Thread: Dishtv to launch HD soon

Dishtv is planning to launch HD very soon and that too be around 30% more cheaper then what sundirect is offering right now.

News Article

Direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Dish TV plans to launch high definition (HD) ready set-top boxes (STBs) in the next 3 months. Its price is expected to be 25-30 per cent less than the comparable offering of its competition, Sun Direct, according to Salil Kapoor, COO of Dish TV.

“HDTV programmes have better video and audio quality than conventional digital TV broadcast. We hope to accelerate our subscriber base with the launch of HDTV set-top boxes,” says Kapoor. Existing Dish TV users will be required to upgrade their STBs and have high definition LCD TVs to avail to this service. The company claims to have over 6.6 million subscribers.

Source: Business Standard

That is certainly good news.

Finally, some good news.

Good news for DishTv customers............

Dish TV to launch HD technology platform by year-end

who knows ?? people then starting to wait for 3d HD broadcast

so any news on what the costs to upgrade the STB will be? And will this include all the channels being HD or just some specific.

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

so any news on what the costs to upgrade the STB will be? And will this include all the channels being HD or just some specific.

I am merely speculating here. But this is what I expect:

a) STB cost will be around Rs. 8,000.
b) Not all channels will be HD. I think that some sports and infotainment/news channels will be in HD. More channels will join HD service later. Of course, DD Sports will be in HD.
c) Subscription costs will be high, at least initially. Expect to pay Rs. 50~75 per HD channel. Prices will come down later.

p/s. If you watch the current IPL cricket matches and note the camera showing another camera, you will notice that the cameras are HD.

Originally Posted by just4kix

DD Sports will be in HD.

lolzzz ha ha

Don't joke about it. I am serious.

The government has a lot of money. Commonwealth games will be shown on DD Sports.

And lest anyone forget, do remember that it was the IX Asian Games, 1982 that ushered in the colour TV in India.

Discovery HD
Nat Geo HD
FOX HD
Colours HD
SetMax (IPL) HD
StarWorld HD
Animal Planet HD

I could find only these.

AXN soon to be HD in South East Asia- Korea AXN HD launches in Southeast Asia | OnScreenAsia.com: The One Stop for TV / Entertainment News hope many more channels are introduced with HD broadcast to make it worth buying HDTV.

Originally Posted by Varad Dilip Choudhari

Discovery HD
Nat Geo HD
FOX HD
Colours HD
SetMax (IPL) HD
StarWorld HD
Animal Planet HD

I could find only these.

I suppose that you got this list from Sun DTH HD website.

Note that "Colors HD" is not a true HD channel. The channel is showing upscaled content (SD or 576i service upscaled to 1080i).

Originally Posted by just4kix

I suppose that you got this list from Sun DTH HD website.

Note that "Colors HD" is not a true HD channel. The channel is showing upscaled content (SD or 576i service upscaled to 1080i).

This means that each provider is going to differentiate from others by providing different channels as HD.

Originally Posted by alokmis

This means that each provider is going to differentiate from others by providing different channels as HD.

DTH provider cannot and will not differentiate. It will depend upon content providers.

Originally Posted by just4kix

DTH provider cannot and will not differentiate. It will depend upon content providers.

But Dth can upscale channels for HD even if there are no content providers right? like in case of Colors not a true HD yet upscaled!

Originally Posted by alokmis

But Dth can upscale channels for HD even if there are no content providers right? like in case of Colors not a true HD yet upscaled!

Upscaled content is not HD. It should not be claimed as HD. It is a shame and sham that Colors channels are calling their service as HD.

- HD means a native resolution of 1280x720
- Full or True HD means a native resolution of 1920x1080.

Period.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Upscaled content is not HD. It should not be claimed as HD. It is a shame and sham that Colors channels are calling their service as HD.

- HD means a native resolution of 1280x720
- Full or True HD means a native resolution of 1920x1080.

Period.

Consumers are unaware of such claims. The Right to information should enforce the details of True HD channels.

What RTI are we talking about? People here get away with murder.

Legislation, litigation, etc. won' help much. Best way is to be aware and choosy.

Originally Posted by just4kix

What RTI are we talking about? People here get away with murder.

Legislation, litigation, etc. won' help much. Best way is to be aware and choosy.

Yes it is sad that practically 'Customer is the king' is not applied.