| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - but | | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| with a new name! | | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| | Committee (ATSC) and other industry-standard |
| DIRECTV asks customers to connect the | | transmitting formats, essentially remaining |
| receiver to a land-based phone line for billing | | format-neutral. |
| and pay per view ordering purposes. You | | |
| cannot connect a cellular phone to your | | The system includes a Digital Satellite |
| receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. | | Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a |
| | dual-output LNB and a universal remote |
| The DVR service will only delete programs | | control. |
| when the recorder has reached its full capacity | | |
| and needs to make room for other shows | | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| you've requested it to record. When this occurs, | | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| DVR will first delete TiVo Suggestions followed | | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 as |
| by the oldest recorded programs not marked | | opposed to 4:3 of the current NTSC system. |
| "Keep Until I Delete." You can easily control | | Films will retain their original size and |
| how long programs are stored using recording | | resolution, and the sound can be delivered in |
| "Options." It's also easy to transfer any | | "digital-quality" 5-channel, the first satellite TV |
| recorded programs to tape using your VCR. | | service whose receiving system is built into |
| | HDTV sets, so viewers who purchase this |
| The Digital Satellite Recorder can record two | | HDTV equipment will have easy access. |
| shows at once. It can even record two shows | | |
| while you watch a third, previously recorded | | There is a subscription fee for their DVR |
| show. To take full advantage of this feature, | | service. PREMIER package customers will |
| you'll need to ensure that two satellite inputs | | receive the service free of charge, no matter |
| from a dual-LNB system dish antenna are | | how many receivers you have. |
| connected to their Satellite Recorder. | | |
| | DIRECTV has created a programming service |
| Digital Satellite Recorder is the latest | | specifically driven to offer customers more |
| advancement in their technology - a satellite | | choice and value for their entertainment dollar. |
| receiver that combines access to programming | | |
| with their Digital Video Recording (DVR) | | The Digital Satellite Recorder is available in |
| service with TiVo. | | many configurations, for single or multi-room. |