| In addition to low prices, some offers include | | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| FREE installation and equipment. | | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| | already have the service. |
| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | | |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - but | | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| with a new name! | | network channels, other popular networks not |
| | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | | movies and special events, and an |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | | other systems offers as many quality program |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | | options. |
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| The DVR service will only delete programs | | In order to receive the signal, the dish must |
| when the recorder has reached its full capacity | | have a direct line of sight to the south through a |
| and needs to make room for other shows | | window. However, many types of window glass |
| you've requested it to record. When this occurs, | | degrade the satellite signal. Therefore, it's |
| DVR will first delete TiVo Suggestions followed | | strongly recommended that you install your |
| by the oldest recorded programs not marked | | satellite dish outside in a suitable location. |
| "Keep Until I Delete." You can easily control | | |
| how long programs are stored using recording | | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| "Options." It's also easy to transfer any | | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| recorded programs to tape using your VCR. | | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
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| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| network channels, other popular networks not | | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | | Committee (ATSC) and other industry-standard |
| movies and special events a day, local | | transmitting formats, essentially remaining |
| channels in many markets, and an | | format-neutral. |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. | | |
| | The system is compatible with Dolby Pro Logic |
| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | | Surround-Sound and Dolby Digital. To get true |
| of television system that involves | | surround-sound, you will need a Dolby Pro |
| improvements in both the production and | | Logic or Dolby Digital surround sound |
| reception of television broadcasts. | | processing unit. You will be able to experience |
| | surround-sound if your home theater system |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | | has surround-sound capability. |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | | |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | | |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | | |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | | |
| receiver. | | |