Most of those millions of subscribers are attracted to Direct TV because of the huge programming packages that the company offers. For example, the entry level package, Total Choice, has over one hundred and fifty five channels. No other television service provider has the audacity to offer over a hundred and fifty channels in an entry level package. The channels that make up Total Choice include a great blend of children's programming, home improvement programming, national and world news, women's programming, sports, home shopping, movies, cartoons, music videos and more. Total Choice also comes with over forty XM satellite radio channels which provide you with music from across the music spectrum.

If you want even more great programming, you can always upgrade to Total Choice Plus. Total Choice Plus adds thirty channels onto the already plentiful selection of Total Choice. These extra channels include a variety of educational programming, sports, and even more movies. It also supplies over twenty additional XM satellite radio channels to choose from.

Anyone who loves movies and sports will want to subscribe to Direct TV's Total Choice Premier. Direct TV's Total Choice Premier adds four separate movie packages and a wide variety of sports channels onto Total Choice Plus. The sports channels include a wide variety of FSN Regional Sports Networks as well as a wide choice of more specialized sports channels. The movie packages include the STARZ Super Pack and Showtime Unlimited as well as movie packages from Cinemax and HBO. All together, the movie packages provide thirty three channels including two high definition channels.

If you want the benefits of even more high definition channels, Direct TV can add them on to any programming package. Choose from a variety of channels that offer classic movies, newer movies, and classic reruns that have all been remastered to meet the high standards of quality demanded by the high definition television format. You can also get channels that feature programming that was originally produced in High Definition. This programming includes news, sports, adult programming, educational programming, and major network programming. HDTV is the television format of the future and you can get it right now from Direct TV.

While great TV programming is undoubtedly what draws subscribers to Direct TV, the technology used to deliver and take full advantage of that programming is also impressive. For instance, all of Direct TV's programming arrives at subscribers' satellite dishes in one hundred percent digital television format. Digital television provides a crystal clear picture and CD quality sound that simply can't be matched by the old fashioned analog television format that's still in use in many parts of the country. Besides high quality picture and sound, digital television also allows the addition of interactive features that make a subscription easier to manage. For example, the on screen program guide will give you all of the information you need to decide what to watch without the frustrations of channels surfing. And Parental Controls will allow you to leave your children alone with the TV without having to worry about what kinds of programming they'll have access to. All of this contributes to plenty of control over how you watch TV.

When it comes to meeting all of your TV needs, you can rely on Direct TV.