I don't know whether I am asking a silly question. Is there any way where upscaling of Astro's video quality can be done with AV Receiver. If can, how to do so and which AV Receiver in the Marantz and Onkyo range can do so.

There are quite a number of people here already doing it using their AVR using the S-Video connection. Don't know about Onkyo but the Marantz 6003 upscales and that model is being replaced very soon with the 6004 which unfortunately does not seem to have S-Video input so which means you would have to use the normal analog connection for your upscaling.

allow for another silly question..

i see some ppl do connect the Astro (either S-Video or Component) out to AVR for upscaling..and some ppl simply connect the Astro out to TV...which gives a better result? how's the PQ on Astro upscaled?

S-video will be better then RCA.

as for up scale, technically it dont really works since it's only increase the resolution to higher via calculation similar anti alias..

one word.... useless for upscaling..

Mine only using normal RCA cable from astro to AV receiver and hdmi to tv. the picture is better than before.

upscaling can be done via yr av amp or via your hdtv itself ... either way, it is upscaling a std defination content to fullHD or HDready tv; the pq sucks. astro is better watched on yr cathode ray tubes

I am still wondering why the new Asstro decoder has no S-video ...

Cut costs, coz decoder now like disposal item. Saw ads "pasang astro $50, free decoder" all over.

As the saying goes...garbage in...upscale? more garbage out!

huh RM50? y'day saw thia dude with a table near a hypermarket
Astro promosi RM30 siap pasang

which decoder dont have S-Video? Mine new one got S-Video, my Decoder from year 2000 also got S-Video

Hurm..seem Astro decoder really cheap now,is there any trick from them ?

The NEW Thomson one lerr....

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Added on August 24, 2009, 9:54 pmThe trick is you have to see the bigger picture... give decoder free is nothing.. Like the Devil, they give you short term pleasure like free decoder but you will sign your soul to them for eternity ... Or if you want to tangkap tikus also, you sacrifice some cheese lah ... Or if u chinese - 'siew choy mm chut, tai choy mm yup' ...... ..........

This post has been edited by Lone*Wolf: Aug 24 2009, 09:54 PM

just plug to TV..

surprisingly my 42inch S10 views astro better than the sucky panny 32inch LCD (in the maid room)

of coz both still can't beat my panny 29in 100Hz CRT albeit smaller image..

Using avr's upscaler will definitely improve the PQ
but not to much extent

'Garbage in garbage out'
No matter how advance is the 'bin'
the content is still garbage

Latest Astro decoder has no more S-video output but come in Component video..

Another silly question. I have a Marantz SR4600 AV Receiver. I can use the latter to upscale the Astro video quality? Or the set is too low end to do so?

The only way to improve astro picture quality is to connect it with a good quality build (S-Video or Component) cable like Monster.

If you have not bought HDTV yet, and you watch a lot of Astro, then get a plasma tv.

Still not satisfied with the quality, then the last resort is to sit further way from the TV.

Let's hope that Astro will provide better picture quality in the future.

modern avr can convert video from analog to digital, then upscale to 1080p