Hello.
I know there are plenty of DTH comparison threads here already and I went through a fair number of them before creating this one. I did not find answers to several of my own questions in any of them, so please help me out here.
I bought a Vu 40-inch HD LED TV off Flipkart during the Big Billion Days sale (for ₹20,000) and it came with an offer that I could buy an Airtel DTH HD+ recording box for ₹800. I currently have a Tata Sky+ HD box in my home that is used by the rest of the family, none of whom watch any English content. We’re currently paying for the Supreme Sports Kids pack and HD access.
These are my requirements:
I’m leaning towards Airtel due to the discount I’m eligible for, but is this particular box worth going for? I’ve read in some places that boxes that connect to external storage are not nearly as fast as the ones with internal storage, and that makes sense from a technological perspective as well. I definitely don’t want to be stuck with a crappy, slow box just because of a discount offer. So should I then go for Tata Sky instead?
I did a rough, back-of-the-envelope calculation and it looks like the combined annual payment for our two Tata Sky connections would cross ₹10,000 per year, which seems awfully expensive (damn near unaffordable, in fact). Is it really the best option? Should I eschew the discount but still go for the Airtel box with built-in recorder?
As you can see, I’m quite confused. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
I know there are plenty of DTH comparison threads here already and I went through a fair number of them before creating this one. I did not find answers to several of my own questions in any of them, so please help me out here.
I bought a Vu 40-inch HD LED TV off Flipkart during the Big Billion Days sale (for ₹20,000) and it came with an offer that I could buy an Airtel DTH HD+ recording box for ₹800. I currently have a Tata Sky+ HD box in my home that is used by the rest of the family, none of whom watch any English content. We’re currently paying for the Supreme Sports Kids pack and HD access.
These are my requirements:
- The maximum amount of HD English language content possible (infotainment, movies, news, television, video on demand) for the minimum annual price.
- The ability to pause and rewind live television.
- The ability to record stuff remotely, through a mobile app and the web.
- A universal remote.
I’m leaning towards Airtel due to the discount I’m eligible for, but is this particular box worth going for? I’ve read in some places that boxes that connect to external storage are not nearly as fast as the ones with internal storage, and that makes sense from a technological perspective as well. I definitely don’t want to be stuck with a crappy, slow box just because of a discount offer. So should I then go for Tata Sky instead?
I did a rough, back-of-the-envelope calculation and it looks like the combined annual payment for our two Tata Sky connections would cross ₹10,000 per year, which seems awfully expensive (damn near unaffordable, in fact). Is it really the best option? Should I eschew the discount but still go for the Airtel box with built-in recorder?
As you can see, I’m quite confused. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
