{"id":446514,"date":"2022-06-05T14:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T12:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=446514"},"modified":"2022-06-05T15:00:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T13:00:49","slug":"dstv-vs-openview-vs-starsat-decoder-and-dish-price-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/446514-dstv-vs-openview-vs-starsat-decoder-and-dish-price-comparison.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv vs Openview vs StarSat decoder and dish price comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DStv offers the cheapest and the most expensive installation costs compared to OpenView and StarSat, a MyBroadband analysis shows.<\/p>\n

MyBroadband compared MultiChoice\u2019s variety of decoders with the options from South Africa\u2019s two other major satellite TV providers, Openview and StarSat.<\/p>\n

DStv\u2019s HD Single View bundle is the cheapest at R499 but excludes streaming apps and advanced features like recording and pausing.<\/p>\n

Opting for DStv\u2019s Explora Model 3B will set consumers back R1,999 but excludes streaming applications other than Showmax and 4K support.<\/p>\n

The MultiChoice-owned broadcaster also offers the most expensive bundle \u2014 the DStv Explora Ultra.<\/p>\n

At R3,299, the Explora Ultra bundle lets users access streaming apps and a myriad of premium functions.<\/p>\n

This includes streaming apps like Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video, recording functionality, and 4K support.<\/p>\n

DStv subscribers with an Explora decoder must pay an additional access fee of R110 per month alongside their chosen package\u2019s cost to use these functions.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that DStv decoders with bundled installations have terms and conditions<\/a><\/strong> associated with them, which customers should familiarise themselves with beforehand.<\/p>\n

DStv customers should also look out for non-accredited installers that overcharge customers.<\/p>\n

For example, in 2021, a rogue DStv installer charged a MyBroadband community member R20,000 for installation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As MultiChoice recommended the installer, it refunded the client<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

StarSat is the second most affordable option at R599 once-off for the decoder, including free installation unless the customer lives in an estate.<\/p>\n

StarSat covers the cost of a dish kit, a 25-metre low-noise block downconverter (LNB) cable, a single LNB, a bracket, and the installation to a single TV point.<\/p>\n

Like DStv\u2019s Single View option, StarSat\u2019s SAT 3 decoder excludes any premium features and only offers consumers the basics.<\/p>\n

An Openview<\/a> <\/strong>decoder with installation included will set you back R1,699, but it does not require a monthly subscription fee, unlike StarSat and DStv<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Consumers considering an Openview decoder might benefit from waiting before buying.<\/p>\n

eMedia recently announced that it would launch a new Openview decoder<\/a><\/strong> with storage and Wi-Fi capabilities.<\/p>\n

This update will align Openview\u2019s decoder features with some premium functions available to Explora owners.<\/p>\n

The following table compares the different satellite TV decoder and installation bundle prices.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Satellite TV bundle<\/th>\nPrice of decoder and installation<\/th>\nPrice of decoder without installation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv HD Single View<\/td>\nR499<\/td>\nR399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
StarSat<\/td>\nR599<\/td>\nR599<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Openview<\/td>\nR1,699<\/td>\nR650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Explora (Model 3B)<\/td>\nR1,999<\/td>\nR999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Explora Ultra<\/td>\nR3,299<\/td>\nR1,999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
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Now read: Openview getting new channels and upgraded decoder<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband compared the prices of decoders and satellite dish installation costs from DStv, StarSat, and Openview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341094,"featured_media":446524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[64943,85,51025,35,475,50823,427,22273],"class_list":["post-446514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-decoder","tag-dstv","tag-emedia","tag-headline","tag-multichoice","tag-openview","tag-satellite-tv","tag-starsat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446514"}],"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\/341094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":446714,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446514\/revisions\/446714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}