the leader in digital | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| video recording to give you better | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| entertainment under a new name - DIRECTV | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| Digital Video Recording service powered by | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| TiVo. Now, they will be bringing their DVR | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| service directly to you. | |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| control. | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| matter how many receivers you have. | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| | will have easy access. |
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