Yes, its available in Middle east. The signal strength is good but the signal quality is weak ( it means you cant manually scan for channels, but can receive all the 187 channels). The quality of video is superior ( on Component out) compared to Dishtv the SPDIF ( for digital sound) gives 2 channel only as none of the channels are transmitted in 5.1 dolby ( Even the bigtv movies). The receiver is good but hangs due to poor signal quality. Needs few resets before it stabilizes.Advantage according to me ( As i hv used Dishtv, Tata Sky)All the channels are available in daytime also, not like tatasky and dish where few channels are available only in the eveningthe video quality is better compared to the other two ( over component)the sound quality ( i didnt find any difference)There are few radio channels from india ( for radio lovers in saudi)There are more channels like neo and utv movies , music channels compared to dishtv and tata skyExpected to launch HD channels in Q2 2009Disadvantagecolours channel is still not availableThe receiver (STB2) is small hence the card cannot be inserted fully as it may break The receiver becomes hot very fast needs proper ventilation and climate controlThe remote is big and designed awkward ( as the down key and menu key are very close together), there is nothing written on the remote , you need to practice to understand what key is for what functionthe spdif out ( sound is not stable and disconnects) the sound streaming on component out for tv is ok and doesnt face this problemHope the above should clear any confusionMVC:dance:
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