| As high-definition programming increasingly | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| DIRECTV Receiver. | |
| | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| If you choose an HDTV set without a | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | |
| you own the system, when used with either an | |
| analog or HDTV set. | |
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| To take advantage of the latest HDTV | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| technology and have access to over 225 | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| channels of DIRECTV programming, you'll | |
| need an HDTV set with a built-in DIRECTV | Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the |
| Receiver or a standalone DIRECTV | same features as their Receiver with TiVo - |
| High-Definition Receiver, as well as an | but with a new name! |
| 18"x24" DIRECTV Multi-Satellite dish antenna | |
| with a Sat-C kit or an 18"x20" DIRECTV | The DVR service will only delete programs |
| Multi-Satellite dish antenna (Triple-LNB). | when the recorder has reached its full |
| | capacity and needs to make room for other |
| | shows you've requested it to record. When |
| | this occurs, DVR will first delete TiVo |
| | Suggestions followed by the oldest recorded |
| | programs not marked "Keep Until I Delete." |
| | You can easily control how long programs are |
| | stored using recording "Options." It's also |
| | easy to transfer any recorded programs to |
| | tape using your VCR. |
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