| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| network channels, other popular networks not | | service. PREMIER package customers will |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | | receive the service free of charge, no matter |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | | how many receivers you have. |
| movies and special events a day, local | | |
| channels in many markets, and an | | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. | | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| DIRECTV is the nation's #1 digital satellite | | Committee (ATSC) and other industry-standard |
| entertainment service. | | transmitting formats, essentially remaining |
| | format-neutral. |
| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | | |
| of television system that involves | | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| improvements in both the production and | | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |
| reception of television broadcasts. | | |
| | To take advantage of the latest HDTV |
| DIRECTV has created a programming service | | technology and have access to over 225 |
| specifically driven to offer customers more | | channels of programming, you'll need an |
| choice and value for their entertainment dollar. | | HDTV set with a built-in receiver or a |
| | standalone high-definition receiver, as well as |
| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | | an 18"x24" multi-satellite dish antenna with a |
| without videotape, allowing you to | | Sat-C kit or an 18"x20" multi-satellite dish |
| automatically record every episode of your | | antenna (Triple-LNB). |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | | |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| instant replays. | | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 as |
| | opposed to 4:3 of the current NTSC system. |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | | Films will retain their original size and |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | | resolution, and the sound can be delivered in |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | | "digital-quality" 5-channel, the first satellite TV |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | | service whose receiving system is built into |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | | HDTV sets, so viewers who purchase this |
| receiver. | | HDTV equipment will have easy access. |