| DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| industry-standard formats and will transmit in | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| any or all of the Advanced Television Systems | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| Committee (ATSC) and other | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| industry-standard transmitting formats, | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
| essentially remaining format-neutral. | |
| | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | have a direct line of sight to the south through |
| of television system that involves improvements | a window. However, many types of window |
| in both the production and reception of | glass degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, |
| television broadcasts. | it's strongly recommended that you install your |
| | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
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New Orleans |
Birmingham |
Cambridge |
Harlingen |
Evanston |
Vero Beach |
Brookfield |
Owensboro |
West Des Moines |
Trumbull |
Monticello |
Conway |
Maryland Heights |
Beavercreek |
Hastings |
Ozark |
Medford |
Saugatuck |
Ironwood |
Ponca City |
Huntsville |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | As high-definition programming increasingly |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | becomes the TV standard, customers will need |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. |
| control. | DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to |
| | look for an HDTV set with an integrated |
| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | DIRECTV Receiver. |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder is the |
| matter how many receivers you have. | latest advancement in their technology - a |
| | satellite receiver that combines access to |
| | programming with their Digital Video |
| | Recording (DVR) service with TiVo. |
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