Features of DirecTV Satellite HDTV Receivers

October 27, 2009 | Posted by admin

The number of viewers choosing to get satellite TV subscription is rising in proportion to the rising cable TV rates. It is well known that DIRECTV is the leader in American satellite television industry.

DIRECTV has more than 50 million (October 2009 estimate) subscribers country wide. The company offers 265+ channels with excellent digital quality picture and sound. It also broadcasts special entertainment and sports events via pay per view line of offering.  DIRECTV supports both HD and NTSC programming.

If you wish to view HD programs, you will need to have a DIRECTV satellite HDTV receiver, a HD-ready television set and a DIRECTV multi satellite dish.

DIRECTV has been researching and developing advanced gadgets to assist HD TV viewing at home. DIRECTV satellite HDTV receivers come with DIRECTV subscription bundles and are easy to utilize.

DIRECTV satellite HDTV receivers allow following TV resolutions: 480i (525i), 480p (525p) , 720p (750p) , 1080i (1125i). Dolby Digital Surround sound is also fully supported.

One of the cool features of DIRECTV satellite HDTV receivers is that they have on-display program guides which are highly configureable. They also have built-in parental control capability for disallowing unwanted shows or channels and setting expenditure limits.

DIRECTV satellite HDTV receivers usually come with component video cable , S-Video cable, remote control, batteries, RF coaxial cable, audio/video cable, telephone cable, power cable  and appropriate cables to enable PC to HDTV connection. One satellite dish and HDTV ready TV set can be connected to the receiver.

Output connectors for DIRECTV satellite HDTV receivers include 1 component, two composites, 1 HDMI, 1S-video cable and 1 digital audio optical output. There are additional ports on the DIRECTV satellite HDTV receiver where a telephone line and USB cable can be connected.

DIRECTV customers can order pay per view programming With this phone connection by using their remote control. They can also get popular sports subscriptions and get secondary receivers for a small monthly fee.

This special phone connection is such that it does not interfere with regular phone usage. A smart modem within the DirecTV satellite HDTV receiver calls DIRECTV computerized system free of charge. If the smart modem detects regular phone being used it will try the ppv call later. These smart modem calls last only a few seconds.

As long as DIRECTV satellite HDTV receivers are connected to the same fixed phone line, DIRECTV allows connection of more than one television in the same household to their services. Once this set-up is in-place, programming only costs a small fee per month for each additional television. Ordering additional DirecTV satellite HDTV receivers affords household subscribers the ability to view different programs on different TV sets.

DIRECTV HDTV receivers are normally constructed with following dimensions: widths of 15 inches, height of 3 inches and depth of 11 inches. DIRECTV HDTV receivers all have a warranty of 90 days.

Apart from DIRECTV HDTV receivers, receivers of other brands are also certified to receive DIRECTV satellite transmissions. These brands include but are not limited to Mitsubishi, LG, General Electric, promax, Hughes, Zenith, Toshiba, Sony, Proscan, Samsung, RCA, Phoenix, Panasonic.

In addition to DIRECTV HDTV receivers, Digital Video Recorders (DVR’s) are also made available with DIRECTV satellite subscription. DVR’s can be used to rewind or pause live TV, order instant replays and slow motions.

A Digital Video Recorder can even be programmed to skip commercial messages. DVR’s have enough storage capacity to record hundreds of hours of regular TV programming and tens of hours of high definition TV programming. It is possible to set DVR’s to record a TV show for the entire season including extra overtime programming. Viewers also have the ability to skip over reruns.

The DVR can record programs several weeks before actual broadcast and even record two programs without deleting recorded content until storage space is full. Viewers decide the length of time they want the recorded programs to be stored and set program for this accordingly. The HD DVR has 250+ GB hard disk drive and supports many resolutions and formats.

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