| 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 DVR service will only delete programs | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| when the recorder has reached its full | of television system that involves improvements |
| capacity and needs to make room for other | in both the production and reception of |
| shows you've requested it to record. When | television broadcasts. |
| 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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Washington |
Santa Ana |
Jackson |
Springfield |
Missoula |
Harrisburg |
Culver City |
Miami |
Corvallis |
Shreveport |
Blacksburg |
Kernersville |
Geneva |
Laurinburg |
Hobart |
Mount Shasta |
Southgate |
Little Rock |
Chipley |
Brenham |
Sebastopol |
Murray |
Somerset |
Wheeling |
Albion |
Galesburg |
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| The DIRECTV System is compatible with | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| surround sound processing unit. You will be | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| able to experience surround-sound if your | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| home theater system has surround-sound | |
| capability. | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | already have the service. |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | |
| 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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