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Tata Sky (not Tatasky+) black STB with component out
This is a discussion on Tata Sky (not Tatasky+) black STB with component out within the Tata sky forums, part of the Direct to home, Satellite, Cable and iptv category; There is a thread on saveondish website which talks about new Tata Sky digicomp (not SKy+) with component output. This ...
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09-29-09, 08:24 AM
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Rep Power: 1   |  Tata Sky (not Tatasky+) black STB with component out There is a thread on saveondish website which talks about new Tata Sky digicomp (not SKy+) with component output. This is a big plus point for LCD TV owners. Can anyone confirm the availability of this STB in Mumbai. An electronics salesman told me that they have started offering these STB's, but I could not locate them in any shop / store. Helpline is as usual useless. I am attaching the pics. MPEG4 BACK SIDE.JPG Tata Sky MPEG4.JPG Last edited by just4kix; 09-29-09 at 05:28 PM. |
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09-29-09, 12:12 PM
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Rep Power: 1 | Yes I too have heard of the new Tata Sky with MPEG4 digicomp but unaware whether it is out for sale. It will be very beneficial for LCD TV owners.  |
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09-29-09, 05:32 PM
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| Platinum Member  | It is my impression that TataSky will soon go into MPEG4 transmission. This STB may be the one offered to subscribers from then on. They may ask the existing subscribers to exchange the old STB for a new one and they may offer various discounts on the exchange price. And yes - component out means that it will be possible to go up to 1080i - so this will be a boon to LCD/Plasma TV owners.
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09-29-09, 05:44 PM
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09-29-09, 05:48 PM
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| Platinum Member | No. TataSky is still on MPEG2. Please note however .... Component out has nothing to do with MPEG4. MPEG4 is not necessary for component or HDMI out. MPEG4 is a just compression technology. |
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09-29-09, 10:54 PM
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Rep Power: 1 |  Difficulties in MPEG-4 switch over for Tata Quote:
a) It will be an uphill task for Tata to replace millions of MPEG2 STB's they have sold till date .So there will be a transition phase in which MPEG2 STB's will be progressively withdrawn & replaced by newer MPEG-4 STB's. It means that current MPEG2 transmission cannot be stopped abruptly and both transmissions will have to kept alive by Tata during this "transition" period. Quote:
It remains to be seen how all this mess will be handled by Tatas. I am also wondering if the current STB's can start decoding MPEG-4 signals just by a firmware upgrade over the air ???? | ||
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09-30-09, 11:40 AM
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Rep Power: 1 | Current Tata Sky with MPEG 2 has done very well in clarity of picture. There was a demand for MPEG 4 in relation to its compression technology. Does it matter? Tata sky covers good amount of channels overall  |
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09-30-09, 12:40 PM
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| Platinum Member | As I said so many times MPEG2 or MPEG4 will make no difference to clarity. But because MPEG4 can compress the picture much more while keeping the clarity/quality intact, it is a preferable mode of transmission. The providers will be able to show HD content (in future) within the same bandwidth. |
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09-30-09, 05:07 PM
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09-30-09, 06:09 PM
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| Platinum Member | Quote:
Slowly but surely HD will arrive in India. HD will consume at least 6 times the bandwidth. The SD transmission right now is 480i - in pixel terms this is 640x480. HD will be 1080i (not p) and it will be 1440x1080 (4:3) or 1980x1080. So DTH providers will require more transponders and more bandwidth on the satellites. This means more money. But by using MPEG4 compression, they will be able to squeeze more content in the current avalable bandwidth. Hence they will move to MPEG4 sooner or later. BigTV, Sun DTH and (probably) Videocon are already on MPEG4. DishTV and TataSky will have to gear up soon. The cost of (free) replacement of STBs will be much less than paying for the transponders and extra bandwidth. Also STB replacement will be a one time cost whereas transmission cost are perpetual. | |
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09-30-09, 10:30 PM
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Therefore, the only option left is to implement better compression technology. Members ... any info so far on the availability of above STB ? | |
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