Since no one speaks much about the difference between both boxes apart from ott features and I have used both boxes , here is my review-
Picture quality:
+Hd box has superior picture quality in hd channels but for sd channels it is slightly inferior than binge+ box (in HDR mode), not much difference but still. In +hd box, it supports refresh rate of 50hz only where in binge+ box it supports 60hz and maybe 120hz for supported tv (just a thought not sure). Picture in 60hz is more smoother than 50hz especially the motion.
For +hd box , I would suggest people to use cinema mode or calibrated only in tv picture settings instead of other modes like dynamic/standard/natural/sports etc, colors are true to natural like binge+, in some cases even better.. set digital noise reduction and noise reduction to medium.
Sound quality:
The hd channels audio quality is much in +hd box than binge+ ..audio has more clarity in +hd box
But in binge+ once you set audio to use Dolby, you get Dolby encoded audio in all channels even sd channels while in +hd box, for sd channels it is switching to pcm and for hd channels it is switching to dd/dd+..that being said +hd box audio sounds better....another thing I observed, in binge+ box you can control volume of both hd and sd channels but in +hd box you can't control hd channel volume...tataplay need to fix this , even hd boxes has this issue...no doubt in pcm mode it works , but why should we prefer pcm over Dolby.
UI:
Epg is binge+ is more informative than +hd box, also I observed there is delay in channel switching in both boxes but in binge+ box , if internet is connected there is much more lag... Post powering on, the epg in binge+ box takes around 10-15 mins while in +hd box it takes maybe 1-2 mins....the epg in +hd box is outdated, they should update it .
Feature:
Main usp of +hd box is recording, one can record 3 shows at once and watch it later ad-free by skipping ads while in binge+ you need internet plus it is very laggy like I said earlier .
Final verdict
If you want to use ott buy a dedicated device like firestick or mi box etc..with binge+ box you can't enjoy both whereas people using normal hd boxes and have 4k tv with screen larger than 50inch, should upgrade to +hd box or binge+ box because both boxes supports 1080p and provides superior picture quality ..I easily say picture quality in these boxes is 40% better than normal hd box it might be because these boxes are paid boxes and have better image processor whereas hd box are free boxes these days and not only this theoretically 1080p = 2 x 1080i
Choose wisely!
Picture quality:
+Hd box has superior picture quality in hd channels but for sd channels it is slightly inferior than binge+ box (in HDR mode), not much difference but still. In +hd box, it supports refresh rate of 50hz only where in binge+ box it supports 60hz and maybe 120hz for supported tv (just a thought not sure). Picture in 60hz is more smoother than 50hz especially the motion.
For +hd box , I would suggest people to use cinema mode or calibrated only in tv picture settings instead of other modes like dynamic/standard/natural/sports etc, colors are true to natural like binge+, in some cases even better.. set digital noise reduction and noise reduction to medium.
Sound quality:
The hd channels audio quality is much in +hd box than binge+ ..audio has more clarity in +hd box
But in binge+ once you set audio to use Dolby, you get Dolby encoded audio in all channels even sd channels while in +hd box, for sd channels it is switching to pcm and for hd channels it is switching to dd/dd+..that being said +hd box audio sounds better....another thing I observed, in binge+ box you can control volume of both hd and sd channels but in +hd box you can't control hd channel volume...tataplay need to fix this , even hd boxes has this issue...no doubt in pcm mode it works , but why should we prefer pcm over Dolby.
UI:
Epg is binge+ is more informative than +hd box, also I observed there is delay in channel switching in both boxes but in binge+ box , if internet is connected there is much more lag... Post powering on, the epg in binge+ box takes around 10-15 mins while in +hd box it takes maybe 1-2 mins....the epg in +hd box is outdated, they should update it .
Feature:
Main usp of +hd box is recording, one can record 3 shows at once and watch it later ad-free by skipping ads while in binge+ you need internet plus it is very laggy like I said earlier .
Final verdict
If you want to use ott buy a dedicated device like firestick or mi box etc..with binge+ box you can't enjoy both whereas people using normal hd boxes and have 4k tv with screen larger than 50inch, should upgrade to +hd box or binge+ box because both boxes supports 1080p and provides superior picture quality ..I easily say picture quality in these boxes is 40% better than normal hd box it might be because these boxes are paid boxes and have better image processor whereas hd box are free boxes these days and not only this theoretically 1080p = 2 x 1080i
Choose wisely!
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