Astro B.yond, HD Content Available
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 Dec 19 2009, 01:51 PM
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Wow, I'm really missing out here. Heard that they're setting Isilon storage servers few months ago for HD content, but never thought it's be this quick.
Sorry to ask, how to subscribe and get it installed? What if the condo is using centralized dish, users just connect their decoder to the wall? |
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Dec 19 2009, 02:38 PM
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QUOTE(low98944 @ Dec 19 2009, 02:18 PM) Can register in their website or call them. For condo using centralised dish, unless the centralised dish upgrade to new Astro B.yond dish, you can't install Astro B.yond. Thanks for the explanation bro. Yup, Astro's website says they're liaising with building owners to upgrade, it'll take 18-24 months.   » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Time to contact my building management and push them to upgrade immediately. I hope Astro will help to upgrade the centralized infrastructure for free as with other individual customers. One building upgrade means it will cater to hundreds of houses so it make sense. |
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Dec 19 2009, 07:10 PM
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This new dish also feeds the many SD channels right? Those who already installed it, you can also watch the other SD channels as usual right?
If yes, then I hope the normal decoders should be able to use it as well, only without the 5 HD channels. This is important because if my condo upgrades the dish it won't affect the normal subscribers. And if the existing cable can be used, then my condo management only have to change the dish, that should not be too much trouble, I think. |
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Dec 19 2009, 08:10 PM
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QUOTE(twL @ Dec 19 2009, 07:33 PM) of cause we still can watch SD channel, Thanks for the reply.and the quality is much better than before(compare to composite output i use before yesterday). Wanna ask for your help, but the Astro techs must have taken your old smartcard right? Or already has it deactivated? Cause maybe you can try plugging the old decoder back to see if it still works with the new dish. I'm pretty sure they've deactivated the smartcard though. Really need all this info before I can push my condo management to upgrade, my condo is newly opened six months ago. Already wrote to Astro CS but no reply yet. |
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Dec 20 2009, 12:38 AM
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I can't see anybody who refuse to use the new dish. The talk was about the cable, not the dish.
In my situation, I want the dish to be upgraded, but they have to re-cable the whole building if the cable has to change too. This is very hard considering they're buried in the concrete walls and we have 23 floors. There won't be more splits and joints if they don't change the cable, only one at the dish end, which has to be terminated properly anyway even if you use new cable. PS: Since I moved to my new condo six months ago, I remember having problems with raining about 2 (two) times only. I don't know how or why, my Astro signal always strong even there's thunderstorm outside.  |
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Dec 20 2009, 11:29 AM
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Hi there AstInst,
Just a couple of questions. No need to be technical, a simple yes or no will do. 1. So in a centralized building/condo, everything including the cables inside the walls in each home need to be hacked and replaced? 2. When the centralized system has been upgraded, will everyone in the building still with old SD decoder will be forced to subscribe to B.yond and upgrade the decoder? Thanks in advance for your answer. If yes to both questions, I might go against management rules and install individual dish. |
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Dec 20 2009, 11:50 AM
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QUOTE(AstInst @ Dec 20 2009, 11:40 AM) My brief answers.. Thanks for the answer bro. In even shorter:1. So in a centralized building/condo, everything including the cables inside the walls in each home need to be hacked and replaced? No, only the wiring that is shared, the last bit of wire from the central system to your home can remain as it is. Everything that is shared will need to be replaced. 2. When the centralized system has been upgraded, will everyone in the building still with old SD decoder will be forced to subscribe to B.yond and upgrade the decoder? As the building is rewired all existing SD decoders remain the same, they all use Measat 3 and the new upgraded system can see Measat 3 just as before. Astro B.yond media boxes will use the new centralized system to tune to Measat 3a for HD, this is whilst anyone else can remain tuned to SD on Measat 3 without problems. Remember that the Astro B.yond media box can tune to both Measat 3 for SD and Measat 3a for HD and must be able to do this independent of any other decoder, old or new, connected to the centralized system. The rewired centralized system allows each decoder to work independently as if it had its own dish. A centralized system that has not been rewired is permanently tuned to Measat 3 (on the vertical polarity only) 1. No, only the main shared trunk cable. 2. No. OK, I'll for an answer from my management then. Thanks again. |
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Dec 24 2009, 08:25 PM
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QUOTE(sazuwi @ Dec 24 2009, 08:18 PM) is it with HD Ready enough to watch dis astro byond? Yes. |
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