rg59 has inferior shielding, in fact only 1 layer, signal will get attenuated over long cable run, not suitable for satellite dish

get rg6

how long do you want? if for SD tramsmission, 30 meters is no problem. for HD, sorry i dunno.

if the current cable we used is RG6
means no need to change the cable?...just change the dish and the decoder only?

try negotiate with the installer, but if astro is giving out 20m for free, why not just take it

i want to but my wiring is done by my uncle when we move house
it's wired up at the side of the ceiling...very neat, clean and unseen
i'm just afraid those astro ppl come and ruin it and install lousy-ly
u know la...they want to finish it fast thn just open pull the cable over and didn't even close it back..didn't do it nicely
my dad also agree to upgrade...he just worry the wiring is done lousy-ly

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Dec 16 2009, 10:55 PM

invite your uncle over during installation day and help the installer to lay wire nicely

called astro this morning to subscribe and by 6 pm they called back that I am confirmed for installation.

An installer would call me up tomorrow for an appointment. talk bout fast...

sweet...guess have to replace the 32 incher with a fullhd 42 incher to get 3x hdmi input

iman , where are you located ?

so nice?
now i am waiting for the call from astor installer,
don know when will get the call..

subang jaya bro

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Added on December 16, 2009, 11:24 pmm surprised they are quick

This post has been edited by iman_210: Dec 16 2009, 11:24 PM

You must be one of their valued Customers

i am surprise too u r faster than me,
i thought i already quite fast to get their call on another 24 hours,
but u less than a day.

is it astor representative told u the installer will contact u tomorrow,
or the installer already make the call to u?

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Added on December 16, 2009, 11:34 pmastro never provide any offer for their loyal customer,
feel quite bad,
the only reward they provided to me is:
free 1 month astro on demand subscription on last december...

This post has been edited by twL: Dec 16 2009, 11:34 PM

Sport channels like ESPN are better off with 1080i instead of progressive 720p. High-motion sports are better with with the higher frame-rate 1080i streams instead of the lower frame-rates of 720p.

BTW, most sports channels broadcasts in 1080i, at least the OTA satellite channels in Germany and France. The Sky HD that broadcast EPL matches in UK is also 1080i. History Channel HD in Europe is also 1080i (I have some of their TS here for testing), only National Geographic is still 720p.

The general rule is 1080i is for sport channels or movies or anything that shows fast-paced action scenes. 720p is mostly for documentaries, where still-scenes are more common.

AGREE!

i'll see how....it's better if it doesn't need to be changed

just registered for astro b.yond....astro adi call, they said they will install it within 14 days...

This post has been edited by budakhops: Dec 17 2009, 12:03 AM

wow, new info for me. Thanks. And if the TV has excellent line doubler, 1080i should produce better picture I suppose.

Just called blardy asstro to F them kaw kaw
called to subscribe 2 days ago
promised to call me to confirm on the subscription yesterday but failed
fine, called again this afternoon
they promised to call me within today
I waited until the clock pointed to 12am
still no call!

Called them again to check and guess what
they said there's no call record from me this afternoon!!
WTF
Of course I blasted them kaw kaw lar

Blardy hell asstro
take kind and loyal customers as granted
somemore want customers like beggar to call them few times
dem fed-up with them

If not becoz of wanna watch FIFA World Cup 2010 in HD
I don't even interested on any of the HD broadcast thingy by them

Someone said it differently

haha,
the 1st time i install astro,
i also have 2 wait at least 2 weeks to get the service after installed the decorder in my house,
i called them many times, they said under processing,
and finally i also talk to them with bad mood,
and the girl just said sorry sorry,
feel a bit sorry to the girl,
but i really hate them "update the system",
so cannot update my information and bring their programme to me.