Digi TV: the cheap television that leaves a bad taste
Digi's TV service is unbeatable on price, but its interface falls short: micro-freezes, no 4K and a catch-up feature that jumps back to live. A review.
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Digi TV: cheapness shows in the interface too
Switching providers to save money usually means compromises. Anyone coming to Digi TV from Agile TV, MásMóvil's platform, finds a similar line-up, but without 4K channels, without the SkyShowtime catalogue, and with a user experience that feels budget. The price is unbeatable —half of what you used to pay— but the catch-up antiestéticature fails: instead of continuing the programme in catch-up, the system jumps back to live without warning, with micro-freezes along the way.
This is not an isolated case. The same behaviour occurs on Vodafone TV, so the problem seems endemic to low-cost platforms. Some argue that, for that price, it's a minor evil; others have cancelled after three months. The nostalgia for Canal Cocina or Canal Historia weighs more than the savings for some.
A curiosity of the transition: those coming from MásMóvil miss the 4K of National Geographic and Odisea. Digi offers a little-advertised advantage: no limit on simultaneous screens, only the login. For a household with several TVs, that makes up for many shortcomings.
In the end, the decision is simple: if you mainly watch live content without high demands, Digi delivers. If you live on catch-up and 4K, be prepared to suffer. How much is your time worth against twenty euros a month?
Switching providers to save money usually means compromises. Anyone coming to Digi TV from Agile TV, MásMóvil's platform, finds a similar line-up, but without 4K channels, without the SkyShowtime catalogue, and with a user experience that feels budget. The price is unbeatable —half of what you used to pay— but the catch-up antiestéticature fails: instead of continuing the programme in catch-up, the system jumps back to live without warning, with micro-freezes along the way.
This is not an isolated case. The same behaviour occurs on Vodafone TV, so the problem seems endemic to low-cost platforms. Some argue that, for that price, it's a minor evil; others have cancelled after three months. The nostalgia for Canal Cocina or Canal Historia weighs more than the savings for some.
A curiosity of the transition: those coming from MásMóvil miss the 4K of National Geographic and Odisea. Digi offers a little-advertised advantage: no limit on simultaneous screens, only the login. For a household with several TVs, that makes up for many shortcomings.
In the end, the decision is simple: if you mainly watch live content without high demands, Digi delivers. If you live on catch-up and 4K, be prepared to suffer. How much is your time worth against twenty euros a month?
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