While every individuals needs differ from another's there is a lot of factors in considering which DTH provider is better vis-a-vis the other. Lets take a look at each of these factors:
Channels and Packages: This is highly subjective because first of all not all providers carry all channels. This makes things complicated, you will have to search which provider carries the channels that you want the most, that will narrow down your choice and then work upwards from there. There may be an instance that only one DTH provider provides a channel that you want the most but it may not have other channels that other providers are offering.
HD Channels and Quality: While in this case too not all providers carry all HD channels. Here things are a little more easy as you can choose a DTH provider which carries most of the HD channels you are interested in. Here I think Tata Sky leads with 65+ HD channels followed by Dish TV 45+ HD channels.
Channel Quality: Considering there are various types of boxes including SD, HD, recorders etc also different formats (MPEG2 vs MPEG4) there is difference in set top box quality of each provider. Videocon, Airtel and Tata Sky are generally the top providers when it comes to quality.
Signal Quality: While this is a industry wide phenomenon rain affects signal of all dth providers. However some DTH providers like Reliance Digital TV are more affected. This may vary from state, region too and is subjective to identify.
Recording: While most operatorsare offering external recording option it is much slower than an internal recorder. Airtel and Videon D2h have internal recorders and come at a fairly competitive price. Tata Sky offers good speed and has only internal recording with 500 GB of Hard Disk Space capacity.
Channels and Packages: This is highly subjective because first of all not all providers carry all channels. This makes things complicated, you will have to search which provider carries the channels that you want the most, that will narrow down your choice and then work upwards from there. There may be an instance that only one DTH provider provides a channel that you want the most but it may not have other channels that other providers are offering.
HD Channels and Quality: While in this case too not all providers carry all HD channels. Here things are a little more easy as you can choose a DTH provider which carries most of the HD channels you are interested in. Here I think Tata Sky leads with 65+ HD channels followed by Dish TV 45+ HD channels.
Channel Quality: Considering there are various types of boxes including SD, HD, recorders etc also different formats (MPEG2 vs MPEG4) there is difference in set top box quality of each provider. Videocon, Airtel and Tata Sky are generally the top providers when it comes to quality.
Signal Quality: While this is a industry wide phenomenon rain affects signal of all dth providers. However some DTH providers like Reliance Digital TV are more affected. This may vary from state, region too and is subjective to identify.
Recording: While most operatorsare offering external recording option it is much slower than an internal recorder. Airtel and Videon D2h have internal recorders and come at a fairly competitive price. Tata Sky offers good speed and has only internal recording with 500 GB of Hard Disk Space capacity.
