| 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 asks customers to connect the |
| DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| latest advancement in their technology - a | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| satellite receiver that combines access to | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| programming with their Digital Video | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. | |
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| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| of television system that involves improvements | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| in both the production and reception of | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| television broadcasts. | control. |
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| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
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