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It's like having a vast library at your fingertips.

When DIRECTV launched in 1994, DIRECTV was the first entertainment service in the U.S. to deliver all digital-quality, multi-channel TV programming to an 18-inch satellite dish.

Every 8 seconds, someone switches to DIRECTV

From cricket to baseball to football to international soccer to all the major college match-ups, you name it and DIRECTV has it.

If you are not already enjoying DIRECTV HD, here is what you need to start experiencing it today.

DIRECTV is your exclusive ticket to all 64 NCAA games of the Big Dance.

With ScoreGuide, you will always know the score of any game. Just press the red button on your remote.

Watch what you want, when you want, with DIRECTV on DEMAND.

No other cable or satellite TV service can offer better reliability than DIRECTV.

DIRECTV brings the world home to you.

As the leader in HD and sports, with technology and programming you will not find with Dish Network or cable, DIRECTV stands in a league of its own.

Get nine HBO channels, including two in HD, featuring an award-winning lineup of original series, Hollywood hits and exclusive sports events.

DIRECTV gives you an unbeatable TV experience and locks in your best price for one full year.

You may think you are paying less with Dish Network or cable, but in a matter of months, your costs could more than double.

DIRECTV gives you an unbeatable TV experience and locks in your best price for one full year.

DIRECTV has been ranked higher in customer satisfaction than cable by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

DIRECTV delivers an HD experience you cannot get on Dish Network or cable.

With the most HD channels now, and soon the capacity for over 200 HD channels, DIRECTV is the only place to enjoy the best that TV has to offer.

Do not miss championship boxing matches and other once-in-a-lifetime events on DIRECTV Pay Per View.

Get your sports fix with over 35 DIRECTV sports channels including regional sports networks, international sports, seasonal sports, college sports and more.

DIRECTV technical development is better with multiple manufacturers because multiple vendors bring out new models of satellite dish antennas and receivers with better capabilities.

Get 2 DIRECTV satellite tuners for access to SD and HD programming and get 2 ATSC tuners for access to local HD broadcasts where available.

DIRECTV receivers and DVRs support 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i picture output and multiple screen formats.

Parental locks and control features are available on DIRECT equipment to ensure that your children do not have access to programming that parents have decided is not suitable for viewing by their children.

With DIRECTV, you do not need to choose between two shows to watch. You can see both shows and record two shows at once!

Enjoy peace of mind about what content the children are watching by locking out objectionable programming.

Answer the phone or raid the fridge, and pause your TV for up to 90 minutes — then pick up just where you left off. Plus rewind and fast-forward in a snap.

Customize the guide by choosing only the channels you want to see.

Get a DIRECTV dish. The dish is actually a parabolic reflector that captures a satellite TV signal and focuses it on the feed horn that sticks out in front of the dish. The feed horn amplifies and filters the signal and sends it to the receiver.

With a DIRECTV DVR you can pause a live TV show so you can answer your phone or get a drink, then watch the rest of the show when you are ready.

DIRECTV HD offers the best in national programming including CNN HD, A&E HD, The History Channel HD, National Geographic Channel HD, Food Network HD, premiums like HBO HD, Showtime HD, Cinemax HD, Starz HD - and more.

In various cities local channels are broadcast in HD over the public air waves so, using an off-air antenna, you can view such programs in their HD clarity. However, in some cities you can view HD local channels without the use of this antenna. As the programming trend continues to move towards HD you'll be able to use the DIRECTV equipment to view all of it. Check availability in your city.

A DIRECTV DVR AIR IN connection connects the cable from an off-air TV antenna (not from the satellite dish) to this jack. Both standard analog (NTSC) and high definition digital (ATSC) program broadcasts can be received through a single antenna connected to this jack.

With the latest DVR and HD technology rolled into one easy-to-use unit, the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR will change the way you enjoy home theater. Images are sharper.

The DIRECTV SATELLITE IN RG-6 cable from the satellite dish connects to this jack.

With an HDTV DIRECTV DVR, you can record up to 200 hours of SD programming, up to 50 hours of HD programming, and watch your favorite shows on your own schedule.

With the DIRECTV Series Link feature, you can automatically record an entire season of your favorite shows, even if they change day or time.

DIRECTV HDTV DVR recorders record up to 30 hours of HD programming or up to 200 hours of standard-definition (480i) programming.

Take advantage of DIRECTV interactive features like DIRECTV Active, get weather information, lottery results and horoscopes onscreen.

The build-in DIRECTV HD tuner that your HDTV is equipped with will only allow you to receive the HD programming available over the air via an off-air antenna.

Cable TV wires on Poles are not always reliable and erode with age and exposure to weather that degrades service quality. DIRECTV solves this problem with its satellite microwave wireless content delivery platform.

No wired infrastructure such as coaxial cable can offer the reliability or cost effectiveness of a satellite content delivery platform to individual terminals like DIRECTV.

While DIRECTV offers new state of the art high quality video quality all the time, m old monopolistic control over the cable markets for too long has resulted in cable companies offering poor service, fewer programming choices, lower quality, and high price increases.

While DIRECTV digital HD picture quality is crystal clear, cable TV has excessive digital artifacts, the little squares that appear in the picture, and also may appear as intermittent picture freezing.

Get DIRECTV and settling in to watch all the college football you can watch in a season while your cable TV buddies are stuck with a small selection of the games you will enjoy.

If you are a pro baseball fan, subscribe to DIRECTV MLB Extra Innings.

If you are a pro basketball fan, get the DIRECTV NBA League Pass and watch more games than you could ever get on cable TV.

Sports fans, switch from cable TV and get the DIRECTV ESPN GamePlan that gives you hundreds of games each season - many more games than cable.

DIRECTV has excellent picture and sound via 100% digital transmission on all channels versus the snow and shadows frequently experienced with cable or antenna reception. Get the ghost out of the machine with DIRECTV!

DIRECTV provides a much more attractive alternative to outdated analog cable television and offers better pricing, more programming choices, and better picture quality.

DIRECTV, sometimes spelled incorrectly as DIRECT TV or DIRECTTV, Satellite TV service can include digital video recorders (DVRs) that record and store hundreds of hours of programming and allow viewers to pause and rewind live programming to skip commercials.

Dish Network does not offer the Sunday Ticket deal and does not provide the same variety of sports channels as DIRECTV.

With the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR you can pause and rewind live HD TV for 90 minutes. If you are in the middle of your favorite show and you have to run an errand, you can pause it and come back right to where you left off. Or, if you forget to pause your TV, you can rewind and see what you missed.

In most cases, you would want to consult with your landlord or property manager about installing a DIRECTV satellite dish on the roof or other suitable location on the building.

If you live in a rented home apartment, or condo, please review your lease agreement to confirm permission before scheduling installation with DIRECTV. If you need to get permission from your landlord to install DIRECTV, you can use the DIRECTV Installation Permission Form to document the permission.

The DIRECTV HR20 100 to 165 unit can record up to 100 hours of HD programs. It can also record up to 700 hours of SD programs. The 100 to 165 unit features 2 composite stereo analog outputs, 1 digital audio output, and 1 HDMI audio output.

DIRECTV offers many HD DVRs. Each DVR has different versions. The DIRECTV HR20 is one of those DVRs.

Everybody Loves DIRECTV, sometimes spelled incorrectly as DIRECT TV or DIRECTTV, which is the number one used satellite TV service in America with over 16 million members and still growing rapidly.

Save Money with DIRECTV! If you are looking to save money and avoid any up-front fees, DIRECTV is the service for you!

DIRECTV offers 92 national HD channels but plans to have the capacity for 150 national HD channels and 1500 local channels. Customers will also have access to more HD programming via the new DIRECTV On DEMAND VOD service that will launch in 2009.

HD is the primary driver in the video business today and presents a huge opportunity for DIRECTV to set itself apart from competitors while growing a base of loyal, quality customers. Already, HD and DVR services, are producing strong market performance.

The best series of HD receivers that DIRECTV carries is the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR that gives you access to thousands of movies from the comfort of your own couch in HD.

A very popular DIRECTV package is the NASCAR Hot Pass package that includes every NASCAR race in HD.

If you move, you can keep your DIRECTV equipment and service by calling us at 1-866-WAY-U-MOVE (1-866-929-8668).

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