| DIRECTV is the nation's #1 digital satellite | | DIRECTV combines America's favorite |
| entertainment service. | | network channels, other popular networks not |
| | available from many cable services, a pay per |
| DIRECTV combines America's favorite | | view movie service with up to 55 choices of |
| network channels, other popular networks not | | movies and special events, and an |
| available from many cable services, a pay per | | unprecedented sports subscription lineup. No |
| view movie service with up to 55 choices of | | other systems offers as many quality program |
| movies and special events a day, local | | options. |
| channels in many markets, and an | | |
| unprecedented sports subscription lineup. | | The system is compatible with Dolby Pro Logic |
| | Surround-Sound and Dolby Digital. To get true |
| Learn about satellite dishes, programming, | | surround-sound, you will need a Dolby Pro |
| installation, and multi-room systems. Select the | | Logic or Dolby Digital surround sound |
| best Satellite TV System for your needs. | | 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. | | The most distinguishing features of HDTV are |
| DIRECTV feels the best approach will be to | | the aspect ratio and increased lines of |
| look for an HDTV set with an integrated | | resolution. HDTV's aspect ratio is 16:9 as |
| receiver. | | opposed to 4:3 of the current NTSC system. |
| | Films will retain their original size and |
| The DVR offers hours of digital recording | | resolution, and the sound can be delivered in |
| without videotape, allowing you to | | "digital-quality" 5-channel, the first satellite TV |
| automatically record every episode of your | | service whose receiving system is built into |
| favorite shows every time it's on! You can | | HDTV sets, so viewers who purchase this |
| record two shows at once and even pause live | | HDTV equipment will have easy access. |
| TV, rewind, watch in slow motion, and create | | |
| instant replays. | | In order to enjoy the full benefits of the service, |
| | your recorder must be continuously connected |
| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | | to a land-based phone and two (2) satellite |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - but | | inputs from a dual-LNB system. |
| with a new name! | | |
| | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| Digital Satellite Recorder is the latest | | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| advancement in their technology - a satellite | | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| receiver that combines access to programming | | Committee (ATSC) and other industry-standard |
| with their Digital Video Recording (DVR) | | transmitting formats, essentially remaining |
| service with TiVo. | | format-neutral. |