Digitization of Cable

With the Government making it mandatory to go digitized within October 31^st  for all the metropolitan cities of India including Delhi the people of all the states had gone completely haywire, moreover the flashing of “Go digital by October 31^st or else go blank” had almost snatched away the sleep of the housewives who eat and live with the typical Saas Bahu soaps and the ever talked about reality shows like big boss,  India’s got talent and many more. Though most part of the India as a matter of fact is digitized but recent reports suggests that the Government is even planning to extend the date of digitization deadline like in Chennai the Information and the Broadcasting Ministry has extended the deadline till December 31^st , 2012.But a very common query which might arise  in a common man’s mind is that what was the need of digitization from the present analog process.  Let us know it in full detail.

Broadcasting of programs in Television is done in two modes one is analogue and the other being digital. In the analogue category there are three types of systems that are used namely NTSC,PAL and SECAM. In the digital category also there are four similar systems namely DVB-T, ATSC, ISDB-T and DTMB. In case of digitization the signal transmits the information in binary code taking less bandwidth and thereby enabling the broadcasters to provide more number of channels. In addition to this it also provides several other information like program guides, additional language options subtitles and most importantly providing high definition picture quality which makes watching television a live experience. All the countries across the world are switching over to digitization and also in India it will be fully implemented in almost all the states in stages. The switch off mode of your remote disables analogue TV from receiving broadcasts and hence you need to install set top boxes which acts as a converter to digital.

Well, I have recently installed the set top box in my home and there are as many as 899 channels and I am still not able to decide which channels I should see which I should not. So go digital this winter and watch your favorite programs.

Diwali- The festival of LIGHTS

Diwali is rightly called the festival of lights. The bursting of crackers, the snake like dance of the rockets in the sky, the enlightening of diyas across the balconies of neighborhoods really enchantes your mind and fills it up with immense joy and pleasure. Well, this is a time when your cell phone is not only flooded with messages but also your social networking arena(facebook, twitter etc) is decorated with the pictures tagging the names of all your favorite friends, near and dear ones exchange gifts and warm greetings. It begins with Dhanteras and ends with Bhaubeej or Bhai Dooj.

The word Diwali not only reminds us about the firecrackers but also reminds us of our rich Indian heritage and culture. For the Hindus Diwali is the celebration of the return of Lord Rama from exile after 14 years, for the Sikhs it is the celebration of the return of Guru Hargobind Singh from imprisonment, for the Jains it is a celebration as Lord Mahavira who was the last Jain Tirthankar attained Moksha for the Bengalis it is the celebration of Kali Puja and for the south Indians it is a day when Lord Krishna killed the devil Narakasura on the same day. Well, the list is just endless Deepavali or Diwali means a celebration for everyone. Hence, Diwali is a reason of celebration for everyone .This is a festival where there are no caste and creed boundaries and where everyone enjoys equally the festival with immense pleasure, excitement and joy.

The festival is celebrated with the same enthusiasm all over the world as is in India. You will be amazed to know that in countries like, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore and Myanmar and Fiji Diwali is declared as an official holiday. Well, the spiritual significance of Diwali is the awakening of the inner light inside the human body that is the filling of purity in mind and also the victory of good over evil. The festival spreads a social message to us and that is “open your arms and spread all the love and happiness to others , forgive everyone for their sins and shower your warmth and love in a way which will wash away all the badness and evilness in yourself and everyone around you.

HAPPY DIWALI TO YOU ALL