| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| matter how many receivers you have. | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| In order to enjoy the full benefits of the | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| service, your recorder must be continuously | |
| connected to a land-based phone and two (2) | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| satellite inputs from a dual-LNB system. | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 |
| | (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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Baltimore |
Jersey City |
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Raleigh |
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| DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the | Through an alliance with Music Choice, |
| latest advancement in their technology - a | DIRECTV offers up to 31 different audio-only |
| satellite receiver that combines access to | channels that range from choices like Soft |
| programming with their Digital Video | Rock, Jazz and Country to Hit List, Easy |
| Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. | Listening and many more. |
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| The recorder with remote control will also be | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| already have the service. | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
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