QUOTE(vebmetal @ Dec 25 2006, 08:55 PM) [snapback]71724[/snapback]
In fact you would probably face the same or even more channel blackout/disruption in transmission given that many users are reporting that a little bit of rain or cloudiness really disrupts the signal. And there is nothing (except CAS ?) that stops them from raising the price of the subscription packages as they should please.[/b]
You answered the thing yourself.Now that we have alternatives , the DTH players would not be able to increase the prices unsubstantially. Besides if you think that the Rs 5 max for every channel is going to stay beyond one year than your are wrong. A year down it will be a level playing field when it comes to CAS , DTH and IPTV. So it will all come down to the quality of services offered and DTH being a much more organized entity would be miles ahead in that aspect.
In fact with Cablewallahs, if they raise prices unreasonably, since they would be serving whole colonies, the people of these colonies would have more leverage to get together and protest.[/b]
The primary reason for increase in prices in pre CAS scenario was the under declarations of connections by operators which forced the MSO's to hike the rates. This simply won't be the case in a post CAS scenario and the pricing will be uniform.
The picture and sound quality thing is an important one - IMHO given the existence of the technology we should make the jump straight from CRT to HDTV. But for that two essential factors are absent -
1) technological understanding and a long term vision in terms of the people high up in the
TV manufacturing and TV content industries.
2) mainstream understanding and appreciation of technological quality. (Hell we still watch VCDs!)[/b]
Disagree on both the points. I'm sure corporates like
Tata Sky and DishTV are capable of implementing the HD technology.Having a long term vision is fine but unless people decide to dump their CRTs it would be useless.
You fail to take into account the most important factor and that is the cost involved. It simply won't be economically feasible for people to buy HDTV's when they are so expensive even in the developed nations. The cost of implementing that technology will be gigantic and it would be a stupid move coz even by 2009 , atleast 75% of the homes in india will continue to have CRTs.