| The recorder with remote control will also be | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| already have the service. | a window. However, many types of window |
| | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| without videotape, allowing you to | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| automatically record every episode of your | |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | DIRECTV allows you to connect more than |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | one television in a single household to our |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | services. If your receivers are connected to |
| instant replays. | the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' |
| | 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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Houston |
San Francisco |
Fort Wayne |
Cincinnati |
Gainesville |
Arlington |
Allentown |
Orlando |
Iowa City |
Irving |
Oshkosh |
Warwick |
Norcross |
Jacksonville |
Harrisonburg |
Sylvester |
Lewisville |
Toccoa |
New Paltz |
Seattle |
Charleston |
Southbury |
Hutchinson |
Seymour |
Redlands |
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| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| but with a new name! | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | (Width:Height) as opposed to 4:3 of the |
| | current NTSC system. Films will retain their |
| | original size and resolution, and the sound can |
| | be delivered in "digital-quality" 5-channel |
| | DIRECTV is the first satellite TV service whose |
| | receiving system is built into HDTV sets, so |
| | viewers who purchase this HDTV equipment |
| | will have easy access. |
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