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//siddhartha//

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Why don't you do to the site for DD Direct (www.ddindia.com) and find out about its services.. As for DTH from Zee, I don't think it is necessary at its rate currently.. As no. of subscribers increase, the rates will decrease and then it will be moe affordable...
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nikhil

nikhil

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the dd dth has a limited range at the moment but it might increase the channels in the future as more companies show their channels if the ad revenue is enough to attract them or is it the number of viewers????? anyway the group of people who do get the dth will not have to worry about the cable guys tantrums at all....but i was told that don't get the ku band since it will not give u a good reception in bad/cloudy/rainy day....
 
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pimpom

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Yes. Just connect the RF-Out of the DTH set to the RF-In socket on your tuner card. Or, if your tuner card has composite video-in, you can connect that to the composite video output of the DTH. The latter method will provide better picture quality than the former method.
 
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what about the dth setup brands .....any particular recomendation????i was told that SHARP VISION is a good brand and so is NIG...BELTAK i was told by the salesman that it is a low end setup box.....anyone out there bought a dth set yet?????which comp? how good was the performance(picture quality, warrenty-i am geeting any where from 6 months to 1 year warrenty, after sales service, installation, etc...)pl post all your dth stoies nightmarish experiances or really decent happy ones....it will help us all out in making correct choices....having the dth connected to a tv tuner card will also help u in saving the program on your hdd if u want to watch it later.....
 
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babumuchhala

In the zone
nikhil said:
is it possible to use the same dish with 2 different setup boxes...and one tv set?
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I think so. Would be useful only fr DD not on Zee Dish TV as 2 STT here means 2 membership and a bomb to pay
 
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nikhil

nikhil

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actually i was wondering if i purchase and use the DD dish antennae, receiver, and set top box right now for a few months, and later on, i wish to change my service provider, can i use the same dish antennae and receiver with a different service provider's set top box. for example, can i use DD's dish antennae n receiver with Dish TV's (or Zee's) set top box. and is so, do i have to make any modifictaions of any sort if i have been previously using that dish for receiving thr DD DTH service.
 
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babumuchhala

In the zone
As per the law all set top boxes for DTH must be inter operable i.e. Zee STT should work on DD. This was officially provrn to DishTV subscribers by DishTV in some recent Cricket Series(Dish TV couldnt show it bco of contractual obligations) so it just adviced customers on how to set up DD Direct Plus on their DishTV.
As u plan to take DD first u will have to look up in the Market and see if that STT meets the law or not otherwise u would be stuck. Better wait some time and then let DishTV do the installation, or wait till STARs liscence is aproved(they are lobbin really hard)
 
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musafir

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hey i have the dd dth kit....got it for rs 3200 here....it's good in the sense that it's a one time purchase with no recurring cost...no monthly payment....all channels are free....good quality video and sound...purchased it from a local shop....the next day a person come over with his tools and my dd dth kit and installed it at my place took almost one hour to install it....it took him some time to find the signal though....anyway it's a good choice considering that if u don't already have a cable connection and u want the basic stuff and can do without the zee movie channels then it's a good choice...give it a real serious and then go out and buy it...upgrade to a paid one later when u get a wider choice..u won't regret it ...
 
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babumuchhala

In the zone
musafir said:
hey i have the dd dth kit....got it for rs 3200 here....it's good in the sense that it's a one time purchase with no recurring cost...no monthly payment....all channels are free....good quality video and sound...purchased it from a local shop....the next day a person come over with his tools and my dd dth kit and installed it at my place took almost one hour to install it....it took him some time to find the signal though....anyway it's a good choice considering that if u don't already have a cable connection and u want the basic stuff and can do without the zee movie channels then it's a good choice...give it a real serious and then go out and buy it...upgrade to a paid one later when u get a wider choice..u won't regret it ...
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Well i will give u one thing to regret about, my neighbour got dth today and Uncle told me the whole Instalation cost only Rs 2000.

Man i am impressed by this, Wheres 2000(life time all free channels) and 12000 which one would have to pay for DishTV installation and 2 years all channels included(but star not included)
 
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hey musafir...i checked the price here in lko...i'm able to get it in the rs 2800 to 3200 range...depending on where u shop...inclusive of installtion charge...comes with a min. of 6 months warrenty...but some stores offer 1 yr warrenty...this is for a company called sharp
 
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nikhil

nikhil

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just recently got the dd dth dish and setup up box kit...traded in my belive it or not my old vcr which was packed away somewhere...and paid only rs 1600 for the complete kit plus installation...the full price was rs 3000....got rs 1400 for the vcr as trade in value...and now i can watch all the free channels...not much i admit...but more will join sooner or later..and if i want to upgrade to a paid service later on all i have to do is to trade in this dd setup box for the other company's setup box the dish remains the same and so does the cabling....only the box changes...u buy the card to activate the service it's around rs 400 here..then pay monthly fee of around rs 200
 
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one thing i forgot to add is that the one time payment for the dth hardware may seem a bit steep but it's worth it considering that it's much cheaper then subscribing to cable(meaning paying a mpnthly rent to the cable wallas...and then tolerating their strikes and poor quality of transmission and poor service...etc)if u go for the free dth service u get free channels for as long as u want to and when u want to go for the paid stuff then change the setup box and then pay monthly rent
 
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iinfi

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i live in a flat ... 4th floor of a 12 storey building ...
is it necessary to place the dish on the roof top ...

is line-of-sight necessary

my building has MTNL's (CDMA) Base Station Transmitter on the roof-top ....

will it affect DTH's signals ??

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vijaythefool

In the zone
no i guess . and the prices have also gone too less all u need to have is the lmb. if u have an old 8 ft or above antenna u can fix it to the old one and dosent effect or have an affect on cdma or other stuff
 
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nikhil

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no u don't have to fix it to the roof according to the installation man who installed the dish at my place...it should have a clear view in front with no blockage and facing in south-east direction where the satellite is located in space....i've been using it for about 1 month (dd dth service) and i've had no complaints so far..
 
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musafir

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yes the line of sight is very important otherwise u won't be able to pick up th tv signals at all..u won't get any reception...the installtion man will do all the setting for u all u need is clear line of sight in front of the dish..facing south-east direction
 
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iinfi

mekalodu
ok thanks
well does it get signals frm the satellite or the nearest base station ???
i thought it gets signals frm the nearest base station ....
 
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