A few months ago I opted for a Samsung LCD TV and once I connected the cable to it the clarity was very poor and my son suggested that we should try the Dish TV and then I got the Tata sky dish installed and suddenly all the pictures were more vivid and crystal clear. The quality of the sound allows one to hear every soft whisper in a mushy soap or the stereophonic sound of a music video. To get started one needs to get the mini dish installed on the terrace and the digicomp with the digicard near the TV.
The Subscriber help channel gives all the various details and usage about the Tata Sky service. All the channels are divided into different categories and each gives details about the current programme and the following programme. The guide even gives details about the week’s programmes. One can organize a favourite channel in accordance to preference too for daily viewing from most viewed to least. Parental Pin allows parents to control what the children are watching.
The yellow alert button is a reminder about your subscription and will tell you when to renew it. There is an interactive channel named Active where a viewer can participate in the live programme from the comfort of home or view Ganesha speaks-daily astrology from none other than Bejan Daruwalla, when one is in Active Newsroom/Active Khabar. Language options and reminders are added features.
I have set my favourites list in such a way that my most viewed channels are in the first nine and the rest follow. The neighbourhood cablewalla may have his problems while relaying the programmes but Tata Sky just goes on. The entertainment can just go on and on until the subscription last and that too, is available in easy payments of cards and is easy to recharge through the toll free number. For a TV addict this is the ultimate experience-crystal clear picture and high quality sound.
The only weak feature is the Showcase-where one can view latest movies after calling the Dish center. The cost is rather steep for a movie and that has to be overcome if many people are to enjoy watching the latest movies on TV. So finally its goodbye to the cable waala and welcome to Satellite TV.