Airtel iptv is launched in Bangalore and they were making a big splash over the weekend. They held a roadshow in my apartment. Impressions
- Picture Quality is fairly good
- I had heard that the lag is very bad, but I could not see it in practice. Channel changes were quite fast (1-2 sec), a little slower than my Hathway digital set top box
- Timeshift feature is a killer and that feature alone may make the difference between this and competing products
Now to the negatives
- Only 1 TV supported. That was a deal breaker for me as we have two television sets
- The real killer, the set top box only supports composite video. there are no jacks for component/HDMI, so say goodbye to HD video anytime soon. What were Airtel thinking launching a service in 2011 without being HD ready?