-
TataSky launches India’s cheapest HD set top box
Back in 2008, TataSky broke the 100 rupees subscription price barrier and sparked stiff competition in the DTH space. They have done it again by launching India’s cheapest HD set top box priced at INR 2599. The new set top box delivers HD signals at 1080i in 16:9 format with 5.1 channel Dolby digital surround…
-
Big TV launches High Definition DVR set top box in India
Big TV, the DTH arm of Reliance Communications on 5th May 2010 launched India’s first ever High Definition (HD) set top box equipped with Digital Video Recorder (DVR) priced at INR 7,490. The set top box will be the first to bring recording facility to a High Definition set top box in India and…
-
TataSky+ remote recording feature now available
The much awaited dual access remote recording feature in TataSky+ STB is now available. Using this feature, you can record TV shows to your PVR from either your GPRS/3G enabled mobile (which should also support Java applications – so no to iPhone) or from the web! Upon logging into mytatasky.com, TataSky+ users will notice a…
-
Full HD 3D LED TVs make their way to India
After introducing Full HD LED TVs in India, electronics giants LG and Samsung are introducing Full HD 3D LED TVs in the market. While Samsung has launched the 3D TVs under series 7 and 8, LG is going to launch them under the “Infinia” brand.
-
Tata Sky+ launches three new features to compete with Airtel Digital TV PVR
In an attempt to compete with Airtel’s Digital TV PVR with remote recording functionality, TataSky+ has launched the following three features on it premium PVR set top box: Video-on-Demand (VoD) service Dual access remote recording Auto standby
-
Be careful when you buy a DTH connection under exchange
Sun Direct HD DTH set top box exchange offer has raised some eyebrows in the industry, Economic Times reports. According to rival DTH companies, consumers are not at the liberty to exchange their set top boxes as, apparently, they do not own them. Remember the time when DTH set top box used to cost around…
-
Airtel launches digital TV recorder (PVR)
Finally, Airtel has launched its personal video recorder (PVR) in the market under the name “digital TV recorder”. It has all the features TataSky+ has including some extra cherries such as: Can record 100 hours of video (10 hours more than TataSky+) Has HDMI port Ability to record shows from your mobile phone using a…
-
DTH Companies planning to launch HD Set Top Boxes this year
With the 2010 Commonwealth games available for HD broadcast, the DTH companies in India (Dish TV, Reliance Big TV, Airtel Digital TV and Tata Sky) are planning to launch High Definition (HD) set top boxes (STB) this year. Sun DTH already has HD ready boxes and HD service in India. While Dish TV and Reliance…
-
Tata Sky planning to launch HD channels in India this year
With Sun Direct DTH already offering Discovery & National Geographic channels in HD quality in India, other operators are also exploring the High Definition space. Since the commonwealth games 2010 in India are planned to be transmitted in HD, Tata Sky has revealed its plan to gear up to provide HD transmissions in India ahead…
-
LG launches BD390 Wi-Fi Blu-ray Player
Wi-Fi in a Blu-ray player? Sure, why not? LG’s $400 BD390 is first blu-ray player with integrated Wi-Fi. Features: BD playback 1GB built in memory 7.1 channel output DivX and XviD playback Netflix, YouTube & CinemaNow Auto discovery of media on your network The player got a thumbs up from Gizmodo with easy setup and…
