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Technical overview

What kinds of TV programming can I watch with the DIRECTV® HD Receiver?

The DIRECTV® HD Receiver provides you with the ability to receive television programs from a wide range of sources, and to display them on virtually any TV or monitor.

Using the Air In, Satellite In, and Cable In jacks on the back of the DIRECTV® HD Receiver, you can receive television programs from:

HDTV and SDTV DIRECTV® programming via digital satellites (through the Satellite In jack).

Local off-air analog television broadcasts (NTSC), and local off-air digital broadcasts (ATSC) (through the Air In jack). Unscrambled analog cable TV services for unscrambled cable programming (through the Cable In jack).

To view cable TV or DIRECTV® programming, programming subscriptions are also required.

What equipment is required to view HDTV programming?

To view HDTV programming, in addition to your DIRECTV® HD Receiver, you will need an HDTV monitor or television set.

For DIRECTV® High-Definition programming, you’ll also need an oval triple LNB multi-satellite dish, including a Sat C LNB (a dish that can receive signals from all 3 of the satellite locations providing DIRECTV programming).

To receive analog and digital off-air television broadcasts, you’ll need an off-air antenna.

To receive cable TV programming, you’ll need a cable TV connection (provided by your local cable TV service provider).

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