Thread: Dishtv Tru HD @ Rs.2990

Today i saw an advertisement in the news paper That Dishtv Tru HD Box is available at Rs.2990/-

Its a great news for all those people who are looking for HD service
with:

2 Months subscription of Platinum/ South Platinum Pack
2 Months Subscription of HD Pack

Dishtv HD pack has 4 HD channels and FIFA cup live in HD free.

Was the box not Rs5000+ untill a few days ago? I might be wrong though... I dont know where I got this from but I believe they announced Rs5000+ for the box itself a few weeks ago..

They must have seen the TS announcement yesterday and changed tracks.

But DishTV is not offering any upgrade advantage like TS.

Originally Posted by Admin

Was the box not Rs5000+ untill a few days ago? I might be wrong though... I dont know where I got this from but I believe they announced Rs5000+ for the box itself a few weeks ago..

Yes it was Launched at Rs.5990/-

But now Dishtv has dropped the price of their HD and its now Rs.2990/- along with cureeent offer as i mentioned above.

Originally Posted by just4kix

They must have seen the TS announcement yesterday and changed tracks.

But DishTV is not offering any upgrade advantage like TS.

They have an Upgrade offer to old / existing customer aswell.

All existing customer will get Rs.400 cashback in their account and also get current offer of 2 months platinum pack/South platinum Pack with 2 months HD pack and free FIFA in HD.

Also if their is any amount left in your old account it will be transferred to your new account.

Further Dishtv also has reduced HD pack price Rs.100 for north and get all 4 HD channels and Rs.60 for south and get 2 HD channels NGC HD and Discover HD. and above all, all the HD customers will get FIFA free in HD.

Other providers will have to provide competitive pricing at preset Tata Sky is the lowest followed by Dish tv another consideration in the future will be provision of HD channels people will only be willing to pay more if there are more content provided also apart from the current HD broadcast of 2 channels Nat Geo and Discovery the other channels are upscaled. Are up scaled channels recordable in HD?

Friends,
I just purchased a new Dish TruHD connection yesterday.

It was very difficult to find a dealer with the HD set top box. Finally managed to call Syed who offered me the connection for Rs 2990/

Installation took about an hour and within half hour my connection was activated.
I have 3 true HD channels
- ESPN HD (Only during the FIFA matches. Else it shows a still image)
- Nat Geo HD
- Discovery HD.

There are 2 more, HD upscaled channels, Zee HD and Zee Cinema HD. The quality of these channels is the same as the non HD Zee and Zee Cinema.

But the true HD channels just look amazing. Especially the football matches, you can resolve the grass on the ground.. just too good.

I get 2 months free package with this install.. Worth the money.

Originally Posted by prajay_m

There are 2 more, HD upscaled channels, Zee HD and Zee Cinema HD. The quality of these channels is the same as the non HD Zee and Zee Cinema.

Quite sure about this? I mentioned this possibility on other threads and some members (mainly supporters of the respective DTH) would not believe me and insist that they will be HD.

Originally Posted by prajay_m

Friends,
I just purchased a new Dish TruHD connection yesterday.

It was very difficult to find a dealer with the HD set top box. Finally managed to call Syed who offered me the connection for Rs 2990/

Installation took about an hour and within half hour my connection was activated.
I have 3 true HD channels
- ESPN HD (Only during the FIFA matches. Else it shows a still image)
- Nat Geo HD
- Discovery HD.

There are 2 more, HD upscaled channels, Zee HD and Zee Cinema HD. The quality of these channels is the same as the non HD Zee and Zee Cinema.

But the true HD channels just look amazing. Especially the football matches, you can resolve the grass on the ground.. just too good.

I get 2 months free package with this install.. Worth the money.

Does it involve changing the existing wiring from the dish to the STB also ?

No.Only your STB will be changed.

There is an unconfirmed news that Dishtv will be refunding the amount those who bought STB for Rs 5990/-

here is details
For new HD subscribe Rs.3000/- will be refunded to your a/c
For existing subscribe who got Rs 1000 off will get Rs 2400/- to your a/c

Originally Posted by wisetechie

Does it involve changing the existing wiring from the dish to the STB also ?

Originally Posted by just4kix

No.Only your STB will be changed.

Correction: The LNB on the dish antenna and the cable will also be changed. Sorry for wrong info earlier.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Quite sure about this? I mentioned this possibility on other threads and some members (mainly supporters of the respective DTH) would not believe me and insist that they will be HD.

The TV Set might also be the matter but since he is receiving clarity for the True HD channels upscaled channels are debatable of providing True HD clarity.

Got DISHTV HD installed in 1 day and activated in 2 hours:
Currently getting :
1. ESPN ( only FIFA matches 2 or 3 daily) in true HD 1080p
2. STAR SPORTS ( Wimbledon matches) from 4:30 pm to 7:30 or later
3. National Geogrpahic HD
4. Discovery HD World
5. ZEE TV
6. ZEE CINEMA

Out of the world experience!
Sports broadcast is awesome - you can see tiny sweat beads on the bodies
NG & Discovery - fantastic programmes seen to be believed

HD is what TV was supposed to be made for!

Zee TV is ordinary - may be upscaled

Zee Cinema - some recent films look much much better but not comparable to ESPN,NG etc.

Waiting for STAR MOVIES, HBO and other movie channels to convert to HD!

Worth the cost - 2990 for the STB, Rs 100/pm for the HD PACK but regretably u r forced to the platinum (highest) pack!

Yes. HD is mind blowing for the first time viewer.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Yes. HD is mind blowing for the first time viewer.

But is HD really that good??

'cause I have IPTV and the quality is BETTER than my friend's SUN DTH HD

You cannot compare HD with IPTV (which is SD). That would be like comparing a ripe mango with an unripe one. The unripe mango is also good for pickles, panna, etc. but it cannot compare to the ripe mango.

To see full benefit of HD you must watch HD on a HD TV.

Originally Posted by just4kix

You cannot compare HD with IPTV (which is SD). That would be like comparing a ripe mango with an unripe one. The unripe mango is also good for pickles, panna, etc. but it cannot compare to the ripe mango.

To see full benefit of HD you must watch HD on a HD TV.

Yeah He Has an HD ready Bravia

Plus,why arent there many IPTV companies??
It is a better platform for those who have broadband at home and they dont have to spend on wiring.Its quality is superb
But MTNL service sucks!!
Tata should start it !!

Airtel does have IPTV but currently restricted to Delhi/NCR region. And BSNL also has IPTV.

The problem is that there has not been enough publicity on the technology. That is why there are not too many connections. Also people who are aware believe (rightly or wrongly) that IPTV will not be stable.

One of the advantages of IPTV is no rain outage. Airtel IPTV also offers time shift feature in which you can watch past week's programs for any channel - no recording required.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Airtel does have IPTV but currently restricted to Delhi/NCR region. And BSNL also has IPTV.

The problem is that there has not been enough publicity on the technology. That is why there are not too many connections. Also people who are aware believe (rightly or wrongly) that IPTV will not be stable.

One of the advantages of IPTV is no rain outage. Airtel IPTV also offers time shift feature in which you can watch past week's programs for any channel - no recording required.

Yes your right, theres no disturbance due to rain
But I think if ppl shift from cable to IPTV there will be a lot of bandwidth problems

Originally Posted by just4kix

Airtel does have IPTV but currently restricted to Delhi/NCR region. And BSNL also has IPTV.

The problem is that there has not been enough publicity on the technology. That is why there are not too many connections. Also people who are aware believe (rightly or wrongly) that IPTV will not be stable.

One of the advantages of IPTV is no rain outage. Airtel IPTV also offers time shift feature in which you can watch past week's programs for any channel - no recording required.

The advantages of IPTV outweigh dth then how come there are no efforts in pushing this form of technology?

I don't think their is any point of Comparision between HD and IPTV. Bothe are totally different and have different features.

Originally Posted by yoursraman

I don't think their is any point of Comparision between HD and IPTV. Bothe are totally different and have different features.

Sorry for being sarcastic but,
HD-is a picture quality
IPTV-Is an medium of Television
Obvi. they are different and have little connection

He Guys,

This may be a silly question but I am planning to get Dish TV TRU HD to use wiith my mewly purchased 42inch LCD HDTV.

Now, I am keeping the old TV and moving it to another location in my house for the house keepers.

I was on the platinum pack. Now that i am moving the TV within the same house, i need only basic channels on the old box normally but once in a while guests come over and at that time I will need the platinum pack on the old TV.

Now my question is whether VC Viewing cards may be interchanged between the two STB's? One is going to be Tru HD and the other is the regular all within the same house on the same Dish preferably.

I have a dual connection at home.

The VC is locked to the serial number of the STB. So VC of one STB will not work on the second STB.

Secondly, the parent-child connections are available on the Diamond and Platinum packs only.
1. The parent connection (STB+VC) has to be subscribed to Diamond or Platinum pack.
2. The child connection (STB+VC) gets the Diamond pack (same channels as Platinum but without the two UTV channels).
3. Cost of the child connection is half of the regular Diamond pack cost.
4. UTV and HD channels are not available on the child connection but if wanted can be purchased on a-la-carte basis.

So, I will advise you to go for the multi-TV (parent-child) connections because you need Platinum pack on the main TV anyway. On the second (old) TV, you will get 99% of the main channels at half price. The price of the basic package will be more or less same as the child connection. And when guests or someone visits you, they can watch all channels without hassles.

If you want basic channels only on the old TV, the two connections will be treated as independant connections. And you will have to change STB between new and old TV if you wish to do what you outlined in the guest scenario.

Originally Posted by josephrmathias

He Guys,

This may be a silly question but I am planning to get Dish TV TRU HD to use wiith my mewly purchased 42inch LCD HDTV.

Now, I am keeping the old TV and moving it to another location in my house for the house keepers.

I was on the platinum pack. Now that i am moving the TV within the same house, i need only basic channels on the old box normally but once in a while guests come over and at that time I will need the platinum pack on the old TV.

Now my question is whether VC Viewing cards may be interchanged between the two STB's? One is going to be Tru HD and the other is the regular all within the same house on the same Dish preferably.

No You can not interchange VC cards as, Every VC is paired with one STB and same in your case, VC of one STB will not work in other STB.