Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The ‘obvious’ dth choice

The advent of television in India is not new. It had arrived around five decades earlier and has managed to continue ruling our hearts. In its initial stages the television was a wonder to some and an evil to others. It got mixed responses but was known highly as a luxury commodity. It was the magic box in which objects came to life and in which a hundred people could fit and take out voices from.

Since then the television has achieved various milestones and has progressed rapidly from black and white to color television. However, there were hindrances to this. The cable television created interruptions between the consumer and entertainment in the form of quality and quantity. The pictures were hazy and the sound was unclear leading to more strain on the consumers eyes and ears. Problems related to receptivity and freezing of channels was frequent and the channels were limited. Hence, the customer’s television viewing experience was stressful and restricted.  

The Government of India understood these problems and passed an ordinance which made digitization of television services mandatory. The digitization was to be carried out by few established brands who would provide this through direct to home or dth services..

One of the key dth players is Videocon d2h which is the dth arm of Videocon group which is known for it’s exciting and unbeatable digital tvpackage. Videocon group is highly instrumental in bringing the color television to India. They were the first to introduce India’s first world class television and continue to provide the best to the television industry with it’s fine range of consumer electronics and dth brand- Videocon d2h.
They have already made waves by being awarded ‘Asia’s Most Promising Brand’ and ‘India’s Fastest Growing Digital DTH service’. They have been influential in introducing revolutionary products in the dth segment such as India’s first Radio Frequency Remote which works from any direction within 25 metres or India’s first 3D channel which took the television technology to another level.

They also have various dth recharge offers which has something for everyone and hard to resist discounts. The product also has features that make it consumer friendly and the obvious dth choice, such as the tickers option that lets you watch a channel yet receive minute by minute updates on important stuff like sensex, bollywood, business and much more! Another one of the many interesting features is the 12 PIP (Picture in Picture) Mosaic which provides up to 12 genres at one go on the television screen with the audio of selected channel playing so that you can choose desired channel without flicking through each channel manually!


The website extensively provides more details on why Videocon d2h should be your obvious dth choice. In fact it even facilitates online tv recharge, online upgrade and down grade of packages, customizing your television content by choosing desired channels and paying only for it by utilizing A La Carte option and much more thus, saving your time and letting you enjoy hassle free entertainment!  

Monday, December 23, 2013

What happens when you don’t get digital

Vinod and Neha had been eagerly waiting for this day. They had saved up to buy a smart television, and they couldn’t wait for tonight. They had invited all their friends to watch the football match, and this was going to be one big party. Everything was ready and by 8, the hall was well packed and the cheering was in full swing till the television just went blank. Groaning and cursing Vinod tried to put back the connection but in vain. Everyone was getting impatient, and he knew he had to act soon or else they would miss the most anticipated match. He tried to call his cable operator but the cable operator didn’t pick and quickly switched off his phone.

They managed to catch the highlights the next day, and that was the last of house parties at Vinod’s. Seems like a story we have all been through at some point of time and the story we all hate to recall. Great sums of money to cable operators, channels that come and go and cable cuts out of the blue have been some of the persistent problems analogue television has. The most obvious solution to this is going digital by using dth services.

What is dth is the next question in your mind; dth or direct to home services  make use of a reflector and a set top box to receive superior signals and transmit it to your television screens providing you the experience of digital television viewing which has 5 times better picture clarity when compared to cable. It has very good receptivity, digital surround system and a larger platform of channels and services and unparalleled quality and value for money when it comes to cable. What’s more is it is highly affordable and has more to offer when compared to cable services.

However, choosing which the best dth is can be consuming, and one has to do enough research in terms of packages and services provided. A lot of people agree with Videocon dth as an obvious dth choice as this offers a vast number of channels and services and has even been touted as India’s fastest growing digital dth service. It has also been awarded as Asia’s most promising brand, this title being validated by consumer and industry removes any further doubts.

One of the innovative dth companies, Videocon d2h, has introduced India’s first Radio Frequency or RF remote that operates within 25 metres in any direction. Also, to provide the best entertainment to consumers, it was the first to introduce a 3D channel, which arguably made it the best hd dth choice.

Such scintillating features from dth industry have led to more and more people getting digitized. To empower consumers, the government has made digitization compulsory, and this has helped remove the drawbacks of cable television immensely.

Last heard; Vinod & Neha logged on their system and have gone digital with one of the many online offers available on  www.videocond2h.com. Now, their parties never have a black screen ending!

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Why the idiot box when you can have the smart television with digital dth services!

So many times invariably a jingle gets stuck in your head and you can’t get it out. It plays in your head when you are working at office, trying to concentrate in a meeting or simply sitting in the loo reading the morning news.

Later, when you flick on the television and it plays again, you realize the culprit behind the tune being repeatedly playing in your head is none other than your television. Such is the impact of television. Love it or hate it, the television is your constant companion whom you keep revisiting and who gives you back something new each time.

India has always had its share of idiosyncrasy and the wife weeping while watching the saas bahu serials along with the husband wearing his lucky shirt while watching cricket is one of the quintessential Indian behaviour of television viewing. The world revolves around what’s playing on the television as it has been a constant source of entertainment which has something for everyone. Television viewing and the influence it creates has also grown drastically over the years.

The television had its humble beginning from the black and white to color and the latest highlight being from analogue to digital. The digitization of television has brought in manifold changes. It has ushered in a larger number of channels to cater to all types of audiences. It is better equipped technologically also, in terms of signal receptivity and superior quality sound. With 5 times better picture quality and a larger plethora of content, you cannot help but feel the magnetic attraction to your television! After all, this idiot box has now become the smart television! The feather on the cap is, these direct to home (dth) services truly live to its name and sitting in the comforts of your home, one can do the dth recharge online unlike the days when the cable operator came home at his will and fancy and took huge amounts of money without giving clarity over what channels would you receive and for what duration were you making the payment.

The digital dth services has also seen prominent names such as Videocon enter the dth industry to provide unmatched channels and services to consumers while eliminating the limitations imposed by cable television. What’s more is that the packages and prices are pocket friendly without compromising on quality and quantity. The services and perks are various and with dth online recharge available, one click of the mouse is all it takes to get digitized. 

Videocon d2h is the dth arm of Videocon group. It has been awarded as Asia’s Most Promising Brand and has a palette of unbeatable features such as 12 PIP Mosaic, India’s first Radio frequency remote, exciting dth recharge offers, supreme content, tickers, multiple language options and much more! This India’s fastest growing digital dth service, has also been the first to introduce a 3D channel. www.videocond2h.com is the place for you to go, to get digital!  

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Goodbye Cable. Hello Digital!

The television has been available for almost four decades now in the Indian markets. These four decades have seen the television transform from a big wooden box of black and white to a sleeker and flatter LCD’s and LED’s featuring everything in color.

It was earlier said that a family that eats together stays together, but in today’ scenario it wouldn’t be too far fetching to say a family that watches television together stays together. The television has been the pride of one’s living room and researches have shown that a majority of the families spend time infront of the television when they wish to spend quality time together. Such is the influence of television in our everyday thinking and lives.

The television industry was earlier predominantly in the hands of the cable tv operators. They decided what serials we watched, what channels we had access to and what rates they would charge. In fact a consumer did not even have the liberty to decide when he could watch tv as this was also in the hands of the cable tv operators who frequently removed channels or shut out operations for days without prior notice.

However, the government of India had passed an ordinance which made digitization of Cable services mandatory. This was done for a lot of reasons, primarily to provide consumers empowerment and relief from unfair pricing of the existing operators who exploited their monopolistic position.

So digitization was made compulsory by the Government of India and Digital dth (Direct to Home) service providers entered this industry to provide consumers digital services at fair prices. However, the cable operators have too tried to enter the digitization bandwagon by providing cable tv set top box albeit a lot of limitations. The various drawbacks in these are hazy pictures, less clarity in viewing, less number of channels, no digital sound effects to name a few along with the previously existing problems.

It makes sense for consumers to get digitized through an established digital direct to home service provider such as Videocon d2h. Videocon d2h provides digital signals that makes receptivity more clearer and superior with sound that is crystal clear. It has 5 times more picture clarity than cable tv and greater number of features . Also, Videocon d2h has various exciting features such as India’s first radio frequency remote, the first dth service provider to introduce 3d channel, 12 PIP Mosaic, superior MPEG-4 Technology, 444 channels and services, 22 “Asli” HD channels to name a few. It can be safely said direct to home service is the complete solution to problems of cable set up box.


What distinguishes Videocon d2h from  its competitors is it has won many awards and accolades that validate it as the best dth service provider. It has won Asia’s Most promising brand and also India’s fastest growing digital dth service to name a few. Read more at www.videocond2h.com and make the choice to give the cable a farewell and get digitized.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

A Digital India

Did you know that an average Indian child has seen around 4000 weddings on television by the time he completes his schooling? Or that an Indian watches around 30 hours of television on an average in a week and the reasons of not being able to watch more is due to attendance at offices and schools?

Such is the impact of television in the Indian households. When the television came in India, only a handful of people with a three digit income could afford having one. Every evening the entire neighborhood would gather at owner’s house and watch the television like it was a wonder never seen or heard of. Though the advent of television in India is a scenario that is quiet recent, leaps and bounds have been made by it. Today the television has even entered rural households and replaced the radio sets.

The next big thing in Indian television has also arrived – Digitization. Digitization means conversion of analogue signals into digital signals. Digitization is a big step as it will ensure a lot of revolutionary changes in the way television is being watched. The digitization will ensure better reception, cleaner and clearer viewing, more number of channels and a hoard of enhancing features that will lead to consumer empowerment and value for money. The digitization of television is India has seen a lot of established names entering this industry and providing digital dth (Direct to Home) services. These dth service providers have been highly instrumental in eliminating the analogue cable system and bringing in the future of television to India.

The dth services make use of a dth dish, tv, reflector and a set top box to provide the customer access to digitization. The reflector or satellite helps gather encrypted messages and decrypt them via a set top box on the customer’s television screen. Earlier people had to be at the mercy of the cable operators who had ambiguous terms and conditions, demanded exaggerating sums of money and provided no clarity on the channels and benefits a customer would receive.


DTH service providers have eliminated these problems completely. Taking the example of Videocon d2h which has won various awards and accolades and has been touted as ‘Asia’s Most Promising Brand’ , a dth channels list is made available by them  which gives consumers the upper hand by letting them know what they are paying for. Videocon d2h has further created transparency by providing all the necessary information on their website www.videocond2h.com . The company has also been accredited as India’s fastest growing dth brand and has provided multifarious benefits to the consumers such as 444 channels and services, 22 “Asli” HD channels, the first to introduce a 3D channel, 12 PIP Mosaic and other features. A feather in the cap is their introduction of India’s first Radio frequency remote that truly lives up to the age old saying of letting nothing come between you and their entertainment.  So go ahead, get digitized or get dark!   

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Digitization of the Indian television

The television is considered one of the greatest inventions of all time and a constant source of joy for the old and young alike. But do we know the man who pioneered the concept of television?

In 1923, John Logie Baird filed a patent for an eight line image device and christened it the “televisor”. Almost a decade later, the British Broadcasting Corporation introduced the world’s first TV broadcasts. Since then there has been no looking back for the television which has come a long way from the eight line image, progressing to black and white, colour in analogue and now to the era of digitization.

Digitization is a technology that facilitates conversion of analogue information into superior, clearer and better digital representation. Digitization will make use of a digital box for TV which helps decrypt signals received from a satellite. In layman’s jargon, a digital box is one which acts as an interface between the satellite reflector and the television.

The process of digitization will be highly beneficial for the people of India, whose Television viewing experience until now had to be at the mercy of local cable operators. Digitization comes with multifarious advantages such as enhanced viewing, better picture quality, improved reception, a larger variety of channels and High Definition Digital (HDD) sound quality to name a few. Further, digitization will also ensure more transparency in the consumer getting his money’s worth. He would know what he is paying for- something which has been a persistent problem with local cable operators.

To eliminate the various drawbacks consumers have faced with local cable operators, big and reliable giants like Videocon have stepped into the digitization industry to ensure provision of quality which this innovation demands.

Videocon d2h is India’s fastest growing DTH service and has also been lauded as Asia’s most promising DTH brand. Since its inception in 2009, Videocon d2h has won many awards and accolades. Videocon d2h won the Product of the year Award in 2010 for its Satellite DVD – a huge achievement in a short span of a year since its launch. Videocon d2h was also selected as the 4th most successful brand launch of the year 2009 across all product categories in the Brand Derby survey carried out by Business Standard. The first to launch HD 3D DTH Services in the country can also be accredited to Videocon d2h.


If you are looking for the best set up box without compromising in quality and quantity, look no further, your search ends here! Take a step towards empowering yourself as a consumer, by getting digitized. To know more about the multiple benefits of Videocon d2h’s Digital DTH Service, visit the official site.  

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Digitalization throughout the country

DTH TV 
Recently government passed an ordinance on mandatory digitalization of cable services throughout the country, by the 30 June 2012 all the four metros of India (Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai) will have switched over from analogue to digital TV. Digital TV box will basically do the transmission of the video and audio through the digital signals. It is capable of supporting various picture formats which will provide consumer better quality better sound and good picture quality on their television.

Way back in 1990 when cablewala started their business, He was the decision maker about  the channels your are going to receive. Not just that whatever poor quality of service does he provide, you have no choice other than accept it. Now with DTH Technology coming up in India the whole scenario is changed. Now the consumer can decide what channels he wants & various features such as DVD Quality picture and sound, recording option, Time Shifting option, etc.

DTH technology has transformed the way we view cable TV in India. Not only has this technology made the local cable operator monopoly a thing of the past, but it has also succeeded in bringing cable and satellite television to remote corners of the country.  DTH TV stands for Direct-To-Home Television, DTH TV will give more customer satisfaction and better TV viewing experience. Consumer are now looking to to compare the channels packages provided  from all major dth service providers in India e.g. Videocon d2h, Tata sky, Reliance Big Tv, Dish TV, Airtel dth, Sun dth and  DD+

Since the ordinance has been pass DTH players  are now aggressively marketing  attract consumers to switch from analog cable to digital DTH Services, DTH service provider  like Videocon d2h, Tata Sky and Dish TV are also targeting  to digitize the whole building instead of single apartments which are called Multi Dwelling Units (MDU).  The Multi Dwelling Unit is customized solution for connecting multiple houses within the same multi storied building with a single dish antenna to receive DTH service. Common dish is installed on the tarrace of the multi storied building which gives power to TV sets in multiple homes in the building that are connected through a cable. Once the dish is installed, the members have the choice to subscribe for DTH connection. Society will be benefited by as  MDU will give them clutter free terrace, systematic wiring, no line of sight issue, one single antenna and the cost.


HD DVR is another innovation the DTH Technology, HD DVR stands for High Definition Digital Video Recorder, which will allow the users to record high definition video of their match or their favorite serial.