mmm, i just wish they bring in MTV HD asap.... this is what i want =D, music videos in HD, live performances in HD.... wooo

At the meantime, why not look at some bitrate details of HD channels in the UK: http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/satellit...v_bit_rates.php

Note: Our NGC HD is a direct telecast from UK's NGC HD

very informative clip, esp the capacity utilization part by the english man

install first and then once the centralize dish is ready, then you can change to that lol...if the management argue, u tell them that!

yeah same...mine has been 8 years as well... if can change for free why not....furthermore, i was told back then by the astro worker when troubleshooting my cables that some parts of the cable was bitten by rats =__=...

twl, go play with the usb and ethernet port, plug to ure pc or try plugging a thumbdrive in, ...see what happens =D ... though i would expect nothing will happen LOL

sigh u guys are so fast...when will it be my turn? hope they call tmr!!!

very good link you've provided...its such a shame looking at the low bitrate they are currently broadcasting... mostly all below SVCD bitrate..... and those mpeg-4 feed is even worst.... VCD birate slightly above.... =_=

ahh i see, but i have a feeling that those bitrate listed are average case... its kinda justified after watching those channels for so long... lol... im not surprised that the bitrate is low, but i was really suppose the bitrate went far beyond this low...

nice... judging by all the scans they could do, they can watch those channels for life lol. Also its still questionable how they could get to bypass most encrypted channels to scan for all these statistics, unless they have good insiders

aiks...banana here... would refer to http://lyngsat.com

ah those... i did consider buying it, but looking at the situation... at most i could view is fta channels or maybe neighbouring country sats... but its really problematic when it comes to the dish...i dont live in a secluded area... cant take such risk

i didnt know they have the SI thing, now it clears my misconception =), thanks!

i didnt catch it on the tv, watched it thru their website, they have put the video on the byond page

very nice for you, i also subscribed on fri... still waiting for my turn though ...

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Added on December 20, 2009, 8:27 pmthats the thing, no matter what the prob is, the customers will all blame astro... hbo is not even a channel made by astro to begin with...how could they control their channels programming? the only thing astro can do is complain to hbo lol....

This post has been edited by kaspersky-fan: Dec 20 2009, 08:27 PM

they are very smart to consider that, but how sure are they HSBB will be available everywhere? and how sure are they TMNUT will not throttle their connection to deliver such content to astro subscribers? TMNUT enjoys throttling whatever that is against their way lol

It not unusual, being a satellite tv provider, bandwidth is indeed the main constraint here.

In europe, MTVN HD that was broadcasted at 13Mbps average has dropped to 6.3Mbps with heavy smoothing effect.

In usa, their satellite tv provider that used to broadcast MHD(now known as Palladia), broadcasted at 17-18Mbps using MPEG-2 dropped to as low as 5-6Mbps using H264 (eventhough their bitrate is that low, they are able to show details in the picture, unlike MTVN HD :/ ).


So from the beginning now, maybe you would expect great quality from astro, perhaps on average 11-12Mbps per channel (or maybe 8-9Mbps...astro insider, do tell ). As they add more... they would reduce the bitrate. If your friend there isnt happy with the current quality, then i'm afraid for the coming years, he/she would get even more disappointed

Of course the actual hd videos will be far better because they are around 25-30Mbps MPEG-2 or H264.

Also, in the usa, while satellite companies broadcast Palladia in H264 5-6Mbps, the cable companies broadcast the same channel in MPEG-2 at 17-18Mbps... (fuseHD is broadcasted in MPEG-2 at 17-18Mbps as well but their peak bitrate is 60Mbps.... damn those cable companies!)

So if you think you want better quality with HD, our only hope now will be TMnet's IPTV.... we need to stay tuned for that

Yeah after reading your post...i've decided to call too, lets wait and see (patiently)

Why is mpeg-2 at 18Mbps bad? It really depends on the media type...if its full of action, flashing lights etc...then yes its bad... esp for concert with lights flashing, fire blasting etc.... but it looks nice for a normal motion music video =D

Anyway, lets hope astro maintains this good quality for a long time!!! =)

I think repeating the programs are good for those who dont have time sitting infront of the telly 24/7. For those who do, pls go out and do something fun, theres much more things you can do in life rather than being a potato couch. And what the hell, Astro can negotiate with the content providers, but HBO is not just for Malaysia, its the whole asian region. If you insist rescheduling, astro would need to cooperate with hbo to set up hbo malaysia, and that costs money. If you expect every channel to be this way, the fees will be very expensive since you guys want exclusive treatment. Heck even I want MTV to repeat more "non stop hits" rather than playing their cheesy reality shows/dramas, but its MTVasia, not MTV Malaysia... what I could probably do is at most tune in to [v]/hitz or best of all, get my own off the internet.

Lol not to mention... how providers love twisting it, 1080i in US's directv has become 1440x1080i, not 1920x1080i (some channels).

Imagine when finally some provider broadcast 1080p... yeah its 1080p, but its 1440x1080p lol... or to even save cost, 1280x1080p.