| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the service, |
| without videotape, allowing you to | | your recorder must be continuously connected |
| automatically record every episode of your | | to a land-based phone and two (2) satellite |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | | inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | | |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| instant replays. | | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind | | Committee (ATSC) and other industry-standard |
| of television system that involves | | transmitting formats, essentially remaining |
| improvements in both the production and | | format-neutral. |
| reception of television broadcasts. | | |
| | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| As high-definition programming increasingly | | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| becomes the TV standard, customers will need | | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 as |
| to invest in new TV monitors to receive it. | | opposed to 4:3 of the current NTSC system. |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | | Films will retain their original size and |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | | resolution, and the sound can be delivered in |
| receiver. | | "digital-quality" 5-channel, the first satellite TV |
| | service whose receiving system is built into |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | | HDTV sets, so viewers who purchase this |
| when the recorder has reached its full capacity | | HDTV equipment will have easy access. |
| 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. |
| DIRECTV allows you to connect more than one | | |
| television in a single household to our services. | | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| If your receivers are connected to the same | | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| phone line, They can 'mirror' your subscription, | | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| allowing you to receive the same level of | | |
| programming on these televisions, only | | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| charging you a nominal monthly fee for each | | network channels, other popular networks not |
| additional receiver. | | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| | movies and special events, and an |
| | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| | other systems offers as many quality program |
| | options. |