Tata Sky and Airtel Digital TV Have Competing HD Set-Top Boxes But One is Slightly Better

There are a handful of DTH operators in the Indian DTH industry which come to the minds of people when they are thinking of getting a new connection. Now, there are a lot of subscribers, who are quitting DTH connections altogether, but still, there is a population that is either changing their DTH operators, getting a new connection, getting multiple connections or upgrading from cable TV services to DTH services. All of these people getting a new DTH connection, now face the decision of choosing one from the many Set-Top Boxes which the companies offer. There is also a lot of hype around the Hybrid Set-Top Boxes, but it cannot be ignored that the top choice of all the new DTH customers happens to be the HD Set-Top Boxes. Now, two of the major DTH operators, Tata Sky and Airtel Digital TV have priced their HD Set-Top Boxes very closely, and hence the question remains, which of the company extends more benefits to the users. Here is a take on the same.

  • Make Telecom Talk My Trusted Source
  • Source of Google
  • Source of Google

tatasky-airtel-digital-tv-hd

Set-Top Box Pricing and Features

When it comes to pricing, the Tata Sky HD Set-Top Box has been priced at a higher rate at Rs 1,499, whereas the Airtel Digital TV HD Set-Top Box retails at a lower rate of Rs 1,300. So the first difference is between the pricing of these two Set-Top Boxes, and in this case, the subscribers will be more in benefit when they choose the Airtel Digital TV Set-Top Box. When it comes to features, there is a lot of overlap between these two HD STBs. Both of these Set-Top Boxes offer up to 1080i quality and Dolby Digital Surround sound. However, the Tata Sky misses out on any kind of recording functionality, whereas, the Airtel Digital TV Set-Top Box offers the record and play feature on its HD Set-Top Box.