i used component cable,try lower HDMI setting(576p/i) as well......but no SD CHANNEL improvement.

How to check signal strength?

Don't expct too much for RM20 extra ... take it easy la... it will get better over time. But I'm still thankful to astro for bringing HD to us... How many can afford Bluray to make full use of your HDTV...? I only have 10 BDs and already think I have spent too much.

yeap ...Ur  rght...so we hope when they charges rm20 into our bill ( april ) ,we aso have plenty hd channel + recorder !!

move forward(more hd channel), leave sd channel.

all byond channels both SD n HD are from Measat 3A or only HD channels from Measat 3A?

owh that means..currently i have sports + docu + normal package
i will have only astro supersports HD + ESPN HD + Discovery HD + History HD...no HBO ??

Is AXN HD on Astro B.yond would be like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXtaWCwOIZM ?
If...

Ok, wanna pitch in some input...

Registered a day after the launch. Actually registered through the web on the night but screwed up on the account number so registered through phone the next day. The day after registered, someone called me up for T&C. No offense but the lady was so loud and spoke like seller in pasar malam. I had to stop my car to carefully listen and had a good laugh too - she kept saying 'u ok sir?' 

The installer called me on 26th but was out station 

Called him back Monday but he said he's too tied up and can only do it today's morning. 
My area is U5, shah alam. Installer is actually from Klang    He says even assigned to install up till Puchong!

So done with the installation.

My dish had this dual connector head... or whatever the thing you call it - the box on the tip of the dish. The installer mentioned that astro probably gave it since I have 2 decoders at my home. Next time to upgrade the second decoder no need to install another dish. Later I found out that another home had only single connector. Not sure if this is important to you guys.

The installer was good. Used the device to confirm the signal. I re-use my concealed RG9 cable. I had lightning arrestor in between the set top and the wall but the signal test was low so he recommended signal amplifier (but ran out of stock) or direct connect without arrestor. Anyone know where to get this amplifier? other then jalan pasar? He quoted RM80.

Once done, he rebooted the decoder and said wait for 1 hour before can watch. Hands itchy and not long after he left, was fiddling around with the remote to control my TV and the astro unit was turned on - it was less than 15 mins definitely and there I was watching Spiderwick Chronicle in it's HD form... PQ looks great, makes it worth the Rm20. I had the same problem after that, feel like dun wan to watch SD channels anymore 

Checked the SD channels and I can concur with the rest that the SD channels doesn't look as good as earlier decoder - especially the local channel.

Strange thing is the volume button didn't really control anything. The screen shows decrease but the sound remains. I had to use my TV controls for that.

Any of you with Byond are using this dish?



I thought the new one was suppose to be slightly darker and larger than the old Astro dish. This one is connected to my Byond.

my case even worse.
11/12 - registered online
12/12 - cs called and said their staff will call me for T&C on 15/12
15/12 - T&C accepted
17/12 - First Installer called to arrange for installation on 18/12, but he insist not to install due to I'm having "Astro Max" and I can't pay him RM80 for installation charges and must return my Astro Max.
18/12 - 23/12 - Called CS every day and night.
24/12 - CS called and gave second Installer details, called second installer and at first he still said I can't swap my Astro Max to B.yond. Called CS and asked CS to contact their installer and got it installed on the same day. CS called at night to find out whether the Installation was done or not.

Successfully swapped to new decoder by not returning my Astro Max.

Astro B.yond headcount...

1.apexg2
2.kelvin (Penang)
3.torreto (Subang Jaya/Kelantan)
4. rayfoo
5.l_berd (Penang)
6.RAMChYLD (Klang)
7 Cyberian (Sepang)
8. azri (U5, Shah Alam)
9. teikwing (Taiping, Perak)
10. AjKR06 (Bgn Serai, Perak)

Huh astro uses Irdeto? I thought it was Mediaguard/Seca2 all along

nope, what is the channel for ESPN?

he click it but the channel didnt appear?

Can somebody tell me what is the number for the channel ESPN??

I forgot