Era of Digitalization

The trends in television industry are changing very fast. These led to arise a question in the mind of consumers that is what is digital tv? The switch from analog to digital broadcast television is referred as is digital television. TV Channels we watch are the result of television signals. These signals are sent through analog, digital and terrestrial format. Digital Television is the transmission of audio and video by digitally processed and multiplexed signals, in contrast to totally analog and channel separated signals used by analog. The Government has given and ordered to get digitalization that is by replacing broadcast analog television with digital television.

Another question comes to everyone’s mind is what exactly is DTH? A very common term used all networks providers. DTH is an acronym for “Direct to Home” services. D2h used by Videocon also stands for same. DTH is a digital services that provides television viewing services directly to subscribers through satellite transmission anywhere in the country. A dish placed outside the homes helps in receiving the signal and broadcasting the transmission on television. DTH allows the user to select the Digital TV Packages and pay only for those channel which are in the packages. There are basically two digital TV packages i.e. for ROI (Rest for India) and for South. The digital packages which d2h provides are for ROI are Super Gold, Gold Entertainment HD, Gold HD, New Gold Sports Pack and many more for ROI, and for South it provides South Silver Pack, South Silver Sports Pack and more.

After knowing what is Digital tv and their Packages, let’s see now what is digital tv box? To enjoy the digital television viewing experience one needs to have a 3 things TV, Reflector and Digital Box. The reflector (Dish) captures the signals from the satellite and sends it to digital set top box, the set box converts the signals and sends it to the television to be transmitted. The digital box has a smart card slot where one needs to insert a smart card; the set top box won’t work until you insert the smart into it. The fastest growing DTH service in India Videocon D2H has one of the most advanced Digital set top Boxes. The features of set box are Mosaic, tickers, favorites, Preview Screen and many more.

After understanding the digital box, let’s look at what is tv packages? Because without package customer won’t be able to define what he wants to see in his television? Videocon D2H provides TV Packages as per the customer convenience. Videocon also provide HD TV Packages. Videocon d2h has 400 channels and services and also provides 22 HD channels to their customer. Users can subscribe to Videocon d2h online through their website www.videocond2h.com

D2h over analog cable

The law of mandatory digitization is passed, four metro cities are already digitized and soon entire country will be digitized. Digital television can be obtained through direct to home service (DTH), digital cable provided by local players. The major question arising in mind of people today is that is this change good? If no advantage is derived from the digital cable over analog cable than what is the use of shifting from the analog cable TV operators to digital service providers?

Many local cable TV operators have started providing digital cable to their customers. They provide cable TV set top box and some services. But when compared to the DTH players the ratio is small.

If we compare DTH services to the services provided by local cable TV operators providing analog cable the services provided by DTH is much more. Cable TV operators offer their customer services like credit period, collecting payment from their home, giving discount, etc but as compared to this, DTH service providers provide multiple recharge options through voucher, phone, internet, call centre and website. 

Videocon d2h is a well known player in DTH industry. The company was started in 2009 and is providing DTH services since then. If we compare its DTH services with analog cable operators the company offers 3 types of cable  set top box, multi lingual call centre, various recharge options, variety of packages to select from, relocating service and multi dwelling unit. If we compare DTH service features Videocon d2h provides a lot of features such as multiple tickers, 12 PIP mosaic, d2h movies, active music space, recording TV, play/pause live television, forward/rewind, HD quality picture and sound, etc. these are not provided by analog cable operator. 

Videocon d2h receives waves directly from satellite and thus provides a clearer and better picture quality as compared to the analog cable. If we compare other DTH to Videocon d2h, Videocon d2h provides maximum Asli “HD” TV channels to its customers and its set top box are at par with its competitors set top box. 

Analog cable has a drawback the customers have to pay for all the channels even if he does not view most of it with d2h this problem is resolved. d2h gives an option to customers to select channels according to his needs. Various packages are made with similar channels for the customer to select. These packages are like value offer where the rate of package is lesser than the rate of individual channel when added. 

Analog cable was a good option in past but presently DTH is the call for the day. If you are planning to get a DTH connection get connected to Videocon d2h the fastest growing DTH service provider in India. More information about Videocon d2h is given at www.videocond2h.com.

Digital Television Digitization

Digital TV in India has been increasing day by day. One of the major reasons behind this is the mandatory digitization. Due to the law passed by government 4 metros are already digitized and rest of the cities will be digitized soon. It is estimated by government that by 2015 entire country will be digitized. Videocon d2h is one major provider of digital TV in India. The company has touched one million subscriber bases and is growing at a steady pace. It is the fastest growing DTH Company in India.

When we talk about digitization many terms such as digital TV dish, digital TV box, digital TV package and digital TV recharge are spoken about. A clear idea of these terms provides a clearer picture to digital TV and digitization. 

Digital TV dish

Digital TV receives signals directly from the satellite. In order to receive this signals a dish is placed on the roof facing the satellite. This dish is called a digital TV dish. It receives signals from the satellite and transmits it to the television through digital cables and digital TV box. Videocon d2h provides the customer with Digital TV channels. It also provides an option of multi dwelling units where more than one subscribers share the same dish. This reduces cost of the subscriber.

Digital TV box

Digital TV box popularly known as set top box helps in customizing service as per customer requirements. It helps in transmitting the waves obtained from the Dish on the TV. Set top box acts as a TV tuner to the digital TV. Videocon d2h offers 3 types of digital TV box to its customers the standard definition box, HD box and HD-DVR. 

Digital TV package

Digital TV packages are channels bundled together and offered as package to the customer. These packages are made by carefully bundling the channels such that it fulfills the requirement of a considerable group of people. Videocon d2h offers customers with various packages. There are special packages for South India. It also offers ala carte where a customer when not satisfied with the packages can select singe single channels and pay for the same.

Digital TV recharge

Digital TV needs to be recharged. The amount of recharge depends on the package selected. This recharge can be done monthly, quarterly, yearly or more. Videocon d2h provides a variety of options that can be used to recharge the card. The customer can recharge online using internet banking, credit card or debit card, it can be recharged through recharge vouchers, dealers of company and call centers.

For more details on Digital TV, Videocon d2h and its products and packages you can visit Videocon d2h’s website www.videocond2h.com or you can call the call centre for assistance.

Digitalization is the new phase of television

Digitalization is the new phase of television. The government of India is has started the process of digitalizing the broadcasting industry. 4 metros already have digital networks. Government aims to digitalize broadcasting all over India by 31^st December 2014. Direct to Home which involves sending signals over the dish to the tv is one of the digital method of broadcasting.

Videocon d2h is a dth (direct to home) dish tv offers  in India. Talking about the process of dth dish tv, a Reflector (dish) is placed outside the house or on the terrace which helps in receiving the signals obtained directly from the satellite which is than transmitted and broadcasted on the television. The set up box transmits the signal received on the dish to the television set. The set top box contains a tuner which helps to connect the television set to the external signal. Direct reception of the signal to the dish from satellite results in superior quality picture output as compared to analog cable.

Videocon d2h provides three types of set up box

1.    Digital set up box

2.    HD digital set up box

3.    HD-DVR

•       The digital set up box provides a superior quality picture as compared to analog cable along with additional features.

•       The hd box provides all the features of digital set up box along with 5 x times Digital Quality Picture and High Definition Digital Sound. This gives a clear and high quality output to the viewers

•       HD-DVR is a better version of hd box which provides additional feature of recording the video. It has an internal 500 gb hard disk which helps in storing the videos. There are various different features of recording present.

The number of channels in each of the boxes depends on the dish tv packages. These packages made by bundling various channels. The customer can select a package best suiting to his needs and pay accordingly, thus the customer pays only for what he wants and not for what he is given. The Videocon d2h dish tv packages include 17 packages ranging from rs200 per month to rs461 per month including taxes. These packages are designed especially for different set of TV viewers. The south packages of Videocon are for the customers from South India whereas the sports packages are for sports lovers throughout the country. There are various other packages for the viewers all over India.

The company offers 22 Asli “HD” channels along with active services which include games, puzzles, active music, movies and more. These active channels are the add-ons that the company gives to the customer along with the tv channels that a customer subscribes to. There are other services and features which make the experience of viewing better on Videocon d2h.

Penetration of Digital DTH in India

The penetration of digital DTH service in India has grown exponentially in the past 1 year, thanks to mandatory digitization starting with four metros. But for many, especially in rural India have this question in mind, what is dth?

So what is dth exactly?

The dth technology is a digital satellite tv service that provides television services direct to subscribers anywhere in the country. Since it makes use of wireless technology, programs are sent to the subscriber's television direct from the satellite, eliminating the need for cables and any cable infrastructure. This is particularly valuable in remote and difficult to reach areas where cable and in many cases, terrestrial television services are poor or nonexistent.  

Digital DTH services also provide the finest of picture and sound quality which is considered to be second to none worldwide. Now surround sound, home theaters, live concerts and daily television programming are all delivered to your home with the same quality as any modern movie theater

The latest advent of dth technology in India is HD DVR (high definition digital video recorder). The customer is able to record his favorite shows, sporting events or any other media on his hard disk in the set top box and can watch it at his ease. Its only because of this dth technology that we can now pause, rewind or skip any program on any channel. If this trend continues than hd dvr will become more of a necessity than a luxury          

 

Apart from the above, advanced viewing control features like the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) which provides you with the current and next program on all channels, Parental Lock which safeguards your children’s viewing options, and Pre-booked Pay-Per-View and Impulse Pay-Per-View facilitates you to see it in the comfort of your own home.