DStv may be the largest satellite broadcasting service in South Africa, but it is not without competition.<\/p>\n
Etv’s free-to-air satellite broadcasting service, Openview, has been seen impressive growth – reaching 2 million homes across the country<\/strong><\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n Unlike DStv, Openview does not charge a monthly subscription for viewers and is completely free apart from the initial cost of a decoder and installation.<\/p>\n DStv charges a monthly fee for all of its packages, starting from R29 per month for EasyView subscribers and moving up to R809 per month for DStv Premium.<\/p>\n Additionally, DStv customers must also purchase a decoder and have a DStv dish installed at their premises, although this once-off cost is cheaper than that charged by Openview.<\/p>\n Openview’s channel offering is not as extensive as DStv’s high-end bouquets, but it is competitive with its cheaper packages and has grown significantly.<\/p>\n One of the biggest changes to Openview’s offering over the past year is its improved sports offering, which extends from live football to esports and NBA.<\/p>\n This has made Openview a much stronger contender against DStv’s entry-level bouquets.<\/p>\n The cheapest bouquet available from DStv is its EasyView package, which offers viewers four entertainment, three kids, one sport, and 95 audio channels.<\/p>\n We compared the channels and pricing of a DStv EasyView package with Openview’s free-to-air satellite package.<\/p>\n Using channel information available on the DStv<\/strong><\/a> and Openview<\/strong><\/a> websites, we listed and compared the channels offered by both packages.<\/p>\n These included free channels available on both platforms such as SABC News and Etv.<\/p>\n We compared the official installation price offered by Openview with that offered by DStv installers to compare the once-off costs associated with each product.<\/p>\n The installation cost used in this comparison, therefore, reflects both the price of the decoder and the necessary installation.<\/p>\n The cost of an Openview installation is R1,599, while it will cost around R599 for an HD DStv decoder with installation included.<\/p>\n Considering that it will cost significantly more to install Openview than DStv EasyView, the R29-per-month charge for DStv EasyView is essentially absorbed for the first three years.<\/p>\n We chose to compare Openview’s offering with DStv EasyView, as higher-end DStv packages are not only much more expensive, but they also offer a wealth of content unavailable at these lower prices.<\/p>\n If you want to watch a wide selection of sports, international content, and the latest shows, you should select a more expensive DStv package.<\/p>\n The table below provides a basic comparison of Openview and DStv\u2019s EasyView products. Channel information was sourced directly from the broadcasters\u2019 websites.<\/p>\n DStv may be the largest satellite broadcasting service in South Africa, but it is not without competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341028,"featured_media":363248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[43204,64943,85,35,30010,50823],"class_list":["post-363246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-channels","tag-decoder","tag-dstv","tag-headline","tag-installation","tag-openview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}DStv Easyview vs OpenView HD<\/h3>\n
Channel and price comparison<\/h3>\n
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\n Component<\/strong><\/th>\n Openview HD<\/strong><\/th>\n DStv EasyView<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n Monthly Price<\/strong><\/td>\n Free<\/td>\n R29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Installation cost<\/strong><\/td>\n R1,499 (HD decoder)<\/td>\n R599 (HD decoder)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Entertainment, Culture, and Lifestyle<\/strong><\/td>\n SABC 1<\/td>\n SABC 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n SABC 2<\/td>\n SABC 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n SABC 3<\/td>\n SABC 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n e.TV (HD)<\/td>\n e.TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n e.TV Extra (HD)<\/td>\n e.TV Extra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n eMovies (HD)<\/td>\n TNT Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Glow TV<\/td>\n Real Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n eReality<\/td>\n Soweto TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Rewind<\/td>\n Bay TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Star Life (HD)<\/td>\n 1 KZN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n Tshwane TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n Lesotho TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n Cape Town TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n GauTV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Children and Education<\/strong><\/td>\n DBE TV<\/td>\n JimJam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n EToonz<\/td>\n EToonz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Mindset<\/td>\n Mindset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Religion<\/strong><\/td>\n –<\/td>\n FAITH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n Day Star<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n TBN Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n iTV Networks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n Emmanuel TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sport<\/strong><\/td>\n Fight Sports<\/td>\n SuperSport Blitz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n News, Commerce and Specialised<\/strong><\/td>\n eNews & Sport (HD)<\/td>\n SABC News<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n France24<\/td>\n Newzroom Afrika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n SupaTV<\/td>\n Al Jazeera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n Parliamentary service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n CGTN News<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n CNBC Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n Business Day TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n CCTV 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n People’s Weather<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Audio channels<\/strong><\/td>\n 9 radio stations<\/td>\n 95 audio channels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Now read: What to watch on Netflix, Showmax, and Video Play this weekend<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"