I’ve been wanting to get a DTH service for a while now. I’ve put it on the backburner more than once, primarily because I don’t watch TV all that much, and secondarily because I really cannot find the right package for myself. I’ve finally convinced myself that I need a good DTH service. People seem to be suggesting Tata Sky+ to me, which I think is a wrong choice for me.

It basically is a set-top box, with a hard disk inside, so you can actually pause live TV or schedule recordings of shows, assuming you are not home. Tempting, one would think, but I think it would have its drawbacks. What would one do once that hard disk is full? There seems to be no way to copy out all that recorded data. In which case, it seems logical that it would overwrite. Worse still, what if the hard disk conked? I’m sure there would be a replacement scheme, but then, that would mean loss of data.

Considering I intend to hook up this Tata Sky system to my computer, it would make perfect sense to take the plain Vanilla DTH subscription, no matter who the provider, and rely on Windows Media Center to do the rercording for me.

Which brings me back to the main question, which DTH service?

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