I suppose that means they can dictate content pricing to the providers like Astro Which ultimately gets passed down to the consumers...

The thing is, is all channels going to be in HD or just National Geographic or Discovery? Can you imagine seeing the difference when switching from those channels...?

one would hope eventually all channels will be in HD. to start off only a few, but where in the world have you come across a HD implementation where every channel went HD at the same time?


This post has been edited by SiriuslyCold: Nov 24 2009, 12:00 PM

yah, the entire content production need to be changed to move to HD, many foreign channel like ESPN, Natgeo already have HD so there is no problem for astro to roll them out when they have upgraded their broadcast center. local content will have to invest in upgrading their production process to HD, this may take some time and a lot of money. but it dont think some of the channel like the news channel really need to have HD. do you really need to be able to see the wrinkle on the presenter's face?

But interestingly CNN, BBC, Al-Jazeera, CNBC already in HD, it's the future trend! Everything in HD, so that we can see who hold the pepper spray in clarity and no more argument.
Just like past day, you cannot say news no need to be in colour, only dramas.

actually HD would not help the pepper spray case , the source need to be in HD else it is just garbage in garbage out. it really depend on the station to decide if it is worth to replace their current SD production system with HD one.

so..astro hd is around the corner right?

sure, its just which corner exactly that is the real question

well, the plan is 2015 all analog shut down, and you hardly get SD shows coz all US series in HD, all tvb drama in HD, korean drama in HD, japanese drama in HD, even china CCTV already launched CCTV HD. RTM already prepare for HD, others FTA will soon go HD, and no more SD as we hv no more black and white broadcast.

I understand Astro is having a meeting with all their retailers on their upcoming plans tomorrow in KL. Seems HD is one of the topic.

Hope to find out from the retailers soon.

we wait for small tips here from retailers.....hope there is a good news..

Thanks for the heads up. Hope it is not their yr3010 upcoming plans.
Anyway, do keep us inform of any groundbreaking news.

astro, please give us free HD decoders, and we will beta test watch HD channels for free

Ya, beta tester gets to watch re-runs in HD for free.

they have aready been doing the test for some time already, anyway want to be the beta tester for RTM digital HD, they said RTM will have 19 channel after digital rollout

100 channels also useless if program suck.

side news from retailer

ASTRO HD will be having around 5 HD channels with resolution 1080i..
They included National Geo and HBO..

Thus, only viewer who take those packages can install the HD decoder from ASTRO..
The freq required for HD signal is very high.. Those using Main disc in apartments cannot use the HD service as it need special bigger disc..And those with bad quality wall conceal coaxial cable (usually developer wanna save cost then use china mada wire) also will having problem to use it..


This post has been edited by accs_centre: Nov 25 2009, 09:24 PM

By any chance are the other channels sports channels?

Total digital FTA channel to be 19, including RTM and Media Prima. So there are some empty slot for new channel to be introduced.

RTM HD whenever trial run will be aired to whole Klang Valley. Thus any USB TV receiver with DVB-T will able to capture the signal, even now you can receive some trial channel in clarity and with EPG. Also some digital RTM radio channel.

yah, sport package is more important, since we have other *choice* when come to movie and TV, HD sport package is the real selling point for HD rollout.