You all know that cable TV provides lesser video quality as compared to DTH. Still people use it because cable TV is still cheaper. But you all may switch to DTH for a much better quality for a small increase in monthly rent of about 50 Rs.
Some misconceptions about DTH :
1. DTH dish antenna is smaller in width than the bigger one that your local cable man has. It is NOT because the DTH antenna receives lower signal strength than the cable person's. It is so because your DTH dish receives signals from a different frequency band called Ku Band whose frequency is about 2 to 3 times higher than the C Band which the cable man's larger antenna uses. The idea is that, higher the frequency lesser is the diameter of the receiving antenna.
Also, it is this higher frequency of DTH that allows them to deliver over 300 channels per connection which may not be possible with the older cable TV. That's why you get more number of channels.
The local cable person supplies the same signal strength as that of DTH but to a larger number of users. That's why you get low picture quality. Why share your signal strength with 50 other people when you can get the complete strength for yourself via DTH?
2. DTH antennae can't receive any signal during lightning or moderate rainfall.
That's not entirely true. It is not the water drops which hamper the signal but the cloud cover. So all you need to do is wait for few minutes until it rains steadily or a lightening strikes and the signal quality will be back to normal. This is because lightening dismisses the excess electrostatic charge created by thunder clouds. Besides, this is a small price to pay for the 10 times better picture quality.
If you are really bothered about rain disturbance you may shell out a little more money and go for HD channels which are placed at the lowest frequency group; so you are bound to get the best rain tolerance.
Now you know why HBO sometimes doesn't work while Zee TV works fine on TATA SKY during rains. This is also related to the above rain disturbance concept.
Why compulsory digitization?
Besides, many cable suppliers don't pay the required tax for the number of users they provide service to. They do this by understating the number of TV subscribers to the Government. This is easily possible because no one can know for sure as to how many subscribers receive a particular analog signal. Thus, even though we pay tax we cannot be sure whether it reaches the channel owners because it maybe consumed by the local cable wallah. But this not possible with digital signals due to set top box. That's why the Government's forcing us to switch to Digital systems.
Which is the best DTH?
Videocon D2H may be the cheapest of all but I would recommend TATA SKY because it has got the best package organization of all. Get Dhamaal Mix pack for 200 Rs. PM and get only the best Hindi channels. If you further need English channels then add English Movies complete set for 60 Rs PM extra. If you need Sports or English Entertainment soap operas then they are again bundled into separate add on packs.
Dish TV lures customers by offering more channels at same price, almost double than TATA SKY. But note that many channels that if offers in its "Super Family Pack" at Rs. 200 PM are free-to-air channels. Ex. enterr10, cinematv, 9X, etc.
My friend has taken Hathway DTH for Rs. 270 PM and he gets ALL the available channels including BIG CBS channels which are not available in many cable TV services.
But my question to him would be "Why pay for 300 channels when you watch only 60?"
'Pay only for what you watch and watch whatever you pay for' --- this is the new digital TV mantra.
So guys, I urge you all to go digital ASAP.
Some misconceptions about DTH :
1. DTH dish antenna is smaller in width than the bigger one that your local cable man has. It is NOT because the DTH antenna receives lower signal strength than the cable person's. It is so because your DTH dish receives signals from a different frequency band called Ku Band whose frequency is about 2 to 3 times higher than the C Band which the cable man's larger antenna uses. The idea is that, higher the frequency lesser is the diameter of the receiving antenna.
Also, it is this higher frequency of DTH that allows them to deliver over 300 channels per connection which may not be possible with the older cable TV. That's why you get more number of channels.
The local cable person supplies the same signal strength as that of DTH but to a larger number of users. That's why you get low picture quality. Why share your signal strength with 50 other people when you can get the complete strength for yourself via DTH?
2. DTH antennae can't receive any signal during lightning or moderate rainfall.
That's not entirely true. It is not the water drops which hamper the signal but the cloud cover. So all you need to do is wait for few minutes until it rains steadily or a lightening strikes and the signal quality will be back to normal. This is because lightening dismisses the excess electrostatic charge created by thunder clouds. Besides, this is a small price to pay for the 10 times better picture quality.
If you are really bothered about rain disturbance you may shell out a little more money and go for HD channels which are placed at the lowest frequency group; so you are bound to get the best rain tolerance.
Now you know why HBO sometimes doesn't work while Zee TV works fine on TATA SKY during rains. This is also related to the above rain disturbance concept.
Why compulsory digitization?
Besides, many cable suppliers don't pay the required tax for the number of users they provide service to. They do this by understating the number of TV subscribers to the Government. This is easily possible because no one can know for sure as to how many subscribers receive a particular analog signal. Thus, even though we pay tax we cannot be sure whether it reaches the channel owners because it maybe consumed by the local cable wallah. But this not possible with digital signals due to set top box. That's why the Government's forcing us to switch to Digital systems.
Which is the best DTH?
Videocon D2H may be the cheapest of all but I would recommend TATA SKY because it has got the best package organization of all. Get Dhamaal Mix pack for 200 Rs. PM and get only the best Hindi channels. If you further need English channels then add English Movies complete set for 60 Rs PM extra. If you need Sports or English Entertainment soap operas then they are again bundled into separate add on packs.
Dish TV lures customers by offering more channels at same price, almost double than TATA SKY. But note that many channels that if offers in its "Super Family Pack" at Rs. 200 PM are free-to-air channels. Ex. enterr10, cinematv, 9X, etc.
My friend has taken Hathway DTH for Rs. 270 PM and he gets ALL the available channels including BIG CBS channels which are not available in many cable TV services.
But my question to him would be "Why pay for 300 channels when you watch only 60?"
'Pay only for what you watch and watch whatever you pay for' --- this is the new digital TV mantra.
So guys, I urge you all to go digital ASAP.
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