DIRECTV has been among the leaders in the HDTV market, as it has been among the first to release HDTV-related products ever since services were produced a few years ago. DIRECTV's offering includes tuners, receivers and satellite dishes. The following are some of DIRECTV's most popular products for HDTV.

DIRECTV H20 HDTV receiver

The DIRECTV H20 HDTV receiver will make tuning into programs easy as 1-2-3. This HTDV tuner can be hooked to a HDTV-compatible antenna to receive programs from local or free-to-air channels.

DIRECTV's high-definition program lineup feature crystal-clear, lifelike pictures and surround sound. Just connect the H20 HDTV tuner with an HDTV-compatible TV and audio/video setup.

Specifications:

» HD-DIRECTV receiver — receives and decodes digital HDTV signals from DIRECTV's satellites and local free-to-air broadcasts by using a compatible antenna

DIRECTV HR10-250 receiver

The DIRECTV's HR10-250 HDTV receiver will make tuning into programs easy as 1-2-3. This HTDV tuner can be hooked to a HDTV-compatible antenna to receive programs from local or free-to-air channels. The HR10-250 receives and decodes digital signals from DIRECTV's satellites. The HR-10-250 also has a built in hard drive digital video recorder that enables near-perfect reproduction of shows.

Specifications:

» HDTV DIRECTV receiver

» receives digital TV broadcasts in 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i

» phone jack

Satellite Dishes

The Terk TRK-2 satellite dish guarantees strong reception of signals from DIRECTV's satellites and is easy to hook up with a compatible tuner. Viewers will receive the most number of digital broadcasts and programming from free-to-air channels. The Terk TRK-2 offers:

- DIRECTV satellite broadcasts from 101 degrees and local channels in selected areas.

Every receiver hooked to the TRK-S2 allows for independent channel-switching, which is great for watching HDTV in more than one room.

TRK-2 can also receive base programming from DIRECTV. In addition, local programming major of 40+ markets, sports, many premium channels and pay-per-view specials can be accessed.

Specifications:

- DIRECTV dish antenna with a dual-output LNB

DIRECTV TRK-S26

The DIRECTV is the right product if you want to enjoy HDTV broadcasts.

- Broadcasts and programming from all of DIRECTV's satellite positions (at 110, 101 and 119 degrees) and local channels in certain some areas.

Hooking up the TRK-S26 to an HDTV-compatible DIRECTVPlus tuner will open the doors to the entire collection of standard and high-definition DIRECTV shows in your market.

Specifications:

- three LNB's and multi-satellite dish antenna

- DIRECTVPlus tuner is required to tune into HDTV programs