DIRECTV Grants Endless Wishes with the Industry's Most Advanced HD DVR
The New DIRECTV Genie™ Records Five Shows at Once, Eliminates Need
for Receivers in Every Room, Automatically Recommends Shows Matching
Viewers' Tastes and So Much More
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
DIRECTV is granting TV viewers their ultimate wish - the industry's most
advanced and intuitive HD DVR, the new DIRECTV
Genie™ - enabling a whole new suite of magical TV viewing
capabilities.
The DIRECTV Genie delivers an innovative set of features that include
the ability to record five shows in HD at one time; up to three times
more HD recording capacity than cable HD DVRs; a full HD
DVR experience on every TV in the home without seeing a box in each
and every room; and a new opt-in feature that will automatically
recommend shows based on the viewer's taste.
DIRECTV Genie™ is now the entertainment hub for the entire home and
shares content seamlessly with additional TVs that are connected to
small DIRECTV clients or other connected devices (such as RVU-enabled
TVs, gaming consoles and Blu-ray players) from a single HD DVR.
"We simply asked consumers what they wished for in the perfect
television experience and then set out to develop as many of those
features as possible in our new flagship HD DVR. Given all that Genie
can do, we expect our customers to be extremely impressed with this next
generation experience," said Romulo Pontual, executive vice president
and CTO of DIRECTV. "Gone are the days of scheduling conflicts, channel
surfing, messy wires and boxes, missed shows and family fights over the
remote. DIRECTV Genie's massive hard drive, five tuners and its
sophisticated, intuitive search and discovery functionality creates a
simple and magical television experience without the need for receivers
in every room."
Benefits and features of the DIRECTV Genie™ include:
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Five Tuners
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Record five programs at the same time with one Genie HD DVR.
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Full HD DVR Functionality - in every connected room
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Pause and rewind live TV in every room
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Record and delete shows in every room
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Watch the same recorded show on multiple TV's simultaneously (up
to four at a time)
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View and record DIRECTV On Demand programs in every room
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GenieTM Recommends
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DIRECTV customers can opt-in and have their DIRECTV Genie
recommend and store new shows that match their TV preferences
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RVU Technology
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One receiver serves the entire home, so DVR service can be enjoyed
on every TV, without the need for a DVR at each TV
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Connect up to eight RVU-enabled TVs to a single Genie
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Advanced Search
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Search and schedule recordings up to two weeks in advance
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Picture-in-picture
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Double play
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Watch, pause, rewind, fast-forward on two channels at the same time
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Start Over
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Start programs at the beginning if you tune in late
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Past Episodes
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Catch up on past episodes, as far back as five weeks
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DIRECTV TV Apps
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Access DIRECTV TV Apps on the Genie including Pandora, ScoreGuide,
Facebook, Twitter and other general apps such as news, sports and
weather
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One terabyte of storage
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Store up to 200 hours of HD programming
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With 800 hours of SD storage, you can record more than 1,500 shows
Beginning today, new qualified customers can get a free upgrade to
Genie, as well as connect up to four rooms. In addition, new customers
who order the CHOICE™ Package and above will get 2012 NFL SUNDAY TICKET
included at no extra charge and three free months of premium channels.
For more information on DIRECTV Genie™, please visit DIRECTV.com/Genie.
About DIRECTV:
DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is one of the world's leading providers of digital
television entertainment services delivering a premium video experience
through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming and industry
leading customer service to 33 million customers in the U.S. and Latin
America. In the U.S., DIRECTV offers its 19.9 million customers access
to more than 170 HD channels and Dolby-Digital® 5.1 theater-quality
sound, access to exclusive sports programming such as NFL SUNDAY
TICKET™, Emmy- award winning technology and higher customer satisfaction
than the leading cable companies for 11 years running. DIRECTV Latin
America, through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Brazil,
Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and other Latin American
countries, leads the pay-TV category in technology, programming and
service, delivering an unrivaled digital television experience to more
than 13.6 million customers. DIRECTV sports and entertainment properties
include three Regional Sports Networks (Northwest, Rocky Mountain and
Pittsburgh) as well as a 60 percent interest in Game Show Network. For
the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please visit www.directv.com.
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DIRECTV
Jade Ekstedt, 310-964-3429
jlekstedt@directv.com
Source: DIRECTV
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