India is fastening up its pace with the digital era. Today, the country enjoys around 5 HD DTH service providers in the market, each offering a variety of packages & channels to attract maximum number of the subscribers. Each gives the other a tough competition in the market. Therefore, to help you find out the best we have come up with a list of the top 5 best HD DTH service providers in India. Choose as per your needs:
1. Airtel Digital TV
Airtel Digital TV offers 15 True HD channels at Rs. 165/- per month. If you want to subscribe HD channels Pack, you need to opt for a minimum base pack. The minimum available base packs cost for south Indian subscribers are Rs. 158 and Rs. 200 for rest of India. The total cost for ROI subscriber is Rs. 365/- per month for 15 HD and 139 SD channels. Again Rs. 323 for 15 HD and 103 SD channels for South Subscribers.
The initial cost of setting up HD services from Airtel is Rs. 2890. It will include one HD Set Top Box and 1 month free subscription of 156 SD channels.
Note: For HD channels subscriber need to minimum recharge of Rs. 165 to activate HD Top Up.
List of Airtel Digital TV HD Channels offered:
Star Plus HD, Zee TV HD, Sony HD, Colors HD, Zee Cinema HD, Star Gold HD, History TV18 HD, National Geographic HD , Discovery HD, Ten HD, ESPN HD, Star Cricket HD, Movies Now HD, Star Movies HD & Star World HD
2. Videocon D2H
Videocon D2H offers the maximum numbers of HD channels compared to any DTH platform in India. D2H provide 19 HD channels at Rs 169. The minimum base pack available is Rs. 200 and the package offers 222 SD channels for Rest of India Subscriber and Rs. 15 pack with 176 SD channels for South India Subscribers. The total cost for ROI Subscriber comes to Rs. 369 per month for 19 HD and 222 SD channels and Rs. 319 for 19 HD and 176 SD channels for South Subscribers.
The Platinum HD pack under Videocon includes Rs. 442/- per month and gives all HD & SD channels available on its platform.
The initial cost of setting up HD services from Videocon D2H is Rs. 2890. It includes HD set top box, 1 month free subscription of 300+ SD channels + 19 HD channels + Rs. 400 Cashback.
Note: The Cashback is valid only if bought online.
List of Videocon D2H HD Channels offered:
Star Plus HD, Zee TV HD, Sony HD, Star Gold HD, National Geographic HD, Discovery HD, ESPN HD, Star Cricket HD, Star Movies HD, Star World HD, Colors HD, Sony Six HD, Ten HD, UTV Stars HD, Active 3D HD, M Tunes HD, Movies Now HD, CNBC Prime HD & History TV18 HD
3. TataSky
TataSky currently offers 10 HD channels at Rs. 100 per month for all the channels as a part of the package. For TataSky too, you have to subscribe for a minimum base of HD Package. The minimum base pack cost Rs. 200 and offers 102 channels for ROI Subscribers and Rs. 155 for South Subscriber for 96 channels. The total cost for ROI Subscriber is Rs. 300 per month for 10 HD and 102 SD channels and Rs. 255 for 10 HD & 96 SD channels for South Subscribers.
The initial cost of setting up HD services from TataSky is Rs. 3080. It will include HD Set top box, 2 months of free subscription of 148 SD Channels, 1 month subscription for 10 HD Channels and 4 Free Showcase Movies.
List of TataSky HD Channels offered:
Star Plus HD, Zee TV HD, Sony HD, Star Gold HD, National Geographic HD, Discovery HD, ESPN HD, Star Cricket HD, Star Movies HD & Star World HD
4. Dish TV
Dish TV broadcast the second highest number of True HD channels. It provides 44+ HD channels of which only 17 Channels are True High Definition channels. The rest are only an upscale version of normal SD channels. Dish TV provide a minimum base pack with HD channels for its subscriber with the condition that HD Set Top Box subscriber cannot downgrade to any SD pack. This way subscribers are forced to use minimum HD pack even if they do not want to. The minimum base HD pack costs Rs. 385 with 255+ SD channels + 12 true HD channels + 13 Upscale HD channels.
For the 17 HD channels, you will have to subscribe for the biggest pack available on DishTV along with 3 Additional Top Ups that will cost you up to Rs. 680 per month for 17 HD channels, 275+ SD channels and 30+ upscaled channels. Other features let subscribers’ record, rewind and forward live TV programs with the recording function in HD STB. You will only need to plug in a USB Pendrive or Hard disk drive and call Dish TV customer care to start the recording functionality. It is free of cost to all HD subscribers.
The initial cost of setting up HD services from Dish TV is Rs. 2914. The package includes an HD set top box, 1 month of free subscription of 275+ SD Channels + 14 HD.
List of Dish TV HD Channels offered:
Zee TV HD, Sony HD, Zee Cinema HD, National Geographic HD, Travel XP HD, Discovery HD, Zee Studio HD, Nat Geo Adventure HD, Nat Geo Wild HD Colors HD, Sony Six HD, Ten HD, UTV Stars HD, M Tunes HD, Movies Now HD, CNBC Prime HD & History TV18 HD
5. Reliance Digital TV (formerly known as BigTV)
Reliance Digital TV does not provide as much channels as its contemporary service providers. It provides only 7 HD channels in its platform when others in the market provide 10, 15, 17 & 19 HD channels. The 7 HD channels are available at Rs. 84/- per month. The minimum base pack costs Rs. 225 with 144 SD channels for Rest of India Subscriber and Rs. 225 with 150 SD channels for South India Subscribers. The total cost for ROI Subscriber is Rs. 309/- per month for 7 HD and 144 SD channels and Rs. 309 for 7 HD and 150 SD channels for South subscribers.
The initial cost of setting up HD services from Reliance Digital TV is Rs. 2974. It includes an HD set top box, one month of free subscription of 150 SD channels and 7 HD channels.
List of Reliance Digital TV HD Channels offered:
Star Plus HD, ESPN HD, National Geographic HD, Star Gold HD, Star Cricket HD, Star Movies HD & iConcert HD.
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