Local Family First DTV Users

Desiree and Salvatore Liggieri had made a conscious decision not to have cable. "We didnt want it in our home," Desiree said, mainly because of their children, 12-year-old Paul and 5-year-old Mark. They worried that it would be too easy for the kids to access all the R-rated fare on many cable channels.
But then Time-Warner offered the Whitestone family an arrangement they found hard to turn down: If the family agreed to be the first household in New York City to get the companys new Digital TV service, they could have it for a year, free and would have computer-precision control over what their kids would be able to view.
So now the Liggieris have gone from receiving seven channels by rabbit-ears, to getting more than 600 stations. What they like most is that they can preview outlines of the content of upcoming programs. "It doesnt just give the TV rating," Desiree said. "It tells you the level of violence or nudity or bad language. We can know beforehand whether its appropriate for the kids to watch."
The family also likes the sparkling-clear reception. "Its like what you see in the movies," said Paul.
The DTV package also includes high-speed Internet access and an array of music channels.
Time-Warner plans to make the the digital service available to all its 1.2 million customers in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, neighborhood by neighborhood.