Update(Dec 15, 2009): I am getting Star Jalsa included in Bengali Pack. More channels are coming in including some foreign channels!
I guess customer care is improved a bit.i get quick lines.
Update(June 9, 2009): BIG TV has introduced 11 new channels including WB and TV99. Others all
Are nearly non-popular / DD channels. I am having 1 year of free subscription with a regional pack - Bengali, but I do not get Star Jalsa(Bengali Channel) which is one of the new 11 introduced channels. When I asked the customer care, they say I have to unsubscribe and newly subscribe the Bengali pack paying Rs.30 / month! As any new channel introduced will not be free(they say so) but I get new channel WB….i don’t know how? No other new channel is free(including some DD.DD Podhigai, Tamil channel!)…Strange.!
Another good thing introduced is the interactive option for Live telecast. Its working for ICC T20 on Star Cricket channel….i tried different camera and language options(Hindi, Tamil, Telugu) in commentary….(which is already there in Tata Sky)
Big TV icon the screen is still opaque…which hinders the score view…they should make it translucent
*UPDATE(15 Sep): Today I went to Reliance web world, Forum to take topup for Zee tv as its not included in any south pack. I saw Aaj tak in the webworld LCD tv. I asked the salesman that I dont get Aaj Tak and I want to subscribe it, as I do not get Aaj Tak too. that guy had no idea where does this channel included(which pack). Even if u see the channel list, u wont find Aaj Tak and Sab tv any of the pack or top up for South.
UPDATE:** All of a sudden they stopped many channels(on Sep 7) which I was getting since Aug 23. Channels like Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Premire, Zee Studio, Zee News, Sab TV, Filmy, Aaj Tak, Neo Sports, BBC World, CN, .are not coming.(screen comes to subscibe) I called customer care and they registered my complain.now 48 hrs over.still those channels missing.! anyone facing the same issue?
I was in real confusion which DTH(Tata or Dish) to buy as both had+ and – and almost same price.
Finally got the new palyer BIG TV from Reliance web world, Forum, Bangalore on Aug 22.(without any review).
I booked for the installation over phone on the same night at 10 pm. I got a call from the service engineer next day at 10 am…so fast response.!, being on Saturday. Two Reliance guys came at 2 pm to my residence wearing neat BIG t-shirt.
Positive sides: Cheap in running cost –(south India) I paid Rs.2190 to Reliance web world, (including tax, set-top box & installation).
You get 12 months free, with all channels including ESPN, Ten, Star Sports, Neo Sports, NDTV imagine, Max, Zoom, 9x, 9xm and all Zee & Star channels and… Mtv, V, Music India, all kids channels(like pogo, CN, Jetix, etc), all news and all SUN & south channels.
Fast turn around to booking for installation and I could see all the channels immediately after installation(after entering the recharge codes)
Multi view on the screen(PIP) with sound to see upto 12 channels together to select, scrolling up-down / left-right.
Audio language selection(Eng / Hindi) for the channels like Discovery, NatGeo, CN, etc( I do not know if its available in Tata Sky / Dish TV)
Program details for next one week
*Areas to improve:
Two technicians came to install, they know only Kannada, hardly English, **less knowledge on the remote, and not so cleaning attitude after the installation(as they didn’t clean the papers, etc in my hall)
The quality if the steel to fix dish is very poor & light it cracked when they tried to bend it with hammer(should be a tough flexible metal).
The wiring quality was poor(cable way form terrace to the room)
The set-top box becomes hot after 2-3 hours(I don’t know if its same in Tata Sky / Dish TV
The response to the remote control is slow for the first few minutes of start I am supposed to get free 3 months for the movie channels(bollywood and regional); its not yet active after 3 days. No COLORS channel.
The remote could be better with **more shortcut buttons.
*Picture and audio quality is same like Tata Sky and Dish TV. I had expectation from MPEG 4 version …But they say MPEG 4 mainly supports more channels and more information transfer.(as I talked to a manager in the Reliance web world)
Nabarun.
Can anyone tell me if u get Colors channel on Big TV, if not then when can we see on Big TV?