But other than the mentioned 4 channel, the rest will be in 4:3 ratio ??

I just called Astro to enquire about Astro B.yond. Looks like for other channel without HD will be in aspect ratio of 4:3, so other than the listed channel with HD, you will still see "fat" people. But the Astro facebook mentioned that all will be in 16:9.

According to the customer service, Astro B.yond doesn't have the recording function yet like astro max. And I also surprised to know that if you are Astro Max subscriber, you can't swap your decoder and dish for this Astro B.yond. [may be i understood wrongly]

This post has been edited by leecwai: Dec 11 2009, 03:36 PM

They will swap your decoder and dish with installation fee of RM80

But you will need to add RM20/month for the subscription

This post has been edited by leecwai: Dec 11 2009, 03:43 PM

They will stretch 4:3 broadcast to fit the 16:9 TV.

Me too, especially when I can't record the show, my kids will virtually kill me if I change now.

For me, I will only benefit from HBO HD, since I am not subscribing to the others...kinda lose out here if
change now. Just a feeling.

Dilemma...Dilemma...Dilemma....

Should I upgrade to Astro B.yond or better buy a media player box

I think as Astro has more HD channel, they will charge more. Hopefully they won't do that.

Astro will be doing so at the back when most of the people sign up with them.

You can buy a HDMI switcher, that should help.