until now i still not sure should upgrade to byond or not as:
1) some people mention SD channels PQ is not as good as before (maybe due to bad upscale or something wrong with SD channels in byond)
2) byond dont have s-video which i use for my recorder and there is no simple/cheap component to s-video solution available
3) available HD channels not my family favourites

when did u apply? I did it first day, and i am in kuching, and have not got any call from installer.

anyone take pics of their new dish, my byond dish looks like the old dish only...thought is darker in colour or any identfication marks on the new dish to identify the new from the old?

Hehe, applied around 2 weeks ago... more than 10days, but Sarawak, understood lo....

i think its slightly bigger, isnt?

should be 5 cm bigger.. Hope the don't mistaken use old dish..

Will get mine after lunch.. hopefully the right dish..

Yeah byond dish is dark in colour. You're 2nd guy using the old greyish dish!! That guy getting lower than normal signal ie ~190 compare to the avg 225 for those using the dar coloured dish..

here's the dark coloured dish posted by Azri earlier (Me copy & paste nia )

I am using the dark grey dish, signal strength is ~80, and the other bar on the right is at 100. The signal below indicates 215-218.

U mean dark-lah?

Signal at 80-85% opr ~225 should be avg for many of us...The right signal quality, All of us should get 100%..thus I think yours should be the dark one ..There earlier (I think pirateguy) posted a picture of his byond dish which is entire grey very similar to the old one & he is ghetting <200!

mine is signal strength ~80 , signal quality 100, signal level : 225, BER: 0.0E-7

OK dy...like dat whatever colour also the same..haha

Got mine 2 days ago. Called the installer myself and he came within 1 hour on Tuesday afternoon! Didn't change my existing cable as the signal strength is very good (>80% and 100% on those two signal bars).

I have a few questions which hopefully someone can enlighten me:
1. SD channels sound level is about 50% lower than HD channels. Digital Audio settings is stereo. However, tried connecting HDMI to my AVR, sound level difference reduce somewhat (about 10dB difference). Anyone else experience this? In fact I complained to Astro technical support and the lady on the phone said that they are very new to this and they are still learning about the technical issues with the decoder. Are we the beta testers? Maybe that's why they give us beta testers free usage until April 2010?

2. I am planning to connect the decoder as follows:
- HDMI to AVR to enjoy DD 5.1 on HD channels
- Component (Video) and Composite (Audio) to my LCD TV for SD channels
- Digital Audio settings on the decoder set at DD 5.1.
I do this beacause I don't need to turn on my AVR for cartoon channels for my kids which is a waste of electricity and they would not be able to tell the difference.

Question: Will I get audio on my LCD TV? When I connect HDMI to my LCD TV and set to DD 5.1 on the decoder, I can get sound on my TV and was just wondering if composite audio to TV will have the same functionality.

3. Anyone knows the decoder's remote control code for the Onkyo 705 remote control? Tried googling but found nothing.



This post has been edited by horray: Dec 31 2009, 09:35 AM

Yes, we're the beta testers. Enjoy it Remember, beta testing is a privilege, not a right.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Dec 31 2009, 09:45 AM

Do feedback on your upcoming complicated audio setup On the remote thingy, I already gave up dy..on TV, it's only control on/off & volume. Nothing else..furthermore, it can only control either one not both!! Lousy universal controller...

hey wats wit the copy protection failed message on my screen! i am using hdmi cable connection..

I'm afraid astro will add more channel at existing 13 channel transponder. At last we all watching very low quality of HD from astro.
Just curious how much maximum bandwidth can be transmit on one measat 3 transponder actually?

Anyone try changing their entrypoint in the decoder from #1 Measat 3 (VL) to #14 Measat 3A (VH)? I was messing around and I seem to be getting a slightly better signal at that setting. Signal strength jump from 80 to around 88, highest point 94 . All channels seem to be present. #2-#13 seems to be not working at all.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Dec 31 2009, 10:25 AM

wah so good?...me gonna try later to confirm

Went to Jalan Pasar, not available. Not sure about Carrefour. May be you are talking about the cable not the converter

got last 2 weeks went there just bought, the shop near the hong leong bank there