| As high-definition programming increasingly | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | of television system that involves improvements |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | in both the production and reception of |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | television broadcasts. |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| The recorder with remote control will also be | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| already have the service. | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
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San Antonio |
Indianapolis |
New Orleans |
Tampa |
Raleigh |
Tulsa |
Modesto |
Dallas |
Concord |
Lake Worth |
London |
Oxnard |
Mount Dora |
Johnson City |
Livonia |
Clarksville |
Morgan City |
Jacksonville |
Daphne |
Lacey |
Blackfoot |
Elizabeth City |
Hagerstown |
Abingdon |
Lima |
Manua Loa |
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| In order to receive the signal, the dish must | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the |
| have a direct line of sight to the south through | service, your recorder must be continuously |
| a window. However, many types of window | connected to a land-based phone and two (2) |
| glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, | satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
| it's strongly recommended that you install your | |
| satellite dish outside in a suitable location. | The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two |
| | shows at once. It can even record two shows |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than | while you watch a third, previously recorded |
| one television in a single household to our | show. To take full advantage of this feature, |
| services. If your receivers are connected to | you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs |
| the same phone line, DIRECTV can 'mirror' | from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are |
| your subscription, allowing you to receive the | connected to their Satellite Recorder. |
| same level of programming on these | |
| televisions, only charging you a nominal | |
| monthly fee for each additional receiver. | |
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