The pioneer of the direct-to-home (DTH) platform in India, Dish TV, a part of Essel group, on Wednesday launched dishtv on computer, a home entertainment device. It offers a dual advantage of being compatible to both computer and TV.
The device comes with a VGA box, an exclusive set top box, which can alter between computer and live TV when connected to a desktop PC.
According to Jawahar Goel, managing director of Dish TV, with this new innovation, dishtv builds on its position as the ultimate authority re-defining the television viewing space. “Enriched with all dishtv content and value-added-services, it will provide customers with digital TV watching experience while working on computer, at the click of a button”, said Goel.
“The VGA box is priced at Rs 4150 inclusive of equipment, installation and taxes. The product will be launched in a phased manner,” Anjali Nanda, vice president (marketing) of Dish TV, said.