DDF Exclusive Airtel Xstream Box Hands On! Review

[bigbyte]

Thing is you need a manufacturer that can manage and launch hybrid boxes (DVB-S2, IPTV, OTT), as well as chipsets with all the security needed (CAS).
And Broadcom are currently the best, and Technicolor exclusively launches with Broadcom.

S905X3 is good for OTT only STB.

Non availability of manufacturer is definitely NOT a limitation. In India itself there are some service providers offering higher end hardware ( S905X chipset and other quad core) with hybrid settop boxes. Dish , Hathway launched there set top boxes with S905x. Other operators in world also launched with higher S905x2 / S905X3 based Hybrid Set top boxes. There are vendors who customize and provide turnkey solutions for operators.

Also , S905X3 was just an example. Broadcom also manufacturers and is a market leader in providing higher end chip sets for hybrid Set top boxes. The problem is not about manufacturer or availability of chipset, it is about mindset of service provider (in this case Airtel).

 

[Z51333]

It's also a question of cost and continuity.

The Internet TV was built by LG who got bought by Technicolor. That's why they continued with them.

 

[bigbyte]

It's also a question of cost and continuity.

The Internet TV was built by LG who got bought by Technicolor. That's why they continued with them.

Just as all models of normal HD boxes of Airtel are manufactured by same vendor.

 

[k2max6]

It's also a question of cost and continuity.

The Internet TV was built by LG who got bought by Technicolor. That's why they continued with them.

Just as all models of normal HD boxes of Airtel are manufactured by same vendor.

No point in disputing why the manufacturers choose which hardware to go with. There are a lot of factors that go in which are beyond are thinking and unjustifiable to us.
Off topic
To put things in perspective, why on earth 2019 sony’s flagship android tv’s that cost upwards of 2 lakh rupees have only 2.5 gb of ram and 16gb of storage with android oreo.

 

[Rajat Basak]

Does it supports inbuilt WiFi? Or can I use any LAN to WiFi converter?

 

[k2max6]

Does it supports inbuilt WiFi? Or can I use any LAN to WiFi converter?

It has inbuilt wifi. You can connect the box to your router via wifi or if you want you can use a lan cable from the wifi router to the box as it also has an ethernet port.

 

[raj29shenoy]

Does the Xstream app provide subtitles? Currently the mobile version doesn’t.

 

[DearAjay]

does box has chrome cast feature like stick?

 

[Optimus_Prime]

does box has chrome cast feature like stick?

Yes

 

[Optimus_Prime]

Does the Xstream app provide subtitles? Currently the mobile version doesn’t.

No