Please share with everyone about your NEW ASTRO B.yond - I think everyone want to know more about PQ & AQ especially when you watching HBO movies & Sports..

I know there is a long Q topic has been create before by apexg2, thanks. But here, is for someone already own this Astro B.yond and put there comment about this player PQ & AQ, and of course whether this player are stabil when do a RECORDING with your own hard disk.

I hope this topic can help everyone is thinking / planning to change there are Astro system..

I don't have any extra home theater system, only from HD TV. For now, the picture quality for HD channels are top notch! Sounds quality for HD channels are ok, but for other channels, they're a little bit low. I have to turn up the volume way above the previous settings (20 vs 60 for my TV)

This post has been edited by zirconia: Dec 20 2009, 10:39 PM

I just signup yesterday by calling them anyway my big brother already installed the unit 3 days ago

Just got it installed this afternoon. Playing it on my 50" plasma (hd-ready at 1366x768), i find NO difference in terms of pq for the 2 channels that I am entitled to (Nat Geo and History). I am going to call Astro tomorrow. Something must be wrong with my setup. I had come to expect good pq, no worse than my POHD.

I think perhaps I should ask some questions in relation to the topics here. The other topics are preoccupied by the would-be consumers.

1. Can anyone compare the old Astro sound quality, as in its native 5.1 form through feeding from the normal RCA cable, with the new Byond, either via HDMI, Digital CoAxial cable or the RCA cables.

2. How is the new decoder fair on the existing Astro Radio channels? I mean how is the dynamics etc..?

3. In HBO HD channel, do they broadcast the movie in DTS form as well ?

Appreciate the answers. Thanks.

in my opinion, the sound is a bit low compare to last time because it is now received in 5.1 configuration (surround) rather then stereo like last time. so if u use stereo (2 speakers) configuration the sound will be a bit low, just like if u play bluray movie@rip using stereo speaker. i dunno laa.. teka2 ony, haha. still waiting for mine to arrive~

barry, i think you are watching the SD channel. HD channels are assigned diff ch#.

what files were you comparing on POHD ? HD 720p MKVs?

What tv you are using? LCD or Plasma? HD ready or Full HD? Thanks