The STB also comes pre-loaded with Amazon Prime Video.
SITI PlayTop Magic STB will also enable customers to record linear TV using just a pen drive.
This next-generation Android TV Set-Top Box will also work with Google Home and bring home automation features. The STB will also enable bringing customers closer with their loved ones by allowing Google Duo-based video calling directly from their living room's comfort using their TV. Customers will also be able to cast from their mobile phones/tablets onto their TV screens using the SITI PlayTop Magic STB, which has Chromecast built-in. The remote device, which will control both the SITI PlayTop Magic STB and customer's TV, will be voice-enabled with Google Assistant built-in so no more moving through channels, press the microphone on the remote and ask what you want to see. Customers will be able to access Google's Android TV Play Store for downloading apps and games of their choice. The SITI PlayTop Magic is an AndroidTV-certified 4K HDR set top box which makes television smart by enabling customers to use all Android TV features along with their SITI Digital Cable TV using a single remote on their existing television.
Connecting the SITI PlayTop Magic STB will enable customers to get all Android TV features, including Voice Remote, Google Assistant, Google Home, Bluetooth remote, multiple apps bouquet and even calling their loved ones directly from the comfort of their living rooms through Google Duo," Sethiya said. "With SITI PlayTop Magic and Apps our customers now need not buy a Smart TV. To login to the app, SITI customers will need to authenticate their SITI Virtual Card Numbers and mobile numbers through an OTP. The SITI PlayTop Magic App is available on Apple App Store and Android Play Store for mobile and tablet phones across India.
The SITI PlayTop Magic STB would be available to the SITI Networks Ltd., customers in phases, with the immediate launch in India's eastern states, who wish to upgrade to a Superior Entertainment Experience. It is a giant stride for the cable TV sector towards Atma Nirbhar Bharat," said Suresh Sethiya, Director, Indian Cable Net Company Limited (ICNCL) - a joint venture partner of SITI Networks Limited. It is a proud moment for us to be the first to introduce this state-of-the-art STB in the country. "The SITI Playtop Magic set-top boxes, manufactured in India, is a technological leap compared to the conventional set-top boxes and ushers in a new era of 'empowered viewing experience' for the customers by providing advanced features that make viewing television smart, informative and entertaining. SITI Networks Limited is one of India's largest multi-system operators (MSOs) with a digital customer base of 11.3 million 15 digital headends and a network of more than 33,000 kms of optical fibre and coaxial cable. part of the Essel Group, launched recently SITI Playtop Magic - a next-generation Android TV set-top box (STB) - and mobile apps in India at a launch function in Kolkata.
Kolkata (West Bengal), March 23 (ANI/News Voir): () SITI Networks Ltd.