Kazekage Gaara Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Hi guys, I recently shifted my home and am thinking of getting either Tata Sky or DishTV rather than local cable coz its gonna cost me almost the same price. I checked out both of their websites and the channels offered are almost the same. So now am a little confused which one should I go with. If any of you guys use either of their services, I would love to hear your input on this. So, what do you guys recommend ? Should I get it or should I just stick with my regular cablewalla Edit: Pros & Cons... Local Cable... Pros: 2 additional local channels playing fairly new Hindi movies during afternoon and nighttime, 2 additional local channels playing filmy music, 1 additional local channel featuring local news. Cons: Not THAT good reception ? Sometimes the reception gets pretty f**ked up. Not all channels provide good quality picture. No reception if power failure in cabelwalla's house Tata Sky or DishTV Pros: Awesome DVD quality reception on all channels (?) {Question mark being as its yet to be experienced by me}, change language of channels available in multiple languages (?), availability of TV schedule , also On-Demand video ? Cons: Don't know yet. Thats why this thread Thanx for the help guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 all of them - be it the local cable station, tatasky or dishtv - SUCK! i mean they use smart-card based STBs that employ some sort of analog-digital-analog conversion routines that supposedly enhances picture quality (but it introduces horrendous compression artifacts instead) -- the picture quality appears even worse on a HDTV (LCD/Plasma), not to mention the incorrect aspect ratio stretching when you try and view in full 16:9 mode. i guess we'll just have to wait till channels are broadcast in HD. V ps: i'm interested in finding out if any DTH or local cable provider is offering STBs with component/digital outputs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastAvenger Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Video on Demand costs money + I have personally seen that Dishtv as well Tatasky doesnt work during the rainy season due to clouds. It all depends where you stay. I have a cable and its pretty good. I am getting good reception but then again it might look shitty on an LCD TV. On the other hand TATAsky or DishTV look less shitty but do keep in mind that none of these are delivering HD content, hence grains... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazekage Gaara Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Yeah even I've been told that DTH f**ks up during rainy season. I have yet to find more info about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjun Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 using tata sky and i too was worried abt grainy picture quality on my lcd tvs but its not bad at all.... most channels are pretty much clear and one cant notice the pixelation .... imo only sports channels are a bit pixelated cuz of the amt of movement on screen.... all in al .... im pretty happy with tata sky .... (id take it over DTV) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I've Tata sky as of now and pic quality appears to be good so far....a lot better than the local cable TV (which is on my second TV). But its a rip-off since Tata sky adds/removes channels as per their wish. When I took the connection, Neo Sports/Active sports was part of the whole Rs 350 deal, now they say, from nov 1st u need to pay Rs 199 etc for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Wolf Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I have both and I'd say that Tata Sky edges Dish TV. Dish TV has more channels, but Tata Sky has the better interface and general feel imo. Both bugger up during the rains but they say it will be fixed next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khanak Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 You could also consider IPTV from MTNL. Its a lot cheaper than TataSky though Im not sure how good it is. Reliance & Airtel are going to launch their DTH services and Reliance is also considering bringing IPTV to India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 we use iptv...pic quality is good....f**ks up a lot due the mtnl line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 I have four TVs at home. Two are hooked up to Tata Sky, One to the local cable guy's STB and one without the STB (analog cable TV). Of the lot, Tata Sky wins hands down due to the following reasons: - Good picture quality - Great sound quality - Consistent uptime (a few problems during monsoons but only during extremely heavy rains) - Superb GUI interface - Active Games - Contests and promos during programs (press the "red" button) - Decent pricing - Excellent channel variety in the default package (barring certain regional channels) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastAvenger Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 What kind of line is being used by mtnl for delivering iptv ? and what kind of hardware are they supplying ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 - Active Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaztin Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 I have cable + DD DTH ( pay only once ) at my place, no probs with either of, Cable walah has main office like 400 mtrs frm my place. Only once in whole year they disconnect the connection for Maintainance and in case during Kite flying festival wires are taken for threads...u get disconnected for 2 days, thats it!!! and I am SATISFIED ! !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Karnage Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 I'd say Tata Sky is better than Dish TV. I've seen both for over an year and Tata Sky is definitely a better experience overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 since we are on the topic, regarding the showcase movies, i see always only three movies on the list - awarapan, honeymoon travels and naqaab. Now can I order whatever I want or I've to choose between only these three ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastAvenger Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 The only reason why Dishtv caught my attention was because of them saying that they deliver stuff in DVD quality which means all the channels will be in 720x576 [PAL region] which is really good if you have a 720p HDTV but i have never cross checked the whole thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 since we are on the topic, regarding the showcase movies, i see always only three movies on the list - awarapan, honeymoon travels and naqaab. Now can I order whatever I want or I've to choose between only these three ? u can choose only from the movies on offer .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 ^^ wtf, so when r they gonna update it ? I'm seeing the same three movies for like 2-3 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 The only reason why Dishtv caught my attention was because of them saying that they deliver stuff in DVD quality which means all the channels will be in 720x576 [PAL region] which is really good if you have a 720p HDTV but i have never cross checked the whole thing I dont think they deliver content at that resolution considering that their STBs use composite output cables. Since composite cant handle content at that resolution, why waste bandwidth ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaztin Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 ^^ wtf, so when r they gonna update it ? I'm seeing the same three movies for like 2-3 weeks It sounds like XBL India, " Full of Nothing ". Hardly updating!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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