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aerobowl	Dec 16 2009, 09:31 AM Return to original view \| Post #1
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	the new HD package need to replace the simcard also right? can i keep the HD decorder after a year and swap back old simcard which is non HD channels?
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aerobowl	Dec 21 2009, 10:10 AM Return to original view \| Post #2
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	so all 5 HD channels are FOC for the moment (till apr 2010?) if installed the byond? for all who installed can confirm this?
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aerobowl	Dec 26 2009, 08:55 AM Return to original view \| Post #3
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	would like to ask can byond output both hdmi n svideo simultaneously? as my recorder can only take svideo input which im currently using svideo splitter
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aerobowl	Dec 26 2009, 09:28 AM Return to original view \| Post #4
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	QUOTE(AjkR06 @ Dec 26 2009, 09:00 AM) cannot.... byond did not have s-video output.... it has been replaced by Component output... so, ur choice now is composite output only... what a cheap box not even with svideo.. then a question to ask thou i have to google as well.. is component complied HDCP? as IF im using component to svideo converter will still not working if component is HDCP.. and can byond output both component and hdmi signals together simultaneously?
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aerobowl	Dec 26 2009, 10:29 AM Return to original view \| Post #5
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	yea find me a hdmi recorder which can hack HDCP then we can forget about svideo
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aerobowl	Dec 27 2009, 01:07 PM Return to original view \| Post #6
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	QUOTE(mansorlow @ Dec 27 2009, 10:40 AM) HD channel are so good in term of video and audio, less channel( just the issue ) but SDchannel is BAD compared wth old decoder. technically speaking HDMI cnnction is better than analog cnnction but wth byond the fact is twisted.( my old MAX just S-VIDEO but good in PQ qlty ) ...SO BYOND NOT FOR SD CHANNEL !! i hope astro add more channel in HD as soon as possible . are byond PQ for SD channels lower than old one? if thats true really need to think twice before changing..
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aerobowl	Dec 27 2009, 09:10 PM Return to original view \| Post #7
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	QUOTE(mansorlow @ Dec 27 2009, 08:32 PM) i used component cable,try lower HDMI setting(576p/i) as well......but no SD CHANNEL improvement. if SD channel PQ is worse even using component (5xxlines) isnt that a serious problem? gain 4 ultra clear HD channels by sacrificing 30-50 SD channels PQ?
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aerobowl	Dec 27 2009, 09:26 PM Return to original view \| Post #8
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	what i more concern is byond SD channels PQ is still same as SD PQ in old box? could it be astro make more room for HD by lowering down SD for byond package?
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aerobowl	Dec 28 2009, 08:50 AM Return to original view \| Post #9
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	QUOTE(writesimply @ Dec 27 2009, 11:05 PM) Added on December 27, 2009, 11:17 pm Others have stated before. The SD channels are on Measat 3 while HD is on Measat 3a. In the future once all the old decoders have been recycled, Astro can keep broadcasting the same number of SD channels but using H.24 instead of MPEG-2, thus improving picture quality. fuad all byond channels both SD n HD are from Measat 3A or only HD channels from Measat 3A?
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aerobowl	Dec 28 2009, 09:05 AM Return to original view \| Post #10
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	erm am i right that astro dish is pointing to physical satellite in air instead of ground station? if the dish is aligned to satellite then i guess is correct to assume all signals from old box are from Measat 3 while all signals from byond (SD & HD) are from Measat 3A?
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aerobowl	Dec 28 2009, 01:00 PM Return to original view \| Post #11
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	can HDMI and component output together simultaneously? can HDMI and composite output together as well?
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aerobowl	Dec 31 2009, 08:45 AM Return to original view \| Post #12
On my way Senior Member 556 posts Joined: Oct 2007	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
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