you would need 75Ω for video use, RG-6 cable is ideal, if you know how to do soldering, cut and diy your own cable

Well I have my one wish list too...

I want the followings in HD

local TV stations will not be ready to produce HD programs, unless they purchase HD cameras and HD production equipments

Why?

If you can use HDMI and Digital audio coax there is no need to even bother using component cables. Those calming the picture quality is better on SD are wrong and simply haven't set their TV's up correctly. The only difference I see is a slightly more saturated colour but no difference in actual picture quality.

by using component you will not get HD quality and you can only get 5.1 by using the digital audio coax. PLus now you have to change TV inputs to watch HD and SD channel. Do you really want to do that?

I think a lot of people have issues with their TV set up rather then the decoder. I know I spent quite a bit of time ensuring all my menu settings in my Sony TV and Home theater where set correctly before it worked properly for me.

If they can bring AXN Beyond, in HD, then that would be heaven. Wouldn't have wait to download those episodes of LOST.

Anyway another user of Astro Byond since 1st Jan.

Yeah, I concur with TVSPY's statement, as long as you configure your TV setting, aspect ratio correctly, I can watch both HD and SD via HDMI without difficulties, just the SD is at 4:3 with pillar box(actual picture size/quality); HD well fit into entire LCD wide TV screen at 16:9

SD channels will be de-interlace + upscale by the HD box and output through HDMI, if you want to let HDTV or AVR to process SD signal, then you would use component video route

Ok, thanks for ur explaination...
if not, i will just waste my money to buy component cable...
FYI, i'm just using Panny 32" inch HD-ready TV... Bought about June last year (2009)...

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Added on January 10, 2010, 5:22 pmI set my output for SD channel to "stretch"...,
I don't feel comfortable when watching TV in pillarbox... but for letterbox, it's not the problem for me...
maybe my mind has set like that since I have seen so many movies/drama in letterbox format...
probably since i still small kids...

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Added on January 10, 2010, 5:27 pmAnd other questions, for the coaxial digital cable, it's that I still can use my older white-red RCA stereo audio cable...
it is because i see that the socket are same with digital coaxial...
or maybe need special cable for it...
I planned to get the home theatre... but just a basic one lah... Philips.. price about RM1300 something...
it has 2 digital input... Optical and coaxial...

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Jan 10 2010, 05:27 PM

Hi, my Astro B.Yond just installed today. They changed my old dish to 65 type. So, I think the stock is ready for installation. Please add me to the list. I am from Setia Alam, Shah Alam. Thanks.

yay! just got my B'yond installed yesterday. superb!! RM20/mth is def worth the money.

but i hv one Question... why the remote (astro) cant control the volume no more?

You can use the RCA cable as the coaxial cable. I'm doing so with my DVD player to my old AVR...

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Added on January 10, 2010, 6:10 pmIt was mentioned many times before in previous post that the volume control only for the analogue, e.g the white and red connector cable. If you connect using HDMI or coaxial digital out(to AVR), then no control unless you set the remote to control your TV volume if your TV connected via HDMI. Refer Byond manual.

This post has been edited by willkso: Jan 10 2010, 06:10 PM

FULLY Agree - AXN in HD will be great.

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AXN Beyond is SDTV. AXN HD is HDTV.

AXN Beyond

1st question....korang punye remote control...control volume function tak?

aku punya senario, kalau sambung ke receiver dia tak berfungsi. kena pakai receiver punya remote. kalau sambung direct ke tv tanpa guna avr, baru ok.

syok giler kalau dpt AXN HD, boleh layan semua CSI

But Malaysian movies can be encoded to HD as they use film instead of digital. And I noticed that some production houses like Opera Klasik and MediaHustler is "HD Ready" as noticed newer dramas and telemovies has pillarbox that fits 16:9 aspect ratio. I don't know if they have already encoded their telemovies and dramas into HD for future broadcasts. At least we can watch malaysian movies on HD some point in the future... And millions of $$ is needed to upgrade their broadcast system...

hopefully one day all Free Tv in Malaysia will become HD...
I saw live Juara lagu at TV3 just now,
OMG... the PQ was so .... .

I think for Opera classic, they have been 16:9 since 1990's..
because i saw their older drama and telemovie in 1990's.., it already become letterbox when shown on local TV...


This post has been edited by AjkR06: Jan 10 2010, 09:35 PM

Having seen this elsewhere in the world the cost of upgrading the cameras and the production facility is actually the cheapest part. The cost of HD production per hour is nearly 3 times that of SD due to the extra visible detail. Any broadcaster moving to HD has to retrain all their staff and production standards have to increase to that of a hollywood movie and thats not cheap.

Sets have to be rebuilt, makeup artists retrained, camera men retrained, audio engineers retrained, I could go on and on.

Once the production has been made the editing of the HD and the 5.1 takes about 3 times longer, not due to file sizes or anything like that (HD equipment is as fast a SD these days), but due to the level of detail and getting it right for us to watch. The guys at RTM most probably are still working in mono!!!!

Astro promised some local production this year, it will be interesting to compare the production quality in HD compared to other channels.

Yes, i have read about it somewhere where they planned to broadcast the final of reality show "fantasia academy" in HD format....

If i'm not mistaken, in HK, most of TVB Jade program actually shoot in HD, isn't it? Not just drama, but game show, concert etc...
even their news and breakfast show (Good morning HK i think) also shoot in HD....

and i think, based on your statement astinst, we're actually really far away to migrating for HDTV... (I mean Free TV, for Astro, I salute.. it's a really good start when they launch the astro byond... )

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Jan 10 2010, 09:50 PM