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As it stated a few weeks ago, Dish TV has now introduced an Android TV-based Set-Top Box called Dish SMRT Hub, taking on the Airtel Xstream Box and Reliance Jio’s 4K Set-Top Box. Alongside Dish SMRT Hub, the former leading DTH operator also announced Dish SMRT Kit with voice assistant Alexa built-in remote. Dish TV’s latest Android TV STB is available for both existing and new customers at Rs 2,499 and Rs 3,999, respectively. The Dish SMRT Kit can be availed separately for a price of Rs 1,199 and it can be used on top of the existing Dish TV Set-Top Boxes, the company has confirmed. Similar to Airtel Xstream Box, the Dish SMRT Hub brings Satellite TV and OTT content together; It also comes bundled with a plethora of apps and runs on Android 9 Pie out of the box.
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Dish SMRT Hub Android TV Set-Top Box: Features and Specs
With the competition in the sector growing in DTH sector, Dish TV has finally come up with a solution to tackle the Airtel Xstream Box and Jio 4K Set-Top Box that’s being offered to every customer who chooses a JioFiber broadband plan. Dish SMRT Hub is an Android TV-based Set-Top Box from Dish TV and it comes pre-loaded with Google apps like Google Assistant, Google Play Store, YouTube and so on. Dish SMRT Hub will also support all popular OTT apps like Watcho, Amazon Prime Video, VOOT, ZEE5, ALT Balaji and so on. However, the company did not list Netflix, but users can sideload the app as it’s the same Android TV platform.
The Dish SMRT Hub has support for built-in Chromecast and the remote features a dedicated Google Assistant button for quick voice searches. Similar to Xstream Box, the all-new STB from Dish TV also has Dolby audio support and Dish TV will allow users to install apps from the Play Store directly. Dish TV also confirmed that the STB would work with any television and it even bundles its OTT app- Watcho.
