Sun Direct launches India's first HD service....

gkrishn · 13th April 2009, 07:25

Just saw the full page ad in TOI.

Not sure who are all are capable of providing the HD source at this point in india. Anyways a nice a step forward.

Here is the website...
Sun Direct DTH Service

And here is shocking price list...
Sun Direct HD

100rs per month per channel...

srishiva · 13th April 2009, 07:28

Hoping for others to come up with similar channels. Now it will be good to watch big screen TVs

The direct website for HD is Sun Direct HD

deepclutch · 13th April 2009, 07:40

their service is really HD?I suspect when the resolution is 4:3!

ImmortalZ · 13th April 2009, 07:48

Dumdeedum, their website states 16:9.

srishiva · 13th April 2009, 07:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by deepclutch

their service is really HD?I suspect when the resolution is 4:3!

Its mentioned as 16:9. But only two channels in HD currently

sj_koova · 13th April 2009, 09:15

Wow. Most awaited.
I am hopping that the major players will catch up soon.
However I will wait until more channels are added to the package.

kvish · 13th April 2009, 09:28

100 Rs per channel is insane !! I was eagerly waiting for this. Looks like I have to wait more for competition to step in.

nitrous · 13th April 2009, 09:45

Tamil and Telugu channels in HD.

Fillmore · 13th April 2009, 10:01

Looks like currently the HD channels are only a Tamil and a Telegu channel. I wonder if these would only be upscaled to HD resolution and broadcasted.

The site says they are still tying up with Nat Geo and Discovery. I guess till then it may be a waste to go for this.

nitrous · 13th April 2009, 10:31

Nat Geo and Discovery won't cut it.
We need movie channels in HD. And 100 bucks per channel is just not worth it.

deepclutch · 13th April 2009, 12:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by srishiva

Its mentioned as 16:9. But only two channels in HD currently

Yes.I think I am wrong.
see:
SunDirect HD launched, waiting for BigTV HD launch - Big TV, Tata Sky, Dish TV India, Airtel Digital TV, Sun DTH on SaveOnDish.com

vasudeva · 13th April 2009, 14:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

Tamil and Telugu channels in HD.

If that is true, then Sun should be charged for deceptive advertising (perhaps the claim HD had a fine print). I saw the ad today and was quite interested. Now not keen at all, considering the switching costs and time.

sujitm · 13th April 2009, 16:05

Yup, saw in today's papers. It was a pleasant surprise! Didn't expect HD to be in India so soon.

im_srini · 13th April 2009, 16:58

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Originally Posted by sujitm

It was a pleasant surprise! Didn't expect HD to be in India so soon.

Yes !

This is indeed great news, at the least, it should have the other DTH operators sit up & take notice.

A single blue-ray disc retails for Rs.1800 ! At Rs.1200 for a whole year, HD channels (in English at least) are definitely worth it. Add a few channels like Discovery & NGC & you have HD nirvana for the price of a handful of blue-rays.

I'm definitely going for DTH-HD once Discovery & NGC are on-board...

shipnil · 13th April 2009, 17:51

Nowhere on the website it mentions the resolution. The true HD resolution is 1920 by 1080 pixels. The general CRT tv's won't be able to utilize this thing and the most of the current breen of LCD tv's have resolution 1366 by 768 which is called HD ready. So even these LCD can't make a full use of this HD feed.

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gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 626 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	Sun Direct launches India's first HD service.... Just saw the full page ad in TOI. Not sure who are all are capable of providing the HD source at this point in india. Anyways a nice a step forward. Here is the website... Sun Direct DTH Service And here is shocking price list... Sun Direct HD 100rs per month per channel...
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srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	Hoping for others to come up with similar channels. Now it will be good to watch big screen TVs The direct website for HD is Sun Direct HD Last edited by srishiva : 13th April 2009 at 07:31.
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deepclutch Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Muvattupuzha Posts: 1,165 Thanked: 162 Times	their service is really HD?I suspect when the resolution is 4:3!
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ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	Dumdeedum, their website states 16:9.
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sj_koova BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 673 Thanked: 620 Times View My Garage	Wow. Most awaited. I am hopping that the major players will catch up soon. However I will wait until more channels are added to the package.
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kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	100 Rs per channel is insane !! I was eagerly waiting for this. Looks like I have to wait more for competition to step in.
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nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Tamil and Telugu channels in HD.
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Fillmore BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 492 Thanked: 581 Times	Looks like currently the HD channels are only a Tamil and a Telegu channel. I wonder if these would only be upscaled to HD resolution and broadcasted. The site says they are still tying up with Nat Geo and Discovery. I guess till then it may be a waste to go for this.
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nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Nat Geo and Discovery won't cut it. We need movie channels in HD. And 100 bucks per channel is just not worth it.
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sujitm BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 70 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Yup, saw in today's papers. It was a pleasant surprise! Didn't expect HD to be in India so soon.
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shipnil BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 997 Thanked: 665 Times	Nowhere on the website it mentions the resolution. The true HD resolution is 1920 by 1080 pixels. The general CRT tv's won't be able to utilize this thing and the most of the current breen of LCD tv's have resolution 1366 by 768 which is called HD ready. So even these LCD can't make a full use of this HD feed.
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