| The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| many configurations, for single or multi-room. | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| but with a new name! | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
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| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | of television system that involves improvements |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | in both the production and reception of |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | television broadcasts. |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | |
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Houston |
San Antonio |
Dallas |
Miami |
Tulsa |
Fort Wayne |
Irvine |
Buffalo |
Crawfordsville |
Sherman Oaks |
Hagerstown |
Rialto |
Belleville |
Idaho Falls |
Sikeston |
Tifton |
Palm Bay |
Great Neck |
Mount Holly |
Wilmington |
Brookfield |
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| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | already have the service. |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | programming with their Digital Video |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | |
| home theater system has surround-sound | |
| capability. | |
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