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DIRECTV gives you a television experience that is unlike any other.

With DIRECTV, local channels are included in every one of our packages while Dish Network makes you pay extra for them.

With more of your favorite HD channels, the most sports in HD, exclusive commercial-free TV entertainment, and advanced technologies that bring you the utmost in picture and sound quality, DIRECTV delivers a TV entertainment experience you cannot get with Dish Network or cable.

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

Get your favorite Brazilian programming and soccer on four of the most popular channels, including TV Globo, Brazils #1 channel.

The best variety of Filipino entertainment. See the latest news, talk shows, popular series, dramas, movies, music and more.

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

See the best Vietnamese entertainment and news coverage, including SBTN, the first 24-hour Vietnamese programming network originated in America.

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

Get a special group of popular channels available only in HD.

You may live in the U.S. but that does not mean you cannot stay in touch with best in TV from the rest of the world. Brazilian, Filipino, Russian and many more. Take your pick from our tremendous selection of international packages from the world over.

Pick from two Chinese packages for Mandarin speakers which are Jadeworld™ and MandarinDirect II.

Whatever you are in the mood to see, you will find it on Cinemax. Get three channels, two in HD, of the best action, romance, comedy or foreign films.

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.

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

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.

See the best DIRECTV on DEMAND movies in the same stunning HD quality as Blu-ray.

Although DIRECTV equipment has multiple manufacturers and this complicates your choice somewhat, it also gives you the freedom to choose DIRECTV equipment.

When you program DIRECTV TiVo-like features, it will track and record your favorite shows whenever they are on the air.

DIRECTV DVRs have one touch record, auto record, manual record, and bookmark features.

DIRECTV receivers support On-Screen Caller ID so you can see who is calling you on the phone without having to get up and look at your phone.

You are in control of how you watch - back up, slow down or use instant replay.

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.

Take advantage of DIRECTV interactive features like DIRECTV Active.

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.

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.

With DIRECTV HDTV, you can access to over 265 digital-quality channels by subscription in select markets. Find a competitor that can do that.

DIRECTV HDTV provides the crystal clear picture you want and access to enhanced surround sound with Dolby Digital technology.

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.

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.

While DIRECTV digital programming provides advanced image quality and sound, HD (the highest form of digital technology) makes for an even greater picture and sound.

With a DIRECTV HDTV DVR, you can record 2 shows at the same time - even 2 HD shows simultaneously.

A DIRECTV HDTV DVR can pause and rewind live HD TV for up to 90 minutes. Control what you watch - back up, slow down or use instant replay.

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

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.

If you are a big pro football fan, subscribe to the DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket that offers unrivaled pro football programming.

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.

Although many cable subscribers are reasonably well satisfied with their service, many cable customers are unhappy with poor reception, frequent outages, limited channel selection, and high monthly fees for premium channels. DIRECTV is an excellent alternative.

Local Networks are available in digital quality through DIRECTV via a small antenna to receive programming that is broadcast on local channels. Cable companies do not offer this option.

DIRECTV carries many foreign language, religious, and other niche channels that are not available from cable providers.

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!

Studies have shown that on average, DIRECTV costs the consumer approximately 20% less than cable TV.

DIRECTV, sometimes spelled incorrectly as DIRECT TV or DIRECTTV, offers perhaps the best entertainment value in the United States today!

DIRECTV has a variety of receivers such as the HD DVR that allows you to record up to 200 hours of HD programs which is the highest-end receiver offered by DIRECTV.

The receivers provided by DIRECTV include program guides that you can access through your television set to find the channels that you want to watch very easily.

Through this on-screen guide, a list of favorite channels can be set up which will facilitate easier surfing through the large number of channels available to DIRECTV customers.

IMPORTANT - Unreasonable restrictions enforced by the property managers or landlords against installing satellite dishes that are a meter or less in size are prohibited by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

DIRECTV Plus HR20 allows you to can watch channels in standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) and also features the DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide that allows you to easily browse channels. With this unit, you can record up to 30 hours of HD programs and up to 200 hours of SD programs.

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

Click on one of the banners at the top of this page to Order DIRECTV Online or call (866) 728-8329 to order over the phone.

DIRECTV customer satisfaction scores were better than those of all other satellite and cable TV companies, including Dish Network.

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.

If you move, simply leave the DIRECTV dish behind in your old place and take your DIRECTV equipment to your new place of residence.

You can check your local weather forecast on DIRECTV.

The DIRECTV Plus HD DVR can be viewed in HD or SD so if you do not have a HD television yet but you are planning on getting one, you can still order this receiver. HD for this receiver is in MPEG-2 and 4.

DIRECTV HD holds the interest of viewers due to the enhanced viewing experience and keeps advertisers on board along with the viewers.

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