sanjay0864
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I can confirm that it is on 'Dish TruHD' - channel # 71. But I think the programming is limited to only the Wimbeldon matches.Heard Dish TruHD users have got Star Sports HD,has it been added to Tata Sky HD as well?
I can confirm that it is on 'Dish TruHD' - channel # 71. But I think the programming is limited to only the Wimbeldon matches.Heard Dish TruHD users have got Star Sports HD,has it been added to Tata Sky HD as well?
I will most certainly accept your opinion, if that is your conclusion. Ofcourse, what defines a 'low end' system is a relative term and subject to personal opinions too.![]()
The sound is 5.1 in HD Channels only or other NON-HD Channel also
I will most certainly accept your opinion, if that is your conclusion. Ofcourse, what defines a 'low end' system is a relative term and subject to personal opinions too.![]()
okay, one quick question - for existing tatasky users upgrading to HD- you get a new stb, right? - do you get also get a new subscriber card?.. the reason I ask is, i'm evaluating a move to HD, but I'd want to keep my existing STB to attach to another TV.
cheers
Well well Sanjay! Having repeatedly said that there won't be any difference in the quality of digital sound between an analogue cable and a coaxial one in a low end HT system, you should have a pretty good idea what defines a low end HT right? So you tell me if my Onkyo 3100 is a low end one or not.I will accept it and do the test.
cheers,
sri
Hi Fulcrum.................have you got an HDMI cable, along with the STB, when you upgraded?
For some reason some of my posts are not coming through (admin has not approved them yet I guess). Regarding TataSkyHD, I got it from Pune. One of the first installs in PuneI searched for Tata Sky on justdial and called one of the folks randomly. He was getting the box and also promised to get it installed within a couple of hours. I got the box delivered to me on Saturday evening and the Tatasky person came to install it next morning. You can contact: Mr Shivaji Khopade at 9890470505 to check if he has more boxes. He is from Yogiraj Electricals at Pashan, Pune.
Regarding Atlona AT-Line-EX, I got it from the US when shifting (for my TV to work here).
Err... let's GET a little bit technical ... Digital signal, being pulses, have a huge number of harmonics in them requiring a much higher bandwidth than analog audio. The more high bitrate stuff you send over analog cables, the chances of bit-errors will increase leading to glitches in the audio. It's like sending the signals through a band-pass filter. You are basically converting a broadband signal to a narrow-band one. Digital cables provide the kind of bandwidth necessary to pass major part of the spectrum and therefore reduce the probability of bit-errors. Also they are typically created using oxide free copper leading to lesser errors. Try sending a DTS /DTS ES signal through a normal cable and the quality problems would be obvious.Wow! The power of marketing gobbledygook at work again. Leaving aside any arguments over the quality of analog cables and some issues with electrical and radio disturbances under certain conditions, there is absolutely no difference between a Coaxial cable and the so called Audio RCA cable. There is nothing digital about coaxial cables and it is an electrical cable, just like the audio RCA cable. The difference being, that coaxial cables are designed to carry Radio Frequencies. Whereas "audio RCA cables" are designed to carry low frequency electrical signals.
To make it simple, why don't you unplug whatever fancy "Coaxial" cable you are currently using and replace it with 'ANY' standard, 20 rupees, Audio or Video RCA cable. Guess what, you shall still have your 5.1/6.1/7.1 DTS or DD sound. Also, unless you have a very high end sound system and or a very highly tuned hearing, I seriously doubt you will even be able to hear any difference.
But still, If you want the best signal, you should consider a cable that is designed for the digital system. Specially, if long length of cables is required, ie. about 10'+, get a "digital coaxial cable". They are designed with better shielding and for long distances. "Digital transmissions contain low frequency effects which travel along the center of the conductor and high frequency signals that travel on the outer surface of the conductor due to the skin effect- for these reasons uncoated pure copper center conductors are best". In other words, for digital transmissions a solid not stranded conductor is best."
A few tidbits of information:
1. RCA = Radio Corporation of America (An american company).
2. RCA is an acronym used to describe a partiular type of connector (first used by RCA) and not the cable.
3. Coaxial cables can be found with different type of connectors, depending on the use. For the purpose of carrying Digital sound in audio equipment the S/PDIF standard requires RCA connectors.
4. Regular audio/video cables, all use RCA connectors.
5. Regular audio/video cables (RCA) are 50 Ohms use stranded wires and are Unshielded.
6. Coaxial cables (Digital Coaxial) are 75 Ohms use a Solid wire, which is Shielded.
7. Coaxial cable, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, surrounded by a tubular conducting shield. The term coaxial comes from the inner conductor and the outer shield sharing the same geometric axis.
8. Some common uses of coaxial cable are: Distribution of Cable TV signals both digital and analog, Connections between antennas and Recievers (Radio, TV, Wireless Transmitters) amongst others.
9. S/PDIF = Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format.
10. S/PDIF specifications were designed using a video cable with 75 ohms impedance for the coaxial-digital connection.
PS: I have simplified some of the descriptions to avoid the post from becoming too long and technical.
You can keep your old STB and the new one under the same account. TataSky allows multiple accounts per home. And for Rs. 150 pm for the second connection, they will replicate whatever channels you have on your primary connectionYour STB will come with a new card.
thanks fulcrum,
that makes things clear. this SD STB is already an add on box. My main box is a tata sky+.
I am in a multistoried building and the cable comes to acommon point in the house and is then distributed to each bedroom. I'm just concerned that they do not insist on pulling 1 more cable through the duct. for the tata sky plus, they insisted on pulling 2 cables instead of taking 1 cable and adding a splitter. then they pulled another cable for the addon tatasky box. I do not think that there is space for a 4th cable in the duct.
let's see what they suggest.
You are kidding me!! Did they charge you for that? I have one cable with e 1 to 4 spitter attached at the end. 2 of them go to TataSky+, 1 to TataSkyHD. Trust me, there is no need for so many cables for the same signal! So do they have a splitter at the dish instead? You probably have one LNB and the splitter right next to it and then 3 cables coming out of it. What a waste!
There could be a problem in the training of these engineers. The guy I spoke to for my TataSky HD box (the dealer) was also mentioning that 2 cables are needed for the Plus and one more for the HD so it'll take some time. I told him that my Plus has just one cable and he was shocked but conceded he dosn't know much technical stuff.