i just registered myself for new Astro account..
They informed that will fix me for a normal decoder 1st and only can request for b.yond after activation....

they will upgrade the existing subscriber to HD decoder then only will process the new users....

how long should i wait for it, Astro having 3million subscriber now....

Hi guys,

Does the byond smartcard work with the old decoder? Anyone tried?

yes, i cant get any information about HDMI on their website,
i think it should be HDMI 1.0 if they do not mention any?

Why would they pay all that money and not play it live?

That is completely incorrect
It will be live and that was confirmed at their press release.

too many request maybe
how long does it take to install 1 house and how much can they install in 1 day
subscription is coming to astro in hundreds..so it might take sometime to install all

i'm not even pass the order validation stage.. expecting call on tomorrow (they say the team is working tomorrow) and hopefully saturday can come pasang.. only after that can apply Byond.. and need to wait dont know how long again

I just called astro CS, they said that the installer already assigned for my byond installation...
Probably next week they will call me and install it... what can i do now is just wait and see...

* i'm still worried if my HDTV doesn't support Byond and keep thinking whether should buy component cable or not...

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Added on December 17, 2009, 5:48 pmit will not work for older decoder..


This post has been edited by AjkR06: Dec 17 2009, 05:48 PM

ESPN HD UK uses 1080i, just like Sky HD does. Malaysia is a PAL region, not NTSC like US is. 720p for sport channels are only common in the US, and even that, not all broadcasters uses 720p for sports (example: CBS). In other places outside US, huge majority of sport channels uses 1080i, because that's the best resolution. The link you have is more relevant in NTSC US than other places around the world that uses PAL.

In Malaysia's context, which one will be better? ESPN HD UK (1080i) that has English Premier League matches or ESPN HD US (720p) that mostly have only America-eccentric timeout-laden sports like basketball and American football? I am pretty damn sure that ESPN HD in Astro will have more contents from the former than the latter.

dn't worry...i'm worse
i dn't have a lcd tv yet....change to astro b.yond already only change to lcd tv....lol

Astro called me up for confirmation, after all this n that.. the installation will be carried out within 10 days..

for now i hope its will look at least as good as singapore's HD5 which is free

Can call Asstro CS mah.....Call them few time and they will respone fast.....


With A.Byon, HDTV sale will go up

will HDTV price will go down?

call them yersterday at 4.30pm to subscribe,and receive d confirmation call today at 5.30...
now hv to wait within ten days...


This post has been edited by suffeylp: Dec 17 2009, 07:05 PM

waa almost exactly like me oso except me contact them online

hopefully no compatibility issues

sure it will...definitely will
can ask for free gift..lol

fyi, mostly all signal broadcasted to us is in 720p or 1080i. there is none i believed signal broadcasting on 1080p.

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Added on December 17, 2009, 7:53 pmaiyooo...what hdtv u r using? i believed all hdtv can produce hd. hahahaha
by the way, why component?? use hdmi on the new decoder laaa aiyooooooo

This post has been edited by rizal77: Dec 17 2009, 07:53 PM

i wonder,
will they really proceed within 10 days?
today is the 3rd day i am waiting for....

like this, some forumer here said that mayb astro byond will using HDMI ver 1.3...
but my HDTV just support HDMI type A (i think HDMI 1.0..not sure la)...
but my Samsung DVD Player (also donno what it's HDMI ver) can be used with my HDTV... produces a good picture... even upscaling...
maybe different system...

and i'm using Panasonic TX-32LE8MK LCD TV... bought about June this year... for a really2 expensive price (for me la... )... RM1700 somethings..

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Dec 17 2009, 08:19 PM

i bought my LCD tv on May 2009 with RM2200(include 4 years warranty),
i am using Samsung LA32B460,
i hope this is using HDMI 1.3,
since i cant get the information online...

i think, ur Samsung will be not encounter any problem...
i will just wait until the installation of byond... if everythings fine.. i will be so grateful...

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Dec 17 2009, 08:34 PM