Sun Direct HD DTH Service
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Classic mistake. You want to claim to be the first HD entrant in the field, and the channels you show in HD are in Tamil / Telugu? (No offence to the languages or their speakers), this is ridiculous. If I was the person making the decision, I would run a sports channel first, followed by a movie channel. And then maybe one of the NatGeo / Discovery type channels.I hate cricket, but I recognize that there is a tremendous market for HD cricket. And if you were getting ESPN, BO and NatGeo in HD, spending Rs. 10,000 doesn't seem that bad for a large number of people (i.e. early adopters) - with time and more competition, we would see this fall around Rs. 6 - 7K, and more and more people would adopt.
Classic mistake. You want to claim to be the first HD entrant in the field, and the channels you show in HD are in Tamil / Telugu? (No offence to the languages or their speakers), this is ridiculous. If I was the person making the decision, I would run a sports channel first, followed by a movie channel. And then maybe one of the NatGeo / Discovery type channels.
I hate cricket, but I recognize that there is a tremendous market for HD cricket. And if you were getting ESPN, BO and NatGeo in HD, spending Rs. 10,000 doesn't seem that bad for a large number of people (i.e. early adopters) - with time and more competition, we would see this fall around Rs. 6 - 7K, and more and more people would adopt.
Nothing wrong is starting a HD service with 2-3 channels (importance given to their local languages) before going for the big ones.
As said by SunDirect before the end of this year they are bringing 8 HD channels which includes ESPN/NatGeo/Mallu Movies and other entertainment channels.
I hate cricket, but I recognize that there is a tremendous market for HD cricket. And if you were getting ESPN, BO and NatGeo in HD, spending Rs. 10,000 doesn't seem that bad for a large number of people (i.e. early adopters) - with time and more competition, we would see this fall around Rs. 6 - 7K, and more and more people would adopt.
Nothing wrong is starting a HD service with 2-3 channels (importance given to their local languages) before going for the big ones.
As said by SunDirect before the end of this year they are bringing 8 HD channels which includes ESPN/NatGeo/Mallu Movies and other entertainment channels.
Kalyan_1980
Regulars
If one HD Channel cost Rs.100 Per month. If 8 channels means we need to pay Rs. 800/- :O. I think its suitable for all DTH. 
If one HD Channel cost Rs.100 Per month. If 8 channels means we need to pay Rs. 800/- :O. I think its suitable for all DTH.
They are targetting only 10000 customers this year, which may be big Hotels and maals. Ofcourse some business people and high class people will buy. They may give it free for large TV showrooms for promotion.
So not suited for middle class and upper middle class people at present.
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Even, most of the people living in developed coutries like UK, US, Europe etc do not have HD or think of HD. Its cheaper only in india when compared to other countries.
What we can do at present is wait till the prices come down. Sure SUN will make HD happen to every one atleast in a couple of years.
They are targetting only 10000 customers this year, which may be big Hotels and maals. Ofcourse some business people and high class people will buy. They may give it free for large TV showrooms for promotion.
So not suited for middle class and upper middle class people at present.
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Even, most of the people living in developed coutries like UK, US, Europe etc do not have HD or think of HD. Its cheaper only in india when compared to other countries.
What we can do at present is wait till the prices come down. Sure SUN will make HD happen to every one atleast in a couple of years.
tomythomas01
Newbie
I had posted two days back about Sun HD. As an early adopter of technology I have spent a lot, my hard earned money on gadgets. With a high end home wireless network used extensively for wireless video streaming with matching video and and audio gear and DLNA devices setup I could not resist any HD DTH if I am convinced that it delivers. But unfortunately in the current avatar of Sun DTH HD with one Tamil and Telegu channels each, it is not all convincing. Where is the HD source for these channels?. I have not seen any Blue-ray movies in any of the regional languages, at least it is not available in any stores in Bangalore I am aware of. So as somebody already mentioned expect upscaled 1080i DVD transmission 
Even in Hindi I am aware of only two movies in Blue ray one I bought only to test its video quality. I have many English movies in Blue-ray which from my experience only 30 or 40 % delivers really 1080P quality. The rest is not better than a good DVD. For Rs 1700 on BD movies, sometimes you feel cheated. But the scene is improving. So I still do not understand what kind of HD Sun is going to offer in Tamil and Telugu, for English at least a few chanels are available in HD like NG and Discovery which at present not available in Sun HD. So I am waiting to see other's HD experience with SUN HD. I have both SKy+ and Sun DTH connected to the same X series Sony TV, their flag ship product. (A couple of months back Sony replaced their highend X series with Z series). SKY+ scores over Sun DTH with its vivid colors. But the experience with Sky STB was different, may be SKY+ component input is making ot to look better than the S-video offered by Sun STB, infact both S-video and composite video from Sun STB looks same, no change in quality. No componet video for Sun STB Sun leverages MPEG-4 technology for their advantage for packing more channles and for customer SKY+ quality is better. Regards,Tomy
Even in Hindi I am aware of only two movies in Blue ray one I bought only to test its video quality. I have many English movies in Blue-ray which from my experience only 30 or 40 % delivers really 1080P quality. The rest is not better than a good DVD. For Rs 1700 on BD movies, sometimes you feel cheated. But the scene is improving. So I still do not understand what kind of HD Sun is going to offer in Tamil and Telugu, for English at least a few chanels are available in HD like NG and Discovery which at present not available in Sun HD. So I am waiting to see other's HD experience with SUN HD. I have both SKy+ and Sun DTH connected to the same X series Sony TV, their flag ship product. (A couple of months back Sony replaced their highend X series with Z series). SKY+ scores over Sun DTH with its vivid colors. But the experience with Sky STB was different, may be SKY+ component input is making ot to look better than the S-video offered by Sun STB, infact both S-video and composite video from Sun STB looks same, no change in quality. No componet video for Sun STB Sun leverages MPEG-4 technology for their advantage for packing more channles and for customer SKY+ quality is better. Regards,TomyWhere is the HD source for these channels?. I have not seen any Blue-ray movies in any of the regional languages, at least it is not available in any stores in Bangalore I am aware of. So as somebody already mentioned expect upscaled 1080i DVD transmission
Many have the same doubt. Where are the sources for HD?
Do you think the present transmission source is DVD?
No.
They do not use DVD source for transmission. Only a few TV channels use DVD as their source that can be seen from the quality (eg win TV, MegaTV ). But not SunNetwork. All their video sources are LD (Laser Disk) with very high quality called as "Transmission quality" which is far more superior to reguar DVDs. The quality of a LD is even better than an BluRay Disk. The only problem with LD is its physical size something like a gramaphone record.
Here is a picture to show you
LD compared to a DVD
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No componet video for Sun STB
Not all STBs. My SUN STB contains Component Video and Composite Video. But no S-Video.
As a TV ripper I prefer Sun than TS
Many have the same doubt. Where are the sources for HD?
Do you think the present transmission source is DVD?
No.
They do not use DVD source for transmission. Only a few TV channels use DVD as their source that can be seen from the quality (eg win TV, MegaTV ). But not SunNetwork. All their video sources are LD (Laser Disk) with very high quality called as "Transmission quality" which is far more superior to reguar DVDs. The quality of a LD is even better than an BluRay Disk. The only problem with LD is its physical size something like a gramaphone record.
Here is a picture to show you
LD compared to a DVD
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No componet video for Sun STB
Not all STBs. My SUN STB contains Component Video and Composite Video. But no S-Video.
As a TV ripper I prefer Sun than TS
TS the best and you should take it and throw this crap in some dustbin.
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If one HD Channel cost Rs.100 Per month. If 8 channels means we need to pay Rs. 800/- :O. I think its suitable for all DTH.
well said sd hd is a crap. some idiots compared it with ts+ how mad they are.
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10 years back the cost of a low quality VCR was Rs.10,000.
Now Rs.10,000 for a HD STB seems costlier.
then how you compared it with ts+ in ts section you double speak.
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Tata Sky Sucks.
no way sd suck.
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If one HD Channel cost Rs.100 Per month. If 8 channels means we need to pay Rs. 800/- :O. I think its suitable for all DTH.
well said sd hd is a crap. some idiots compared it with ts+ how mad they are.
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10 years back the cost of a low quality VCR was Rs.10,000.
Now Rs.10,000 for a HD STB seems costlier.
then how you compared it with ts+ in ts section you double speak.
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Tata Sky Sucks.
no way sd suck.
tomythomas01
Newbie
linsuresh said:
Kalyan_1980
Regulars
TS the best and you should take it and throw this crap in some dustbin.
well said sd hd is a crap. some idiots compared it with ts+ how mad they are.
We cant compare TS+ with SD HD. TS+ for record the prog and see that prog in any time. Channels packages are same as normal subscription. But HD is for Cristal clear picture. Cost is also high. Rs.100 per channel.
If DTH gives HD STB with Rs. 10k and Monthly subscription is around Rs. 300 we can go for it. :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
well said sd hd is a crap. some idiots compared it with ts+ how mad they are.
We cant compare TS+ with SD HD. TS+ for record the prog and see that prog in any time. Channels packages are same as normal subscription. But HD is for Cristal clear picture. Cost is also high. Rs.100 per channel.
If DTH gives HD STB with Rs. 10k and Monthly subscription is around Rs. 300 we can go for it. :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
