Set-Top Boxes in India

Set-Top Boxes in India are mainly available by the two leading companies - Dish TV and TATA Sky. The analog Cable TV systems that most of the Televisions in India operate, one is soon to be "switched off". When that happen our old Analog TV won't work without a STB plugged into it. STB is a Digital TV Receiver that enables CD Quality in audio and DVD Quality in picture reception. Digital TV offers a complete palette of quality and entertainment options that were a dream in regards to the old Analog TV Systems. It includes:

Clear, crisp, ghost-free pictures
CD Quality surrounds sound
Widescreen format (when transmitted)
Extended program information (when transmitted)
DVD Quality viewing
Multiple viewing angles (especially for live sport)
Closed captions (when transmitted) and teletext service

Additional information channels for special events (such as the Olympics, football, cricket, car racing etc).

The additional options to maximize the viewing pleasure would include a Wide Screen; surround sound system, DVD burner or hard-disk drive based recording system. Digital TV is now available 24 x 7. TV stations currently transmit the same programs using Digital and Analog signals. The easiest manner to have the benefits of Digital TV would be to attach an STB to our existing television. Normally, this would be a Standard-Definition (SD) STB rather than a High-Definition (HD) STB, because a HD-STB is needed only if you have a high-definition screen for view.