Guess what, folks couldnt stay without TV even for a fortnight and we have DTH installed at our place. Actually, grandmom has come to stay with us and it gets boring for her during the day. Anyway, I am leaving Mumbai in a few days, so I don't have much use for it.
Anyway, about the box - It receives about 40 channels - notable amongst them all the DD Channels, Aaj Tak, Headlines, BBC World, ETV, Zee Music. The reception quality is quite good - with some channels (esp Cable), better than cable. Also, it adds to the browsing facility of the TV - multiple channel viewing, scrolling up and down the channel list. And of course, it liberates you from the tyranny of the cable-sahukar.
The downside is it is expensive - Rs. 3500 (for box + installation). Of the 40, there are whole lot of channels you don't need or will never watch unless you want to be a polyglot. But as I said earlier, with more channels getting ready to beam on DTH, things should look good on the idiot box.
Note: I saw this coming from Amish..., answers inline
Questions:
1) 3500 one time right? Then always free, right?
Right. But when Star, Zee goes DTH, you will again need to make a one time payment to install their decoders (I think, but not sure)
2) Where is antenna or dish placed? Outside home can be stolen easily.
The dish placed above a window facing east. I expect it to be stolen during rainy season, when people are short of umbrellas.
3) Pls name some more good channels/serials.
ETV Marathi, DD Sahyadri (do you know Marathi, good language), Star Utsav, Smile TV, BBC India, Hindi music channels (names I forget), one religious channel (beamed directly from heaven)
4) What are other channels you expect to be launched? What abt sports channel(esp. for F1)? How much time will it take for new channels to come?
Goal TV is for football. and DD Sports. No, couldn't see anything for F1.
I know CNBC Awaaz is planning a launch on DD's DTH platform. Star and Zee are planning to launch on separate platforms (meaning you have a buy a decoder separately for each platform (again I could be wrong). Zee has won a case forcing Star to make its bouquet of channels available on its DTH service. I don't know when they plan to go direct/span>
5) Is there website to check details?
www.google.co.in
www.indiantelevision.com
www.zeetelivision.com
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7 comments:
Questions:
1) 3500 one time right? Then always
free, right?
2) Where is antenna or dish placed?
Outside home can be stolen easily.
3) Pls name some more good
channels/serials.
4) What are other channels you expect
to be launched? What abt sports
channel(esp. for F1)? How much time
will it take for new channels to
come?
5) Is there website to check details?
AM.
NEW DELHI: The country’s first free DTH service - DD Direct Plus - operated by pubcaster Doordarshan, has claimed that 1.5 million boxes have been sold till now, even as it gets ready to expand the channel offerings to 50.
In queue, according to DD sources, there are several foreign and domestic channels, including Hindi general entertainment channel Sahara One. Though religious channels like Aastha, Jagran, Maharishi Veda Vision and God TV have all shown interest to be on the DD Direct Plus platform, no decision has been taken yet by the pubcaster whether to accommodate such channels or not.
The foreign channels that have evinced interest include Channel News Asia, German pubcaster DW, French TV5 and Canada’s SS TV.
Sources said that a committee would be set up soon to shortlist the additional 17 channels that would be finally allowed on board the DTH service for which subscribers don’t have to pay any monthly fee.
Indian channels who have shown an eagerness to be part of DD Direct Plus include some Eenadu family of channels, Sahara Samay Rashtriya, Splash TV, Win TV, Zee News, Delhi-specific Total TV, Jaya TV, interactive music channel Speed Music, CMM Music, ETC Music, SS Music and Sur Sangeet.
“DD can accommodate another 17 channels in the next phase of upgradation and that’s why the competition is hot amongst those wanting to be pat of DD Direct Plus,” a source in DD’s DTH division said.
ok but when these new channels will be added , why they are delaying it , keep it fast , many channels want to join DD DTH , but DD people are very lazy ....................
rob
Keep Waiting...No customer care..No information..In the first week of May, it start coming on DD News that they are increasing channels by Month End..may be by May 2007 end...but yes...BBC has been replaced by DW-TV (anybody know what this bull shit is??) Play TV gone off the air...Don't know about rest....Aakhir Sarkari hai bhai...
DW tv is an interactive GERMAN tv channel, witch also has a few programes in English..
I have been watching a bit of DW TV after my German course. Fairly ok. but of no use for normal viewer
DOORDARSHAN WILL NOT INCREASE ITS CHANNELS TO 50,
Because of Political and Corporate Pressure from SUN DTH, Airtel(Bharati) DTH and Reliance's Blue Magic DTH, They are requested and paid Lots of Black money for not to increase Channels in its DD Direct+ DTH, If DD will increase the Channels, more Customer will switch dd dth, if more subscriber will divert dd, then above said Private DTH operator will difficult to find its customer base, So, this is the case, Until all the above said DTH Operators will actively improves their customer base, till that date DD Will not increase its Channels.
Who knows, how much money they paid to Ministers and Doordarshan officials...
Think again...
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