So if big
tv is all set to broadcast 5 HD channels, why dont they provide the proper STB which supports HD format. Are they so dumb ? Cant be !
HD STBs cost a lot more, more than 6-7K if you want good ones.
Obviously Reliance will subsidize them.
Anyways theres a simple answer to your question:
Only ppl who want to receive HD transmission will spend that much money to buy the expensive STBs.
Most ppl in India I believe don't have High Definition TVs, without which there is no point in getting a HD STB.
So simply they will only sell HD STBs to ppl who have a HD TV and want to receive and watch HD transmission, like me I have a 46 inch X series
Sony LCD but I live in Qatar and hope that Big TV is viewable here.
One question. Are there any Indian channels which can broadcast in HD format currently? Otherwise what is the use of Reliance having Indian HD channels when the original broadcast is only in SD?
9x news is produced in HD, the only thing now is that they should broadcast in HD.
Otherwise I do not think there is anything else in HD, wait I forgot, the new Mahabarat (sorry for incorrect spelling, if applicable) is also produced in HD.
Im sure, guranteed that National Geo will be available in HD, they already hve the HD channel on the satellite, just not viewable by BIG TV viewers.
Also we hope that ESPN-STAR will also produce content in HD because ESPN is owned by Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire from USA, and owner of major channels in USA (which all broadcast in HD) so I am guessing he will want to capture the audiences in India too.