i dont get it, they said have RM150 million in marketing for HD rollout, why not yet done any marketing to generate buzz around Astro HD??
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Dec 10 2009, 01:00 PM
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QUOTE(neb @ Dec 10 2009, 12:13 PM) reflash the rom, no? why go to all these trouble to watch free to air channel?  |
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Dec 10 2009, 03:16 PM
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QUOTE(neb @ Dec 10 2009, 03:11 PM) NHK world just went HD a few days ago on free-to-air satellite, if only I could get hold of cheap HD decoder got decoder also illegal to use it watch other satellite, i am from sarawak, it is strange almost everyone install satellite dish to receive free to air channel there but here most people dont dare to do it. got case police arrest people for installing illegal dish?  [attachmentid=1348498] and the NHK is using mpeg4, will astro be using mpeg2 or mpeg4? This post has been edited by robertngo: Dec 10 2009, 03:17 PM |
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QUOTE(neb @ Dec 10 2009, 03:20 PM) for educational purpose them you need this  self-learning satellite technology, but prepare to eat free nasi curry if get caught    http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/en/dm-8000-hd-pvr it have not one but two dvb-s2 tuner, and optinal dvb-t and dvb-c tuner car can be install also. and the best part is this is also a pvr and got internal hard disk and even dvd drive. and running linux which give you a few firmware to choose from. the problem is the output is DVI to HDMI which mean audio need to use S/PDIF, and also it cost $1300+ USD i may have broke the law just by taking about this kind of hardware. Added on December 10, 2009, 3:42 pm QUOTE(moomoos @ Dec 10 2009, 03:41 PM) bro, you are lucky to be in that part of the world ( east Malaysia now i live in KL  )many sat dishes had been installed long time EVEN before astro was officially launch even the rulling party dare not touch on this issue.....   This post has been edited by robertngo: Dec 10 2009, 03:54 PM |
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about the Dreambox HD pvr, there is a lot of clone made in china, even got people made it in malaysia, check out the funny product detail section.
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QUOTE(kobe24bryant @ Dec 10 2009, 04:46 PM) But still, with the new decoder, Astro will have to change my wiring and.....where to find few hundred feet of HDMI cable? I refuse to pay for a second decoder even if it is 50 percent off. why do you need several hundred feet of hdmi cable? your decoder so far away from tv?? |
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Dec 10 2009, 04:59 PM
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HDMI extender use CAT5 ethernet cable to save money on HDMI cable cost.
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Dec 11 2009, 02:08 PM
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got this reply on the FB page
AstroHello Adrian, we'll give you a new HD capable dish, decoder, and smartcard called B.yond in exchange for your old box for an additional RM 20 HD service fee per month. On other words, we'll change your entire setup for you. |
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Dec 11 2009, 03:46 PM
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does all their HD channel have dobly digital surround sound? only astro supersport mention it.
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QUOTE(kaspersky-fan @ Dec 12 2009, 11:22 PM) you have to understand one thing, yes tmnut introduces IPTV... but what will be the contents/channels that they could offer? So many channels were taken by astro as exclusive broadcast rights in Malaysia. If they offer similar channel line up like MiTV....then its as good as bye bye... if TM cannot get some popular sport live broadcast and quality movie and tv channel they can close shop in a few month. the sport broadcast are more tricky where as movie and tv programming can be done by the station themself even they cannot get HBO or AXNHSBB wise... i wonder how fast and where is it available...if they are using HSBB to broadcast IPTV, their potential customers will be limited by the available service area, which is quite limited for now. This post has been edited by robertngo: Dec 12 2009, 11:47 PM |
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QUOTE(yonggoh @ Dec 14 2009, 11:04 AM) World Cup in middle of year... cannot wait for 12 months no need to wait on year mah, just need to see how is the picture and audio quality when it comeout. anyone know does Astro have a showroom at their HQ? i live near by TPM so can go checkout the quality first. |
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Dec 14 2009, 03:35 PM
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QUOTE(kaspersky-fan @ Dec 14 2009, 03:27 PM) recording hdtv with those? its as good as breaking it lol... if you want to record hdtv without DRM embedded, your current best bet is Hauppauge HD PVR.... though of course it isnt digitally saving the stream, but resampling the video...kinda wasted.... better work on how to extract out the DRM protected video files from recorded hdds better just go to torrent site to find the episode unless it is local content. |
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Dec 14 2009, 03:54 PM
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actually are astro going to show WWII in HD on history channel HD? this series is awesome
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Dec 14 2009, 06:23 PM
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QUOTE(kaspersky-fan @ Dec 14 2009, 05:21 PM) yeah lol, most likely will be resampling to higher resolution lol... but its kinda wasting bandwidth if they really do so, black and white, lots of dots/noise/snow around the video.... there is a lot of noise but all the video are in colour and many never been show on tv before. this is the best quality that those video will be seen in. |
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