How to Choose the Best DTH Connection for Your Family Entertainment?

by Sandeep Kumar Freelancer Article writer

Direct-to-home connections have become a common thing in Indian households after the Government started giving out licenses. There are six major DTH providers today: Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV, Sun Direct, Reliance Digital TV, Videocon d2h, and Tata Sky. Dish TV has the highest market share among DTH providers in India. Tata Sky is the best DTH provider with the highest picture quality and highest resolution. India has around 67.5 million DTH subscribers in 2017. Tata Sky has a 24 percent share in the Indian DTH market. Dish TV has a 49 percent share in the DTH market in India. Airtel has a 21 percent share of the Indian DTH market. Sun Direct has a 10 percent share of the DTH market in India. According to the new regulations of TRAI, DTH new connection price depends on the channels you are subscribing to watch.

Technology

Better compression technology allows telecast of more channels with high picture clarity. Tata Sky and Dish TV offer MPEG-2 compression, while operators like Reliance, Sun Direct, and Airtel DTH use MPEG-4 compression technology.

Signal Strength

The strength of signals during the rains becomes an issue with most of the service providers. However, Dish TV has a better signal even during heavy rainfall. Most of the services providers offer High Definition along with standard definition channels. Reliance offers an option to upgrade its content to 1080p. Airtel, Videocon, and Reliance are the only DTH providers that offer 3D viewing options.

Regional Language Channels

Dish TV and Airtel offer TV portability in automobiles. Dish TV offers 280+ channels with over 100+ channels in HD. The channel offerings cover all entertainment from news, music, sports, news, series, movies to regional channels, etc. It also has the largest collection of Tamil, Punjabi, and other regional language programs. Many Hindi movie channels are also included in the product offerings.

The highest viewed channel as per the popularity in India is Zee Cinema, Star Gold, Star Movies, Romedy Now, Sony PIX, Star World, HBO, Star Sports, ESPN, Fox Life, TLC World, Zee Studio, NDTV, CNBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Star Sports, Bloomberg UTV, Zee TV, Colors HD, Star Plus, Life OK, Ten Sports, Animal Planet, Comedy Central, Fox Crime, AXN, MTV, etc.

Recharge Offers

You can recharge your subscription with Dish TV instant recharge by just entering your registered mobile number or your card number. Choose from recharge for a period of 3, 6, or 12 months. You can also get extra months with long-term recharges. Get 7 days, 15 days, and 60 days extra with 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months subscriptions respectively. You can also log into Dish TV my account and avail of a recharge as per your preference. Use your credit card/debit card, net banking, UPI, or e-wallets for the recharge you want.

This basic comparison of the major DTH providers in India will help you in choosing the right one for your family’s entertainment needs. 

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