Gone are the days when the cable TV is seldom seen in metropolitan centers The reasons are not far to seek - from poor picture quality to lack of customized channel view to the Government's insistence for gradual winding-up of cable-based TV. In the backdrop of the
development, people are switching over to the digital mode on this score. Deciding on the most effetive, low cost TV is not an easy job for many. We have therefore given below certain features of two popular digital TV companies of India and have attempted a comparative study of their costing vis-a-vis the availability of channels for facilitating a proper choice.
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Digital TV Service Providers
Dishtv Tru HD+ With Recorder
Dishtv, a Zee Associate has introduced its new Dish Tru HD+ with recorder that comes with features such as truHD channels, 5.1 surround sound, 1080p Full HD picture clarity, 16:9 aspect ratio, virtual sound, unlimited recording with external pendrive or hard disk attachment facility through with one can pause, play and rewind any live telecast show. The relevant Set-up box is priced at Rs 2290 with free 1 month super HD royale pack.
Strong Points:
Weak Points:
Strong Points:
- Set-up box price is comparatively low.
- 80+ high definition channels.
- Event-based And Time-based Recording.
- Storage is via USB. (You need to connect pendrive or external HDD).
Weak Points:
- No 'watch-one, record-one' facility.
- No Internal Hard disk.
- While watching channels set-up box often gets terminated (unexpected booting).
- No internet recording facility.
Subscription Packages List
Super HD Royale Pack - Rs 560/month
Super HD Premiere Pack - Rs 460/month
Super HD World Pack - Rs 385/month
If one subscribes for annual or semi-annual plan, he gets entitled to 10.8% discount in the relative package-price.
Airtel Digital TV [HD] Recorder
India's popular mobile service provider, Airtel, has now come up with digitisation service as well. It provides HD set-up box with recorder facility at a higher price of Rs 5990 along with certain additional priveleges as compared to Dist TV. The strong and weak points, to our judgement, are as under:
Strong Points:
Strong Points:
- 'Watch-one, record-one' facility.
- Internal hard disk (500GB).
- Internet Recording.
- Mobile Recording.
- 3D picture if available.
- Pause, play and rewind live channels.
- Price is prohibitively high.
- Hard disk size cannot be increased
- 15+ HD channels.
Subscription Packages List
HD Plus - Rs 165/month
