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The BIG Reliance Joke - DTH communication

17 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/the-big-reliance-joke-dth-communication.97450/

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Edge-of-chaos Original post #1
Sep 9, 2008 at 8:02 PM
Hey Guys!

Noticed reliance shouting over the roof about their "mpeg4" technology that they would use for the DTH broadcast. Thats really funny, cos mpeg4 is a compression technology that allows fitting more channels through the transponder...thats got nothing to do with picture quality/sound quality in any manner.

Therefore for the average DTH user, there's no great difference in comparision with other offerings in the market (purely from a video/audio perspective)

I am creating this thread to initiate a discussion on "technology communication" across many technology intensive brands...lets discuss whether whats being communicated is putting the product in the right light, or is it exploiting the non-understanding of technology amongst the masses!
M
Sep 9, 2008 at 8:28 PM
You working for dishtv or what .... And why is this in tech reviews section .
A
Sep 9, 2008 at 10:37 PM
hey.. dis never came to my mind...
desiibond
Sep 10, 2008 at 8:48 AM
Hey Guys!

Noticed reliance shouting over the roof about their "mpeg4" technology that they would use for the DTH broadcast. Thats really funny, cos mpeg4 is a compression technology that allows fitting more channels through the transponder...thats got nothing to do with picture quality/sound quality in any manner.

Therefore for the average DTH user, there's no great difference in comparision with other offerings in the market (purely from a video/audio perspective)

I am creating this thread to initiate a discussion on "technology communication" across many technology intensive brands...lets discuss whether whats being communicated is putting the product in the right light, or is it exploiting the non-understanding of technology amongst the masses!

LOLZ.

Read this : *www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/mpeg4/
alsiladka
Sep 10, 2008 at 12:02 PM
MPEG4 will allow them to stream more channels at the same quality in the limited bandwidth. When the MPEG2 providers run out of their bandwidth, they are either gonna have to buy some more or reduce the quality of the channels to allow for more channels.

Reliance has plans to add shitloads of channels to their BIG TV platter.
mavihs
mavihs #6
Sep 13, 2008 at 12:49 AM
they can also transmiet better quality channles in less size!!
rosemolr
Sep 21, 2008 at 1:54 PM
what ever big tv rocks...all else..S*cks!
C
Oct 1, 2008 at 3:33 PM
What's the use of having so many channels which you don't watch? It would be nice if they had an option to choose only the channels which we want.
R2K
R2K #9
Oct 7, 2008 at 4:47 PM
How much does they charge.......for BIG TV
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Cool Joe #10
Oct 8, 2008 at 4:33 PM
The starting price is Rs 175 and then the price increases depending on the channels you subscribe to.
R2K
R2K #11
Oct 9, 2008 at 4:44 PM
how many channels are they providing for Rs 175
desiibond
desiibond #12
Oct 9, 2008 at 4:54 PM
You pay Rs.2,300 and you get all the major channels for a year. only channels missed are World movies etc.
C
Cool Joe #13
Oct 9, 2008 at 5:26 PM
I was wrong. The starting price is Rs 100.

Rs 100- 44 channels
Rs 150- 78 channels
Rs 175- around 100 channels

And there are more packs costing more than Rs 1000.
R2K
R2K #14
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:38 PM
^^
OMG 100 channels for just 175..........reliance is gonna rock the DTH service sector
mad_max
mad_max #15
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:58 PM
i thought everyone used mpeg4! its pure madness to use mpeg2:eek:
on a lighter note wonder how many ftv videos they couple parallaly fit at full quality:p
E
Oct 11, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Hey, guess we need to pull out of the gregarious psyche that most people subscribe to...one needn't use mpeg 4 jus bcoz everyone else is doing so. Its just that if you dont use mpeg4 and you have more transponders, you still have the same bandwidth per signal transmitted, and hence makes absolutely no difference to the user!
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pagol123 #17
Jan 17, 2009 at 1:12 AM
But i am Much Satisfied wth my TATA Sky