digital as in what ar?

Btw, when the hell is astro going to fix the problem with rain? Everytime it rain, we cant watch astro.

anybody have tried hdmi converter.....how about the price...sorry if the question have been ask before..

The answer is no, I've asked.....

Heard that the new astro decoder comes with component connection.

Anyone is using the new decoder? Is the picture quality better or near HD?

Please share.

so, it is compulsory for new registration....sorry if im wrong..

I thought the below was true...

to fix this problem, there is a gadget available RM50 only, it improves the signal but the funny thing is ( even i myself dont understand) the satellite signals blocked by dark clouds and the blanket of rain i was told that it works,

i am going to purchase it to test, if it works........ you'll read from me ...haha.... ( the guinea pig )

well its worth the try as it will benefit all

I thank you in advance

Arghh screw Astro with HD Im happy with watching just Bloomberg, al jazeera and other news channels with current quality on a CRT TV. For HD just get other sources, even if Astro introduces HD they wont be providing 1920X1080 quality pictures anyway.

I think even HD shows in the US 720p only. But still way better than current SD format.

me oso thanks in advance....

i've been told that astro is digital now, but not HD, u try watching MTV and Starworld the PQ is quite nice

Sorry for my One Liner

I explaiined this in the previous page

The New Astro Decoder comes with Component connection and supposedly has DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) and/or Digital Upscale (upscale from Astro source *Sheesh*)

If you are a current Astro subscribe, they DO NOT have an upgrade option

You have to unsubscribe your current Astro subscription after they have disconnected your service and reapply again to get the new Decoder

THERE IS NO OTHER WAY

I'VE ASKED

*Sigh*

I got a friend tested the new astro decoder with component connection.

The picture quality still sucks. I guess the source is still analogue, even with component connection.

So, I don't think a reason to change the decoder. That's why you don't hear hoo haa from astro on the new decoder.

As has been mentioned many many many times in this thread, ASTRO TRANSMISSION IS DIGITAL.

it's just heavily compressed, is all.

And last I checked, component video connection is analog.

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meanwhile US goes digital nationwide today Gizmodo posted this



This post has been edited by SiriuslyCold: Jun 12 2009, 10:18 PM

When a solar storm hits all of these will be irrelevant even analog. Probably analog will be a bit better off.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/myst...day_031027.html

especially if using satellite

the reason for digital transmission is NOT quality, it's bandwidth - in the bandwidth required to transmit one analog channel, you can compress video and go up to 6 digital channels. Unfortunately transmission bandwidth is a limited resource - and you cannot get more; so you have to go digital to get more TV channels

Haha yeah so true esp when satellites are involved. I wonder what will happen to our GPS and our astro when this happens.

Probably we should start a fiber optic TV service in malaysia to ensure 720p and 1080p quality pictures.

Did anyone see the PQ of Muzik Aktif, first RTM digital channel?

really? singapore TV5 already got HD program
Astro still....