how if we start a bulk buy... so that everyone can share the postage

All,

I did a post on this some time ago, my post is below:-

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Sorry to disappoint you but the increase in signal (due to an inline amplifier) is not a true increase, all that has happened is that the amplitude of the signal has increased.

For satellite signals the most important measurement is "Carrier to Noise Ratio", this is the magnitude of difference between the actual signal and the noise (interference). For example, if you have a signal of 200 with a "noise" level of 20 and adding an amplifier increases the signal to 250 then the underlying noise will have gone up to 25.

What this means is that the signal will appear stronger but as soon as it rains the signal will disappear just the same as with no amplifier installed.

To reduce rain drop out there are four ways to improve the "Carrier to Noise Ratio".

1. Align the dish properly
2. Use a bigger dish
3. Use a LNB with a better "Carrier to Noise Ratio"
4. Run the cable direct to the decoder, no breaks, no splitters and no concealed wiring.

From the forums, it looks like Astro are trying to improve rain drop out by improving all 4!

If anyone has not allowed direct cable to decoder connection or even worse, kept their old dish / LNB then you have really lost out!

Most ppl here seem to get a major improvement in signal strength without an amplifier, whatever your installer says don't let him sell you an amplifier, it amplifies the signal and the noise giving no real improvement other than better numbers on the screen.

The best thing to do is to get the install done correctly and not to let the installer do a poor installation!

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Think about it, the installer does a bad install with a poor signal, then he sells you an amplifier!

in-line booster should be located as close to LNB as possible, make sure to weather-proof the booster

the further away from LNB, noises pickup by the cable will be amplified by the booster as well, resulted in the drop of signal quality

in-line booster is useful for long cable run

What the use of PS3? games expensive lo.

Finally..hbo HD & nat geo HD gone..
huhuhu..

aiman xkesah..tak nengok puN

but my ASSP HD still available... althought I have removed my sports package for 2 weeks...

sOOn

maybe wanna topak pakej Nat Geo..good for learn plus awesome picture
hbo HD..until have sub ( nOOb spoken )..

just take la learning package..
for me, i will take learning package+fun+variety..
wajib for me...

sports don't care la... tak minat....

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Jan 12 2010, 08:00 PM

30/12/09 first call
05/1/10 4th call as no confirmation from astro
06/1/10 verification from astro.
12/1/10 Installed using old ODU.
13/1/10 Change the ODU to new ODU.

Signal 190 using measat 1. I try to change to measet 18 got 220 but how to confirm.

Btw, the installer say need to change the ODU as future receiving migth not work if using old ODU.

The quality much better than my old astro decoder that using component cable.

This post has been edited by mynewuser: Jan 12 2010, 08:08 PM

Just would like to confirm, is the new 65cm dish also got the grey colour as the old dish? or all new 65cm dish is brown colour?

dark grey color..

Final Fantasy XIII -.-

For me I took News (only for Australia Network)+Learning+Fun+Variety+Metro(primarily for BBCE, but also got watch CI and Discovery Turbo)

Yeah, I'm a knowledge freak

Afaik, only dark grey color.

Last time I asked Astro CS their said got 65cm with old grey colour? The signal also 225 at #1 and 255 at #18...

My installer already inform me in advance that mine was ODU 60 as ODU 65 out of stock when he came on 6 Jan. CS confirmed that it's out of stock but to my surprise, members here still got ODU 65 for the past few days. So, I called to request for a replacement yesterday. Now waiting for them to arrange the installer.

I have just tried connecting my byond using component output to my panny LCD...
Im just using the bundled Composite+RCA Audio cable (the yellow, red and white RCA cable)..,
Yellow I connected to Green colour connector
White to Blue or black colour connector
and Red to red colour connector...

And surpriseingly, all the SD Channel (i repeat, SD Channels).., the PQ was a bit good than connecting via HDMI.., but for HD channels, many lost in PQ, it became a bit blurry...

some pictures :



This post has been edited by AjkR06: Jan 12 2010, 10:22 PM

Can u upload HD pq on component...

Hahaha. Someone here recommend to call CS twice a day. Because i call twice a week, i got nothing until today.
Today is my 26 days of waiting.

I did it twice a day and got it in two weeks. You did it twice a week and may get it in two months. Haha!

Astro tech guy came today and replaced to a new decoder eventhough i couldn;t reproduce the hang issue to him.
Good service,,,,

Try using a better quality component cable, the SD will be much better. I spend RM45 for the component cable and worth every penny.