Bharti Airtel and Tata Play are two of India’s oldest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators. Both companies are considered the best service providers due to their consistency and constant innovation. The era of HD and SD boxes is over. This is the time for Android STBs (Set Top Boxes) or common smart terabytes. With Smart STB, you can watch both satellite TV and OTT (Over-The-Top) content on the go. Both Airtel (Airtel Digital TV) and Tata Play offer Indian consumers the option to purchase an Android STB.
Airtel Digital TV is called Android Box – Xstream Box, and Tata Play is called Android STB – Tata Play Binge +. Let’s see which box is the best buy today.
Airtel XstreamBox on Airtel Digital TV
Airtel XstreamBox is currently available for Rs2,000. Since this is an Android TV box, you can directly access thousands of applications on your TV. There is a built-in Chromecast for casting content on the screen, and users can take advantage of the Google Assistant by activating it remotely to search for content.
Once you have a subscription to the Airtel Xstream app, you will be able to access content from multiple platforms with a single login. Click here to see the pricing for your Airtel Xstream subscription.
BhartiAirtel’s Smart STB allows users to view content in resolutions up to 4K. So if you have a 4K resolution TV, you can get the best experience from the Airtel Xstream Box. You can also get an Xstream Box by purchasing an Airtel Xstream Fiber Connection, but this also costs money. STB works on Android TV 9. Let’s compare Tata Play’s Smart STB.
TataPlay Binge + STB of TataPlay
Tata Play Binge + STB is available for Rs 2199. If you purchase online from the website and complete the payment online, you can purchase at a discount of 200 rupees. Therefore, the cost of STB is the cost of Airtel XstreamBox.
Tata Play Binge + STB is also an Android box that allows you to watch both satellite and OTT content on the go. Includes built-in Chromecast, preloaded OTT apps, Google Assistant support and more. There is not much difference between STBs.
However, Tata Play Binge + STB owners will receive a one-month Binge subscription for free. This is a bundled OTT service and is very different from what Airtel offers through the Xstream service. Binge subscriptions actually break the deal and give Tata Play Binge + STB an edge.
At the end of the day, you need to determine if your TataPlayBinge subscription is a regular requirement. If not, both STBs are very similar and are available at the same price, so you can choose between them.
