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DIRECTV Preferred Online Retailer -
Direct Satellite TV is proud to be one of the few DIRECTV Preferred Online Retailers. This authorization is quite an accomplishment considering there are over 1500 retailers nation-wide. We have received this status because of our commitment to the high customer satisfaction standards of DIRECTV. We have earned the exclusive right to display the authorized Preferred Online Retailer logo and must renew the status every year to ensure continued high levels of customer satisfaction. Be sure to only buy from a DIRECTV Preferred Online Retailer when shopping online.
DIRECTV System - A DIRECTV System, trademarked for the consumer hardware and created to receive DIRECTV programming, includes a dish (standard size is 18"), a remote control and the DIRECTV Receiver.
DIRECTV System ActivationThe process of installing the DIRECTV System hardware, including mounting the satellite dish antenna, positioning it to receive a signal, and initializing service.
Dish - The reflector part of a satellite system. When used with an uplink system the dish reflects electromagnetic impulses received from the transmitter output transducer upwards to a satellite. When used as part of a downlink the dish gathers electromagnetic impulses from a satellite and focuses them into the feed horn. In both cases the electromagnetic impulses contain carrier and intelligence information to and from the satellite.
Dolby Digital/AC-3 Compatible Dolby Digital - provides 6 independent sound track channels through the optical output jack. When connected to your AC3 compatible home theater audio setup, this connection provides Dolby Digital Surround Sound (when Dolby Digital is part of the programming being viewed).
Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby Pro Logic(known as Dolby Surround in the theaters) is based on the use of an amplitude-phase matrix. This is a method of encoding four channels of information into two tracks of stereo media and then decoding them back into four channels for playback.
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