| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | | The recorder with remote control will also be |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - but | | sold without a dish antenna for customers who |
| with a new name! | | already have the service. |
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| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | | To take advantage of the latest HDTV |
| network channels, other popular networks not | | technology and have access to over 225 |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | | channels of programming, you'll need an |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | | HDTV set with a built-in receiver or a |
| movies and special events a day, local | | standalone high-definition receiver, as well as |
| channels in many markets, and an | | an 18"x24" multi-satellite dish antenna with a |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. | | Sat-C kit or an 18"x20" multi-satellite dish |
| | antenna (Triple-LNB). |
| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | | |
| of television system that involves | | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| improvements in both the production and | | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| reception of television broadcasts. | | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| | Committee (ATSC) and other industry-standard |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | | transmitting formats, essentially remaining |
| when the recorder has reached its full capacity | | format-neutral. |
| and needs to make room for other shows | | |
| you've requested it to record. When this occurs, | | If you choose an HDTV set without a receiver |
| DVR will first delete TiVo Suggestions followed | | built in, you can upgrade to an |
| by the oldest recorded programs not marked | | HDTV-compatible receiver when you purchase |
| "Keep Until I Delete." You can easily control | | a new monitor. However, your current |
| how long programs are stored using recording | | equipment will provide you with digital-quality |
| "Options." It's also easy to transfer any | | programming for as long as you own the |
| recorded programs to tape using your VCR. | | system, when used with either an analog or |
| | HDTV set. |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | | |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | | Using the most advanced satellite technology, |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | | we deliver more than 225 channels of |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | | programming to homes and businesses that |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | | have receiving equipment, which features a |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | | small satellite dish, a digital set-top receiver |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | | and a remote control. |