chandramauli 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2004 (edited) Hi Please read this ...and lets find out how reliance would be diffrent .... How DD DIRECT+ is different from other DTH systems ? Most of the DTH Systems, operating all over the world, provide Paid Service. The encrypted TV signals are received from the satellite on the Dish Antenna and transmitted to the DIGITAL DECODER. The customer is provided with a Viewing Card, which is inserted into a slot in the DIGITAL DECODER. The Viewing Card decrypts the TV signals chosen & paid for by the customer. A Viewing Card is a credit card sized smart card, which contains information about the channels that the customer has subscribed to. When inserted in the Decoder it enables viewing of the channels chosen by the subscriber. The subscription charges for viewing these channels are collected by the DTH operator. However, DD DIRECT+ would be totally different, as Doordarshan would not be charging any subscription fee from the viewers, making the system cheap and affordable for all. Receive system of DD DIRECT+ would be cheaper as compared to receive system of other DTH operators as all the channels proposed under Doordarshan project are Free-To-Air and therefore SMS and CAS are not envisaged. No smart card/conditional access system is required at the uplinking or downlinking site. __________________________________________________________________ THE F.A.Q's Q. What is DD DIRECT+ ? A. DD DIRECT+ is India's first and only FTA Direct-To-Home (DTH) Service from Doordarshan. Q. What is FTA DTH ? A. Normally all over the world the DTH operator charges activation charges and monthly subscription charges depending upon the channels to be viewed. DD DIRECT+ is unique FTA-DTH (Free to Air DTH) in which the subscriber can buy the receiver from open market and start viewing the programmes without paying a penny. Q. What is the composition of DD DIRECT+ bouquet ? A. 17 popular Doordarshan channels form a part of DD DIRECT+ and are listed below. DD-National DD-News DD-Sports DD-India DD-Bharati DD-Bangla DD-Chandana DD-Gujarati DD-Kashir DD-Malayalam DD-North East DD-Oriya DD-Podhigai DD-Punjabi DD-Sahayadri DD-Sapthagiri DD-Gyandarshan . Apart from these 13 private channels will also in the bouquet. Number of channels are likely to be increased shortly. Q. What is the maximum number of channels, which can be put on DD DIRECT+ ? A. There is no limit as such, but the number of channels would be increased in phases depending upon the popularity of the platform. Q. Has the DD DIRECT+ service been started ? A. At present test transmission is 'ON' with 17 channels. The service would be commissioned soon with 30 channels. Q. What is the reach of DD DIRECT+ ? A. DD-DIRECT is available throughout the country except Andaman & Nicobar Islands and reaches even those places where cable is not available. Q. What are the advantages of DD DIRECT+ over cable connection ? A. DD DIRECT+ ensures excellent Picture Quality for all the channels in the bouquet. There is no intermediary and one gets the signals directly from the broadcasters. There are no recurring charges to be paid to anybody to view any of the programmes. Q. Can DD DIRECT+ be viewed without disconnecting existing cable connection ? A. Cable connection can be viewed in normal TV mode and DTH channels can be viewed in AV mode by choosing the AV option from the remote of your TV set. DTH channels can be changed using STB remote control. Q. Once the Dish & Decoder are installed, will it be possible to receive all channels ? A. Yes all the channels available in the bouquet can be received once the receive equipment is installed. Q. If there are more than one TV set in one house; will all TV sets require separate STBs/Dishes to receive DD DIRECT+ ? A. Yes, for each TV a separate STB will be required. Q. How much is the power consumption of a receive system ? A. It consumes approximately 40 Watts of electric power. Q. If one changes his residence or moves to some other city, can he continue to use the same STB and the Dish to receive DD DIRECT+ ? A. Yes, he can carry the equipment anywhere in India and continue to enjoy DD DIRECT+ after installing dish in the new location. Q. Will the reception be affected by rains/snowfall ? A. Though provision exists in the uplink system to take care of fading of the signal due to rains, yet heavy rains may result into outage for a few minutes in the DTH signal. Q. Where can the Dish be installed ? A. Dish can be installed on the roof-top or on the wall. Q. In case one wants to receive paid service of some other DTH service provider, will the same receive segment work ? A. If one possesses the STB as specified by BIS, one will be able to receive Free-to-Air as well as paid DTH service. Q. Are any Audio (Radio) channels also available in DD DIRECT+ ? A. Yes, there would be 20 Audio channels in the bouquet. At present, 5 Radio Channels are available in DD Direct+ Answers to the various queries, based on the E-mails received from the viewers, are as follows: Q. Is Doordarshan marketing/selling/appointing dealers for the Receive Equipment? A. NO. The equipment is available in the open market and can be had from any TV Dealer. Doordarshan has not authorized anybody to sell the Receive Equipment nor has given any dealership etc. for the purpose. Q. Has Doordarshan authorized anybody to collect any money for Receive Equipment or as subscription fee etc? A. It is clarified that no subscription fee is required to be paid to ANYBODY for receiving the DD DIRECT+ signal. The service is totally free and expenditure involved is only one time i.e. on the Receive Equipment, which is available in the open market and can be purchased and installed through the dealer of this type of equipment. Q. Is Doordarshan appointing any dealer in future for marketing the platform/receive equipment/ subscribers/customers? A. NO. Q. What should be the cost of the Receive Equipment for DD DIRECT+? A. The indicative price of a Receive System may be about Rs.3000 to Rs.3500. It may however vary with the make of equipment and will also depend upon the local taxes/prevailing custom duty etc. Q. Can the receive System be installed by the viewer himself? A. Detailed procedure for installation is given in the website. However, it is advisable to take the help of skilled technical person for the installation of the system. Q. What are the channels available on the DD DIRECT+ platform? A. The information is available in the FAQs. Q. Can the Receive Dish be fixed on the window grill? A. It may be possible to get the dish fixed on the window grill with slight modification on the grill or the fixtures but it is desirable to fix the dish on rigid wall or roof top . Q. Will the DD DIRECT+ available in a particular city/locality? A. The signal can be received anywhere in India except in Andaman and Nicobar. Q. Which are the dealers of the equipment in a particular city/town? A. Receive equipment is generally available with the TV dealers / shops. Q. What are the private channels, which would form a part of DD DIRECT+ bouquet? A. Negotiations are on with the private broadcaster and the name of the channels are likely to be announced shortly. Q. Will somebody be able to receive pay service of other DTH operators with the same receive system? A. If somebody buys the STB with CI slot, he will be able to receive the signal from other pay DTH operators with the help of a CAM module and access card, to be given by the service provider. Q. Will DD DIRECT+ signal be available to my remote village, where no TV tower is installed? A. Yes, the DD DIRECT+ signal is made available to you through satellite and doesn’t require any tower or cable for its distribution. Q. Is DD DIRECT+ signal available for reception outside Indian subcontinent? A. Yes, apart from India the DD Direct signal is available in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and parts of Myanmar and Afghanistan. Q. Are you providing any value added service like Internet etc. over your DTH platform? A. No, presently there is no such plan. Q: Which private channels apart from Doordarshan are available on DD Direct+ ? A: Apart from 17 Doordarshan channels three private channels have been added to the DDDIRECT+ Bouquet. The new channels are: MH1 JAIN TV AKASH BANGLA ______________________________as seen on DD Direct + Edited November 10, 2004 by chandramauli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Action 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2004 thanks .. that was very informative Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jigar657 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2004 hey, dth uses a personal dish receiver (dish antenna) to receive the signals... whereas reliance will be giving the cables directly to home ... no dish receiver in case of reliance...so i dont think its comparable !!! or is it ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utsav 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2004 Apart from Dish Antenna, every thing is similar. RIL Netway uses Cable>>>>>>SetTopBox>TV/Internet/Phone & DD-Direct uses Dish Antenna>SetTopBox>TV/?/? Who can say ...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iiii_pretender_iiii 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2004 Basically i would love DD+ better than the connection by reliance. Bacause, if i shift to some place else, i could just carry the dish and install it there. No headaches. Plus im not foolish enough to trust reliance a second time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepu 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2004 Has any one tried DishTV from Zee This is their website http://www.dishtvindia.com/customer/Customer1.asp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vishal Gupta 4 Report post Posted November 15, 2004 My cable operator is showing many channels of Dish TV from Zee. like: Premier Cinema Action Cinema Classic Cinema Smile TV Cine World Jagran, etc All channels r GOOD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dda 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2004 (edited) i have been using dish tv since last 9 months at my farm house in gujarat, the picture quality is very good same as DVD also they offer stereo sound... only problem is that they dont offer sony & star channels apart from that their channel offering is very good... and one has to pay only for the channels we are intrested in viewing .... Edited November 15, 2004 by dda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepu 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2004 Would have been great if they had Star and SOny also.. How some one will view those cricket matches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chandramauli 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2004 (edited) hey, dth uses a personal dish receiver (dish antenna) to receive the signals... whereas reliance will be giving the cables directly to home ... no dish receiver in case of reliance...so i dont think its comparable !!! or is it ??? but any !dea on the price tag of the reliance products, will there be commericals in the channels they with be showing ???? but it definately seems bettters the DD+ , i found out from a close associate of reliance, that they are going to come in a BANG with these services ....Basically i would love DD+ better than the connection by reliance.Bacause, if i shift to some place else, i could just carry the dish and install it there. No headaches. DD is going to remain DD only, no matter how much they spend ... they compromise on everything.... (which @ times is not worth) Plus im not foolish enough to trust reliance a second time. As of now RELIANCE Rulez Edited November 16, 2004 by chandramauli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dda 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2004 Would have been great if they had Star and SOny also.. How some one will view those cricket matches 19145[/snapback] they show ESPN & Star Sports so viewing of cricket matches is not problem... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepu 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 I am thinking of taking Dish TV service.... The local cable wala is of no use.... Can anybody tell me how much its going to cost me initially!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chandramauli 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 Q. What should be the cost of the Receive Equipment for DD DIRECT+? A. The indicative price of a Receive System may be about Rs.3000 to Rs.3500. It may however vary with the make of equipment and will also depend upon the local taxes/prevailing custom duty etc. _________________ deepu, i think its 3500/- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rakesh5295 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 All this information is there on dd web site. dd cant provide service thats for usre and u cant get the most requited channels and who will leave thos k.. series serials. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepu 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 I am not thinking of taking DD Direct.... I am thinking of Dish TV... Their website http://www.dishtvindia.com do not have much info on the initial cost involved... If anybody knows about it please post here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chandramauli 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 deepu ..i hd enquired it a few months back...and the deaker said that you will have to pya 7000/- bucks for the equipments and all and then there are 2 plance 110/- and 220/- in 110 plan u get some 30 odd channels and in 220/- plan u get some 40+ channels ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepu 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 But their website lists some 60 channels for basic package!!! That too for just Rs. 107 per month.. I am refering to Tamil/Malayalam package here.. For others i have not checked yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chandramauli 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 acha ... could be .. they might be getting ready for the stiff competetion from their rivals !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dileep 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2006 This is my complaint that I sent recently... Respected Sir / Madam, Regarding no signal message. My name is Dileep, I bought Fujicom DTH system from the dealer. But he is not ready to install as my home 9+ kms away. I repeatedly contacted him 3 DAYS for service but negative response. There is no dealer around 40 kms radius. Kindly help us. With my friend we setup dish and connected the DTH but now it is showing no signal message. While buying DTH and LNB was OK. But Now, Signal power is showing 74% Quality is 2% Status as Unlock. LNB frequency is set to 10600 in both left and right column. Trans frequency is 12650 Polarity is vertical Symbol rate is 27500 2K is ON 12V is ON Video, Audio PID and PCR ID is set at default. I need info to set the Satellite Longitude Number. Local Longitude Number. Local Latitude Number. I stay nearby Vidyaranyapur, Bangalore 560097. Ph: 080 32964591. We are eagerly waiting for your response. Dealers are misusing DTH Service by hiding important information that is critical to subscribers. Thanking You. Dileep Kumar.D Anyone knows about it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
