NOTE: The plus sign '+' indicates availability of Dolby Digital (DD) 5.1 Surround Sound.
So the list of winners based on maximum number of HD channels is as following:
HD Channel Name | Tata Sky | Dish TV | Airtel Digital TV | Videocon D2H | Reliance Digital TV | Sun Direct |
| Hindi GEC | ||||||
| Star Plus HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y | Y+ |
| Sony HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| Zee TV HD | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | - |
| Colors HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | Y | - |
| Life OK HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| &TV HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y | - | - | - |
| Epic HD | Y+ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hindi Movies | ||||||
| Star Gold HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y | - |
| Zee Cinema HD | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | - |
| &Pictures HD | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | - |
| Sony Max HD | Y+ | Y | Y | Y+ | - | - |
| Miniplex HD | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| English GEC | ||||||
| Star World HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| Star World Premiere HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| AXN HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| Comedy Central HD | Y+ | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Colors Infinity HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| Zee Cafe HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | - | - | - |
| FX HD | Y+ | - | Y+ | - | - | - |
| English Movies | ||||||
| Sony Pix HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| Star Movies HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y | Y+ |
| Star Movies Select HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| Movies NOW HD | Y+ | - | - | - | - | - |
| MN+ (Movies NOW+) HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | - | Y+ |
| Zee Studio HD | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | - | Y |
| HBO Hits HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | - | - | - |
| Infotainment | ||||||
| Discovery HD World | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | Y | Y+ |
| TLC HD World | Y+ | Y | - | Y | - | - |
| Animal Planet HD World | Y+ | Y | - | - | - | Y+ |
| National Geographic HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | Y+ |
| History TV18 HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y | - | - |
| FOX Life/Traveller HD | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | - |
| Nat Geo Wild HD | Y | Y | - | Y | - | - |
| Nat Geo People HD | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Travel XP HD | - | Y | - | Y | - | - |
| Sports | ||||||
| Star Sports HD1 | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | Y | Y+ |
| Star Sports HD2 | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | Y | Y+ |
| Star Sports HD3 | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| Star Sports HD4 | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | Y | - |
| Ten HD | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ten Golf HD | Y | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Sony Six HD | Y+ | Y | Y | Y+ | - | Y+ |
| Sony ESPN HD | Y+ | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Music | ||||||
| MTunes HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | Y | - |
| Nat Geo Music HD | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| MTV Indies HD | - | Y | - | Y+ | Y | - |
| English News | ||||||
| CNBC TV18 Prime HD | Y | Y | - | Y | - | - |
| Teleshopping | ||||||
| Naaptol HD | - | Y | - | Y | - | - |
| Kids Entertainment | ||||||
| Baby TV HD | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Nick HD+ | Y | Y | Y+ | Y | - | - |
| Regional | ||||||
| Sun TV HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | Y+ |
| Sun Music HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | Y+ |
| KTV HD | Y | Y | - | Y | - | Y |
| Gemini TV HD | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y+ | - | Y+ |
| Asianet HD | Y+ | - | Y+ | Y+ | - | - |
| Mazhavil Manorama HD | - | - | Y | Y | - | - |
| Total HD Channels = 56 | 49 | 50 | 40 | 42 | 12 | 15 |
1st - Dish TV (50) (1)
2nd - Tata Sky (49) :finger:
3rd - Videocon D2H (42) :rock:
4th - Airtel Digital TV (40) :bd2:
5th - Sun Direct (15) :angel3:
6th - Reliance Digital TV (12) :sorry:
7th - DD Direct+ aka Free Dish (0) :ripped:
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*I will edit the list if any addition of High Defination channel occurs
NOTE: Most of the Zee Network HD channels don't provide Dolby Digital (DD) 5.1 Surround Sound. Reliance Digital TV doesn't provide DD sound on any HD channel. DishTV provides DD sound on very less number of HD channels (only 11 channels). On the other hand, Tata Sky (36), Airtel (29), Videocon (28) and Sun Direct (12) provide DD sound on almost all available HD channels.
Videocon D2H Provides 2 Pay-Per View HD Channels (d2h Cinema HD , d2h Hollywood HD) Which are not inluded in this list.Both Channels Do not Provide DD Sound.
Airtel Digital TV Provides 2 Pay-Per View HD Channels (Aitel HD Movies 1, Airtel HD Movies 2) Which are not inculded in this list.Both Channels Do not Provide DD Sound.
Tata Sky Provides 2 Pay-Per View HD Channels (Showcase HD 1, Showcase HD 2) Which are not inculded in this list.Both Channels Do not Provide DD Sound.
2nd - Tata Sky (49) :finger:
3rd - Videocon D2H (42) :rock:
4th - Airtel Digital TV (40) :bd2:
5th - Sun Direct (15) :angel3:
6th - Reliance Digital TV (12) :sorry:
7th - DD Direct+ aka Free Dish (0) :ripped:
@Copyrights Askvg
*I will edit the list if any addition of High Defination channel occurs
NOTE: Most of the Zee Network HD channels don't provide Dolby Digital (DD) 5.1 Surround Sound. Reliance Digital TV doesn't provide DD sound on any HD channel. DishTV provides DD sound on very less number of HD channels (only 11 channels). On the other hand, Tata Sky (36), Airtel (29), Videocon (28) and Sun Direct (12) provide DD sound on almost all available HD channels.
Videocon D2H Provides 2 Pay-Per View HD Channels (d2h Cinema HD , d2h Hollywood HD) Which are not inluded in this list.Both Channels Do not Provide DD Sound.
Airtel Digital TV Provides 2 Pay-Per View HD Channels (Aitel HD Movies 1, Airtel HD Movies 2) Which are not inculded in this list.Both Channels Do not Provide DD Sound.
Tata Sky Provides 2 Pay-Per View HD Channels (Showcase HD 1, Showcase HD 2) Which are not inculded in this list.Both Channels Do not Provide DD Sound.
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