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Should You Buy the Latest Big-Screen TV or a New Smartphone?


As a millennial generation, we love watching on-the-go entertainment on our smartphones, tablets, or iPads. We enjoy fast recommendations and shopping groceries on-the-go. Gone are the days when we used to watch shows on TVs. Entertainment apps like Netflix, Pureflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Hotstar are quickly replacing traditional medium like television. Hands-free entertainment is made easy by integrating these apps with smart assistants like Google Home and Amazon Alexa.
However, nothing can replace the joy of watching a show in big screen TV. All DTH connections broadcast both standard definition and high definition picture. HD set-top box offer 1080p picture quality. A majority of streaming apps offer a picture quality of 720p to 1080p. Many DTH providers promote south Indian and other regional language channels in Tamil, Telegu, and Malayalam to its customers.  Through streaming apps, you can access almost all the channels provided by the network provider. You can watch the most popular movies or Netflix original shows on your smartphone or tablet. Set-top boxes of all leading DTH providers start at Rs 1700/- including installation charges. The basic packages of most of the DTH providers start from Rs 150/- onwards. The base packs of Dish TV start at Rs.85/- monthly. HD plans start at Rs.148/- and Rs.191/- per month for Game-On HD and Full-On HD plans, respectively. Streaming apps are available for a yearly subscription fee. Netflix and Amazon Prime charges a fee to its users for streaming movies, shows, etc. Netflix offers basic and premium subscription plans to its users. Standard data charges are applicable while streaming shows on mobiles and tablets. DTH broadcast programs are based on a daily set predetermined schedule. You might miss your favorite show because of the fixed time of broadcasting. However, some leading DTH service providers like Dish TV and Tata Sky offer Live TV recording feature in their set-top boxes. You can stream any show, anywhere through mobile apps at any time. The frequent ad breaks in traditional TV shows can create interruptions. A long ad break can be annoying in between a movie or any other show. The duration of ads in mobile apps is short, lasting only a few seconds. There’s also an option of skipping the ads after a few seconds. Take YouTube ads, for example, you can skip these ads after a few seconds.
Next time you’re stuck in a heavy traffic jam or in-transit at airports, connect your mobile device with the wi-fi and binge on your favorite shows.

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