Tata Sky - DVD Quality??

Hi Sharad,

Am confused now !

What do you mean by you agree with Nishant ? do you really see the difference between star and zee in dishtv through your DLP ?

yes it might sound strange ! but Iam still yet to see a Plasma or LCD which outperforms the good old tube in depth and overall skintone and texture ( even the most expensive with all the technology fails in 1 or other depo when compared to the CRT).


Regards.

Yes. On Dish TV I can see that the Zee channels have a better picture and sound than channels from other providers. MTv is really bad, specially the sound (sounds like low bitrate mp3), while it is fine on Hathway cable.

Thanks,
Sharad

Hi sharad,

good to hear that you see the difference.but the actucal point that I was making with nishant's views was the difference between Star channels quality in tatasky Vs the same in dishtv and Zee channels quality in tatasky Vs dishtv.

If you read my post I've very clearly mentioned the same( even in your post where U've highlighted my point).

Regards.

>>>.but the actucal point that I was making with nishant's views was the difference between Star channels quality in tatasky Vs the same in dishtv and Zee channels quality in tatasky Vs dishtv.

OK, let me reconfirm again. Yes, Zee is less compressed in dishtv while Star channels are less compressed in tatasky. I have personally experienced this

Thanks,
Sharad

Hi Sharad,

Well thats news for me !

Thanks for your inputs buddy.

Regards.

I have Dish TV at home for the past couple of years and yes while the quality might not be DVD, its certainly comparable to DivX at least and even the audio in 2 Channel is better than the analog coming through cable TV.

Coming to TVs, I was in the market for a 42 inches Plasma TV and after checking a lot on cable, Dish TV, Tata Sky, and even carrying my own DVDs and DivX movies, I have realized in the 42 inches and above category Plasma is better than LCD, but CRT is the best of the lot yet. Plasma and LCD have a long way to go at least in Indian models before they deliver better picture than a CRT. I have watched the same movie, MacKenna's Gold on my Panasonic 29" CRT and it delivers a great picture when compared to an LCD or a Plasma of 42 inches and I have checked them all. Even Tata Sky looks bad on some LCDs and Plasma TVs, but rocks on my CRT TV. It just does not justify paying premium for an LCD or a Plasma when they cannot outperform good old CRT in cable, Dish TV, Tata Sky and DVD/DivX. Now when it comes to HDMI and Blu-Ray yeah they rock and that's what most dealers do, they put on Blu-Ray DVDs for demo and let people purchase thinking they will get the same 1080p glory in their home, but this is not true. We still have a long way to go before Blu-Ray, HDMI, etc. is our mainstay of viewing. As of now CRT rocks for cable, Dish TV, Tata Sky, DVD and DivX viewing which is what 99% of us watch and will continue with for a while yet.

That's what I also realized and decided to stick to my 29" , 100 Hz Sammy CRT (was lucky enough to grab that last piece of GEM that Sammy prodcued) . We don't watch much of a movie , TV viewing is limited to Tata Sky only and Sammy does this job far better than those LCDs and Plasmas. Further given the room size and viewing distance possible , 29" is the best, max and safest size. For real movie experience we have a multiplex nearby!

Neither is it DVD quality picture nor is it CD quality sound. I will even forgive the picture quality because it is certainly not bad by any means. But the sound is indeed poor - because of the analog connections provided.

And Soundsgreat - I am with you on the CRT. I watch sports a lot and I am yet to see a Plasma or an LCD which eliminates all ghosting the way CRTs do. Watching sports action on a Plasma or an LCD for long durations gives me a headache!

Guys,
The problem is not with the technology. It depends on what you watch on plasma and LCD.
Theoretically speaking “carefully calibrated CRT monitors” gives you the truest color. But this is a best case scenario where you test the quality between all these different screens with the best possible source and it applies only to professional calibrated monitors used in the graphics industry. Even this is used only in very color critical industries. All your regular animation movies are done on lcd monitors.

We have the best 34 inch 100hz CRT tv ever made by Sony in my office to test the computer game graphics we do. Any 32 inch Lcd will beat the CRT in every department while playing games from a PS3, X-Box or watching DVD using a upscaling dvd player or Blu-ray. There is no comparison.

For low resolution Indian TV Broadcast – CRT is the best.
For everything else (especially movies lovers and gamers) – Lcd or Plasma

I dont understand this squarewave. Are you saying that ghosting is present more in CRT than in LCD? I have watched 50+inch Plasmas from Panasonic (Viera) and they are an eyesore when watching fast moving sports action. For anybody with an LCD or a Plasma TV, just try following the cricket ball with your eyes when watching a match. I think that should show you what I mean. The blur effect produced on a ball - even a football mind you - is mighty offputting.