DTH service The DTH (Direct To Home) service is basically a digital satellite service that provides satellite television

programming directly to subscribers home anywhere in the country. Since it employs wireless technology, the television programs are transmitted to the subscribers television directly from the satellite. This service does not involve the usage of cables and any other wiring infrastructure. A DTH network comprises of a broadcasting centre, satellites, encoders, multiplexers, DTH receivers and others.A DTH service provider is required to lease Ku-band transponders from the satellite. The function of encoder is to convert the audio, video and data signals into the digital signals. These digital signals are then mixed by multiplexer. On the receiving end at user home, the set up includes a small Dish Antenna and Set-Top Boxes which decode these signals and convert them back to audio, video and data signals. Some of the popular DTH providers in India includeTataSky, Airtel Digital, Videocon D2H, Sun Direct, Dish TV, Big TV and others. different equipments used in dth(dish,set top box,LNB).. Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) The Equipment or Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) consists of the following:

Dish Antenna with LNB STB with Remote Pre-activated Viewing Card

The Dish Antenna is installed at an appropriate location at the customer's premise. It is then connected to the STB through a cable. The cable in turn, is connected to the TV set. The encrypted TV signals are received from the satellite on the Dish Antenna and transmitted to the STB. The customer is also provided with a Viewing Card, which is inserted into a slot in the STB. The Viewing Card decrypts the TV signals chosen & paid for by the customer, for better clarity of viewing on TV. Dish Antenna dishtv has a small Ku-Band Satellite Dish Antenna (approx. 60 cm diameter). It has a LNB (low noise block) that amplifies and down converts the signal. This signal is transmitted to the STB. STB STB is also known as set top box. It is the digital recorder or receiver which is a small sized box required to receive dishtv signals. STB receives the signals from Minidish and then decodes it. Every STB is uniquely numbered (a unique serial number is printed on every STB. No two boxes can have the same serial number). This serial number is called the STB number. There is a remote that comes with the STB that makes it easy to operate.

 Pre-activated Viewing Card This card is just like a SIM card of mobile phone. To receive dishtv signals, this card needs to be activated after installation. Every VC is uniquely numbered. This number is of 11 digits followed by a hyphen and 1 digit after that. You can locate this on your VC. For Example: 01500010000-1. No 2 VCs can have same serial number. The viewing card is pre-activated so that you can start watching the channels as soon as you get your dishtv installed. What's more, you can enjoy a free preview of all our channels for 7 days after installation. FEATURES DTH services offer exceptional picture and sound quality that is unparalled to any other picture quality worldwide. It has become possible to experience the excellent quality live concerts, home theatres, daily television programming and surround sound from the comfort of home due to DTH services. Viewers can enjoy the modern movie theatre like viewing experience at their home. This service is especially significant and valuable in those remote and difficult to reach areas where the cable infrastructure is not present and there are no terrestrial television services existed. DTH services allow the viewers to only pay for the channels and services they want to use. Thus, viewers can select from the list of dynamic program packages as per their preference. This feature is in sharp contrast to the services provided by cable operators where one makes payment for all the channels offered by them. DTH provides Advanced Viewing Control Features such as the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) that allows the viewers to check current and future programs on all channels. The presence of Parental Lock, Pre-booked Pay-Per-View and Impulse Pay-Per-View features truly makes it an extra ordinary and comfortable service available at the home. DTH services provide amazing DVD sound quality that includes MPEG4 with DVB-S2 digital transmission that has the provision of HD quality. Customers can also enjoy various enhanced interactive services such as Internet access, Movie on demand, etc.

different satellites used for dth service Airtel digital TV is an Indian direct broadcast satellite service provider owned and operated by Bharti Airtel. Its satellite service, launched on 2008, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in India. It uses MPEG-4 digital compression with DVB-S2 technology, transmitting using INSAT 4CR 74E and SES 7 108.2E Reliance Digital TV is one of the largest Indian pay TV providers, providing direct broadcast satellite serviceincluding satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television servicesto commercial and residential customers in India. It uses MPEG-4 digital compression technology,[1] transmitted using MEASAT-3 91.5East

TATA Sky is a direct broadcast satellite television provider in India, using MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 digital compression technology, transmitting using INSAT 4A at 83.0E It uses MPEG-2 digital compression technology, transmitting using NSS-6 Satellite at 95.0. Dish TV's Advantages of DTH 1. Dolby Audio. Cable TV does not even come near 2. Digital Picture quality 3. Information Bar showing current and future program details 4. Special features 5. Always Available (as long as there is electricity in your house and the set top box is working and there is no rain) 6. Advanced payment options (online). Disadvantages of DTH Many of the DTH services providers in India hide the disadvantage form the customer which the customer should know about the company. Its difficult to select a package and to get every channel customer want. You have to select a few DTH service providers. For any complaint in DTH you have to call Customer Care service which takes time to respond. In the case of cable network you have to call cable network person and he will repair it quickly. Suppose you want to watch live in TV, DTH provider will not provide you the live which is going on somewhere else but in case cable network will provide the service. In DTH you have to watch news and satisfy yourself Cable network are connect through the cables wire one of the cable guy will comes at your home, connects cable wire to your TV and only sends his payment collectors to collect the monthly bills, and the monthly charges of cable will be fixed.