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With DIRECTV, you can easily record all your favorite shows and enjoy them whenever you want.

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.

As the leader in HD, DIRECTV brings you the hottest Hollywood blockbusters in 1080p, the same stunning HD quality as Blu-ray.

With the most channels in HD, including your local channels, DIRECTV delivers the best that TV has to offer.

With a DIRECTV DVR, you can pause, rewind and replay.

With the latest DVR and HD technology rolled into one easy-to-use unit, our most advanced receiver will change the way you enjoy home theater.

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

Find all the sports action you crave with just a few clicks of your remote.

See the original series that have everyone talking, the latest Hollywood hits, once-in-a-lifetime sports events and more.

Watch the most popular programming from Greece on four channels such as Mega Cosmos, Alpha Sat, Alter Globe & GMTV that are all exclusively on DIRECTV.

From cricket to baseball, football to soccer, national and international, professional and college, you can see it all on DIRECTV.

With exclusive DIRECTV sports packages like NFL SUNDAY TICKET, NCAA MEGA MARCH MADNESS and NASCAR HotPass, as well as the most sports in crystal clear HD, DIRECTV delivers a sports TV experience you can't get on Dish Network or cable.

DIRECTV delivers the best TV for your money.

Catch over 600 different movies a month playing on 14 channels, including five in HD. Starz Super Pack has something for your whole family.

Pay your bill, browse shows and set your DVR, order Pay Per View or new equipment all on directv.com with just a few clicks. We even have an online assistant to guide you through the process.

Get a special group of popular channels available only in HD featuring classic movies, specialty programs and more.

See the rage of UFC world class kings of the cage like Georges St-Pierre, Chuck Liddell and others.

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.

BabyFirstTV goes beyond traditional TV to deliver award winning, expert approved programs to help you and your child learn and play together.

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

The easy-to-use DIRECTV search function and DVR equipment enables you to locate exactly what you want to watch or record.

Using TiVo, you can also pause a live TV broadcast for up to 30 min, rewind it and play it back - in slow motion if you wish.

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.

Easily find DIRECTV or off-air channels on one guide. Search the channel guide up to 14 days in advance for what to watch or record.

View and log Caller ID information provided by your local phone company.

Record every episode of your favorite shows automatically — even if the day or time of the show changes during the week.

Effortlessly records your favorite shows with a single button touch or on a moment’s notice. Also access favorite scenes in recordings instantly.

A DIRECTV receiver allows you to view an on-screen guide that shows you what's on DIRECTV and gives a brief summary of each program.

DIRECTV will give you a free dish, a four-room receiver system, and remotes when you order one of their program packages. Installation is also free.

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.

DIRECTV HDTV DTV devices include a parental controls/lock option that allows you to enjoy peace of mind over what your children are watching by locking out objectionable programming

If you want the best TV experience possible, you will get it on DIRECTV!

DIRECTV HD colors are brighter, the sound is crisper, and both audio and video can be recorded!

To access more of the incredible HD programming available than just off-air programming, you need an HD programming source from a service provider such as DIRECTV.

With DIRECTV HDTV, you get a variety of HD programming, including ESPN HD, Discovery HD Theater, HBO HD, SHOWTIME HD and more including HD shows from the major networks with off-air antenna.

DIRECTV HDTV DVRs can continuously update their software and programming to provide the best in HD technology and programming.

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

Easily find and record off-air digital and HD programs using our advanced search features and the DIRECTV HDTV 14-day Advanced Program Guide

With a DIRECTV DVR, you can pause live TV for up to 30 minutes, rewind, use instant replay, watch programming in slow motion, and fast-forward through all recorded shows.

DIRECTV customer service is better than cable companies.

Decades of operating as monopolies has made cable companies complacent and indifferent to customer needs and new technology as compared to DIRECTV, the consistent industry leader in customer service.

Picture and sound quality on traditional analog cable is poor compared to DIRECTV HD.

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.

DIRECTV is consistently #1 in Customer Satisfaction according to JD Powers and Associates Syndicated Residential Satellite/Cable TV Customer Satisfaction Studies.

If cable is not available or your local area, or if your local reception is poor, or you if you just want to view more great channels like CNN, ESPN, A&E, etc., DIRECTV will make you happy.

Most cable systems do not have the channel capacity to compete with the huge selection of sports on DIRECTV.

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.

Many movies on DIRECTV are already being broadcast in wide screen format while cable is still primarily standard format.

Unlike cable receivers, all DIRECTV receivers deliver Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound and Dolby digital optical output is available on some satellite receivers.

DIRECTV, sometimes spelled incorrectly as DIRECT TV or DIRECTTV, satellite TV service has been rated higher than Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Adelphia, Cox, Charter and other cable companies in customer service for the last seven years according to the 2007 American Customer Satisfaction Index (University of Michigan Business School).

DIRECTV allows you to surf a large number of channels with ease as the DIRECTV remote control is we-designed for maximum channel changing power!

The DIRECTV Plus HD DVR offers parental locks on the receiver so, if there are certain channels that you think your children should not view, simply lock the channels so that your children cannot view them.

The DIRECTV HR20 145 to 200 unit can record up to 145 hours of HD programs. It can also record up to 875 hours of SD programs. With this unit, you can set an entire season of shows to record instead of recording them individually.

The DIRECTV HR22 100 to 165 HD DVR has more memory than the 65 to 100 model so you are able to record more HD and SD programs up to 100 hours of HD programs.

To order DIRECTV, there is a low up front fee, but after a rebate, you will receive your initial payment back.

DIRECTV simply has more to offer than Dish Network or cable.

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.

DIRECTV packages start at a low price per month and do not include any type of up-front fee. Dish Network, on the other hand, does charge up-front fees. For example, the Dish Network Digital Home Advantage program charges an up-front fee!

DIRECTV is offered in different languages in countries all over the world such as Arabic, Brazilian, Chinese, Filipino, Greek, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, South Asian, and Vietnamese with different packages and channels.

With DIRECTV, you DO NOT have to pay the full monthly subscription fees for every additional receiver. You may choose to receive DIRECTV programming to each television set in your house.

The DIRECTV HR22 65 to 100 HD DVR receiver is completely compatible with all of DIRECTV HD offerings. You can watch standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) on this unit. The HR22 65 to 100 also features the Advanced Program Guide.

The DIRECTV HR22 210 to 360 HD DVR model can record up to 210 hours of HD programs. It can also record up to 1315 hours of SD programs. With this unit you have several different playback options: slow-motion, frame advance, multiple forward and rewind speeds, and pause and rewind lice HD or SD for up to 90 minutes.

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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