Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H HD (ALSO TATASKY HD VS D2H HD)

Srajal Ag

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Guyz i had recently bought a d2h connection as i would provide me variety as i hav been using tatasky for 5 yrs now ....u all can call me a tatasky fanboy untill my d2h connection got activated but after it i hav used both the dths n now i promise u i hav given this review plus comparison with full honestly n without any partiality as both dths r now mine .....

Firstly i will provide u guyz my d2h review n in next half will give u a detailed comparison of ts vs d2h ....

D2H REVIEW
1 - STB HARDWARE
The quality of hardware of stb is below par ....it is made of cheap plastic...though it doesnt look that bad from distance but when u see it from close u can easily see poor plastic finish ....

2 - RF REMOTE HARDWARE + FUNCTIONING
The remote's plastic is not that poor as stb ...actually its desent ...it is very very thin n easy to hold ....but but but the bigg negative part r the buttons which r tacky n hard n mast annoying sound of click when u press it ...though u will get use to it in some days but till not impressive ....the placing of buttons is below avg ....no dedicated recording buttons ...navigation buttons r only used as for recording ....buttons r not in proper place ...better they place imp buttons in right place n remove useless buttons like exit mute n switch btw ch buttons on less imp place ....NO DEDICATED GUIDE BUTTON ...instead pip button is given which is not cool ....u can get use to it in few days ....

3 - PIC AND AUDIO QUALITY
Both the pq n aq is awesom in d2h for both sd n hd chs ....many will be shocked to read this but a find it awesom so i m telling u ....by just a click of a button ie * button on the left corner of the rf remote we can easily switch btw many audio modes like stan dynamic music clear sound surround sound which is very usefulln improves aq ....

4 - SOFTWARE + GUI + EPG
The gui is good but the software hangs i bit ...it take normal time to boot but the response time from remote to stb reactivity takes time ...n after ch is changed it takes 2 sec for epg to come which is bad ... THE BIGGEST DISADVANTAGE IS IN ITS GUIDE UI .... AND WE CANT XPLORE OTHER CHS EPG WHILE WATCHING A SPECIFIC CH UNINTERRUPTELY ...When u r watching suppose star plus n wanna see whats on other ch n then change there r ways but long n uncool like
Step a- go to settings , press guide which take time for epg to update , now i can see only next 5 chs on my screen after star plus ...now if i want to SIMULTANEOUSLY watch star plus n explore hindi movies n select which to watch n then switch to that ch it is not possible ...the moment i move down my guide the ch changes auto to highlighted ch from star plus which is bad ...
Step b - use navigation button which can do what i want but still not useful as epg takes time to load every time i navigate to other ch while watching starplus n also going from starplus to movies section but navigation buttons take time n effort n by some how i reach there by pressing 30 times i cant watch zee cinema by simply by pressing select as when i select i show 4 options like record remind add to fav n last option is to watch zee cinema so i hav to scroll down to 4th option n then select it to watch it ...
Step c - to minimize all the above effort d2h has special vertical list of all chs on its screen which come simply by pressing select button ...though i can easily go from star plus to zee cinema (which i could hav also done by pressind zee cinema lcn ) but in this case i can see all the hindi movies chs name but not there epg SIMULTANEOUSLY ...to watch there epg either i hav to watch that ch or navigate it to right ....THE ONLY WAY TO EXPLORE ALL CHS PROGRAMMING A ONCE IS PIP ...though we can see all chs video at once in a single screen but to aee there epg we had to again navigate it ....

THIS SEEMS TO BE A LONG BORING REVIEW N MANY OTHER NON D2H USERS MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND BUT I WANTED TO TELL EVERY ASPECT SO I M TELLING U GUYZ ...

5 - RECORDING
Although no dedicated button for recording but seting up recoring n series is easy ....the good part is u can also select time base recording ie from so n so time on any ch....viewing a recording is also easy but the biggest disappoinment is when u rewind a recording it auto reaches 30 sec ahead n then starts rewindings which is pathetic ....also while viewing a recording pro we cant navigate other chs epg as soon as we press any button the playback quits .....

6 - OTHER GOOD THINGS
Dedicated button for switiching stb lang btw eng n hindi .... 4x20 ie 80 fav chs which is actually the best part bcoz unlike other dths which start fav chs from 900 in d2h it starts from 1to80 so we can simply type 3 to watch a ch rather than 903 which is long n diff to remember ....rf remote works from distance n its ultralight ....mosaic ie pip can be usefull sometimes ....but the best part is pq n aq r awesom...

7 - OTHER BAD THINGS
HOW CAN IN THIS WORLD THEY CANT PROVIDE SIMPLE 12 hrs TIME INSTEAD OF 24 hrs CLOCK ....it is vry irritating n uncool......NO UNIVERSAL REMOTE

FINAL VERDICT
With a few flaws like no proper method of xplore epgs of chs will watching a certain ch uninterruptely , no 12 hrs clock n date day on epg instead stupid 24 hr time , rewinding feature flaws n slow software , n tackly n wrong place remote button makes life difficult but but but there r certain vry good things also likw awesom aq n pq , rf remote , 80 fav chs etc ....certain pro improves as we use it more n more .... So finally its a very good option with the price n packages n chs if u r ready to sacrific certain things as mentioned above .....

VIDEOCON D2H HD VS TATASKY HD
Disclaimer : Here in this review i will not take in to account abt the hardware prices or pakages price but tell u abt the user experience ....

1 - HARDWARE
TS no doubt has the best hardware for both stbs n remote ...no cheap plastic n tacky button likd d2h .... Proper placing of buttons n smooth functioning + universal remote which is absent in d2h ....d2h only gain points in rf remotewhich long range n all angles funtionality...
TS - 10/10
D2H - 7/10

2 - SOFTWARE + GUI
TS has the best ui with no lag n smooth software ...epg updates quickly n graphics r clean ..though graphics for d2h r also good but pro with slow epg updates n software issue n guide issues as discussed above makes d2h losse many points though it gains an extra one point bcoz of its 80 fav chs that too which start from 1 rather than 900 so its easy in d2h
TS - 9/10
D2H - 6+1=7/10

3 - PQ N AQ
Many people will surprised to know but d2h has a par better pq n aq than ts in SD CHS ...although the pq n aq of hds r same on both dths ...n option to select diff audio mode in d2h is cherry on the icecream ...in near future i will post snaps from same tv in same settings to prove my point ...


TS - 8/10
D2H - 10/10

4 - RECORDING
No that i m comparing D2h hd with ts hd n not hd+ so ts looses all its 10 points in recording section as it doesnt hav this feaure in same price range of d2h ...d2h recording goodness n flaws already discussed above so... BUT I WILL DEDUCT 1POINT OC D2H BCOZ THIS SEEVICE IS NOT FREE N THEY CHARGE 30 RS WHICH IS NOT COOL
TS - 0/10
D2H - 7~1=6/10

5 - CHANNELS (ONLY ROI CHS COMPARISON)
D2H n Ts both have 22 ROI Hd chs with d2h having travel xp hd n history tv 18 hd n ts having 2hbo premium hds so the choice is totally urs as i like all 4 chs n miss the remaining 2on both the dths ....
In sd section d2h has upper hand in count but if u see the main chs that r generally missed from ts which d2h has r romedy now + 9x + max 2 + some music chs ....on the other hand d2h miss only zee action m zee premier chs which ts has which r not as imp as 9 x or romedy now so d2h wins here ....
TS - 7/10
D2H - 9/10

6 - AFTER SALE SERVICES
Although it is considered as ts has best after sale service among all dths which i believed also but the service by d2h untill now for me is not bad at All...actually it is same till now ....cc r also same ...but ts has some esp features like online chats n best mobile app n i call no to know all u acc details toll free ..whereas as d2h disappoints sometimes as they regularly call n mssg to remind recharge alerts n due date ....
TS - 10/10
D2H - 8 /10

SO THE FINAL SCORE IS TATASKY 44/60
And D2H 47/60....IF WE DISCARD RECORDING POINTS THEN TS IS CLEAR WINNER WITH 44/50 TO D2H 41/50 ...BUT I HAV CONSIDERED IT AS A DIFF CATEGORY BCOZ THIS IS A MAJOR USEFUL FEATURE IN SAME PRICE RANGE AS TS ..(although ts has best recording feature in hd+ but i cant be considered here)

D2H HD WINS OVER TS HD BY 3 POINTS THANX TO ITS RECORDING FEATURE....

I hope u find this review n comparison useful...also plz do tell me ur opinion n suggestion regarding if i can add any more categories ....thanx for ur pateince ...chao





 
RE: My Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H (Also D2H HD Vs TATASKY HD)

Nice detailed review, bro. Some people will not believe about the picture quality and audio quality thing, but I definitely do ! I have seen both DTHs running side by side and have felt the difference.
 
My Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H (Also D2H HD Vs TATASKY HD)

geekvishal said:
Nice detailed review, bro. Some people will not believe about the picture quality and audio quality thing, but I definitely do ! I have seen both DTHs running side by side and have felt the difference.

Vishal bro do u also feel the same pro i do which xploring other chs epg while watching a specific ch uninterruptely ...


 
RE: My Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H (Also D2H HD Vs TATASKY HD)

So,now it's confirmed that D2H and ADTV have better picture quality than Tata Sky.:)
 
RE: My Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H (Also D2H HD Vs TATASKY HD)

Srajal Ag said:
Vishal bro do u also feel the same pro i do which xploring other chs epg while watching a specific ch uninterruptely ...

Bro how's the AQ of D2H in HD channels ?:huh
 
My Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H (Also D2H HD Vs TATASKY HD)

Karan Rockz said:
So,now it's confirmed that D2H and ADTV have better picture quality than Tata Sky.:)

Bro i hav used adtv in past (although my sister room still has it but i dont use it much) the pq of adtv is not good as tatasky but d2h has n only in sd chs ...in hds the pq is same in all 3 dths


 
My Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H (Also D2H HD Vs TATASKY HD)

Karan Rockz said:
Bro how's the AQ of D2H in HD channels ?:huh

Bro its awesom ...same as ts but it has additional feature with 5-7 mode like standard , music , dynamic , surround n clear sound which is the best as sometimes i feel in hindi gec hds like sony hd or colors hd the triller pro like crime patrol or cid or 24 the music is loud n the voice is not as clear so with clear sound feature mode in d2h it makes dailogue easy to hear ...


 
RE: My Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H (Also D2H HD Vs TATASKY HD)

Srajal Ag said:
Bro i hav used adtv in past (although my sister room still has it but i dont use it much) the pq of adtv is not good as tatasky but d2h has n only in sd chs ...in hds the pq is same in all 3 dths

Bro as per Gourishankar's review ADTV PQ is better than Tata Sky.:k
Do u read his review ?:huh
 
Re: RE: My Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H (Also D2H HD Vs TATASKY HD)

Srajal Ag said:
Vishal bro do u also feel the same pro i do which xploring other chs epg while watching a specific ch uninterruptely ...
You can check the epg of other channels by pressing OK button of the remote and you can scroll using up and down key and left key to check epg without changing the channel.
 
RE: My Full Blown Review Of Videocon D2H (Also D2H HD Vs TATASKY HD)

Thanks for the detailed review and comparison. It'll help many people. :)
 
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