DishTV HD and TataSky HD have been reviewed in this forum. However when it comes to a direct comparison, there hasn't been any, other than subjective opinions which have been questioned. I got my TataSky HD activated yesterday. I now have both DishTV HD and TataSky HD for a few days. I am posting comparative pictures for both, so people can see for themselves. I am also writing my (subjective) comparison.
Camera info -
Body - D3000 SLR
Lens - 70mm @ 4/f
Shutterspeed - 1/30s
ISO - 400
Used a tripod to ensure sharpness and consistency.
Following images are all 10MP saved in jpg format at 85% quality.
Discovery HDWORLD
DishTV Discovery HDWORLD
TataSky Discovery HDWORLD
I found both to be almost identical. There were differences some times, but they were too minor to help spot them between switches based on AVR. Perhaps two identical TVs kept side-by-side may reveal more.
ET Now
DishTV ET Now HD
TataSky ET Now SD
To my surprise, I found these to be equally good. DishTV's ETNow HD is shaper than TataSky's ETNow SD, but TataSky manages to cover-up for that in image cleanliness.
NDTV
DishTV NDTV
TataSky NDTV
Tata Sky's NDTV is slightly better than DishTV's because of a cleaner image, although both contain the same level of detail.
Other HD channels
DishTV Travel XP HD
TataSky Star Gold HD
TataSky Star Movies HD
TataSky Star Plus HD
TataSky Star World HD
I couldn't get Movies Now HD images as all movies they have shown since yesterday were of lower resolution or shot in dark.
Summary - TataSky HD is way better than DishTV HD as is already noted by Digit Magazine.
Camera info -
Body - D3000 SLR
Lens - 70mm @ 4/f
Shutterspeed - 1/30s
ISO - 400
Used a tripod to ensure sharpness and consistency.
Following images are all 10MP saved in jpg format at 85% quality.
Discovery HDWORLD
DishTV Discovery HDWORLD
TataSky Discovery HDWORLD
I found both to be almost identical. There were differences some times, but they were too minor to help spot them between switches based on AVR. Perhaps two identical TVs kept side-by-side may reveal more.
ET Now
DishTV ET Now HD
TataSky ET Now SD
To my surprise, I found these to be equally good. DishTV's ETNow HD is shaper than TataSky's ETNow SD, but TataSky manages to cover-up for that in image cleanliness.
NDTV
DishTV NDTV
TataSky NDTV
Tata Sky's NDTV is slightly better than DishTV's because of a cleaner image, although both contain the same level of detail.
Other HD channels
DishTV Travel XP HD
TataSky Star Gold HD
TataSky Star Movies HD
TataSky Star Plus HD
TataSky Star World HD
I couldn't get Movies Now HD images as all movies they have shown since yesterday were of lower resolution or shot in dark.
Summary - TataSky HD is way better than DishTV HD as is already noted by Digit Magazine.