i want to ask, my new house already split out the video from old astro decoder output to 5 lcd ( 1 room 1 lcd.. ) by connect s-video and RCA audio cable. if i get the b.yond can make it connect them back on?

This post has been edited by gahkin: Jan 16 2010, 03:27 AM

B.yond has no S-Video. So most likely no. You can have the RCA audio tho. Or if you can find some way to downsample component to S-Video.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 16 2010, 03:33 AM

i no understand recently .. got the picture to make it clear??

oh, u mean i need find the device as call " component to s-video converter " to do it ?


This post has been edited by gahkin: Jan 16 2010, 03:54 AM

The b.yond has no S-Video out. If you need to use S-Video, you have to find for a device that converts component video to S-Video.
Something like this: http://www.svideo.com/appletv2tv.html

It's not cheap tho. I think better idea to rewire the TVs to use component if you emphasize quality.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 16 2010, 03:56 AM

impossible ask me change all my wall wiring to the component cable lar..
there already fix with the s-video cable connect well as using old decoder...
meanwhile i no chance to go for b.yond

Well, you can still go for b.yond, if you can find that component to S-Video converter. Look into Pasar Road, maybe they have converter at cheaper price.

Of course, understand that even using this way, you can only get HD on the main TV (which need to have HDMI connector), the one in the same room with the b.yond. All other TVs will receive SD picture.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 16 2010, 04:00 AM

ooo, b.yond can output the screen by using hdmi and component together at the sametime???
and if i connect the hdmi directly to lcd got sound from tv ?? it still required to connect the amp?

Can. But the decoder will only output 5.1 through coaxial digital audio. And HD only comes out through HDMI.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 16 2010, 04:25 AM

Buy it from Tesco or Carrefour. Under RM20, I think.


Not true.

For Astro, yes no DD for SD channels. But they can do it if they want to. Audio for the SD channels are already encrypted in MPEG-2 audio.

Are you talking about the B.yond decoder or HDMI in general? Because I've heard from other users that they use the B.yond->Receiver->HDTV HDMI connection and they can get DD 5.1

For the record, HDMI 1.3, which is what B.yond has, can support Multichannel PCM 7.1, Dolby TrueHD 7.1 bitstream and DTS HDMA bitstream. So logically, it supports DD and DTS bitstreams as well.


For longer splits, you need to convert the HDMI signal to CAT5 cabling and then back again.

And again, the issue is still the same - DD 5.1 against HDTVs with no DD 5.1 downconversion. If the HDTVs in the house do not have this feature, you need 5.1 receivers in every room to get the HD channels. So you need either HDTVs that can downconvert the DD 5.1 or get HTiBs for each room.


fuad

I thought HDMI can accept any signal you throw to it? What about those DD TrueHD or DTS HDMA?

It's the accepting equipment (TV, AVR) etc that must have the capability to decode the signal that's carried by the HDMI cable. So, for the Astro Byond case, you can't set to DD 5.1 when your TV can't decode DD 5.1, thus no sound come out. Even some AVR with the HDMI connection just act as switch function but can't decode the DD5.1 signal carried by the HDMI.

For my test, HDMI quality better than component.
And those monster HDMI vs normal HDMI will give almost same quality.

Anyone here using Sony LCD V series with byond?
I'm kinda fed up to set byond remote to control my tv volume.

When im using option 1, all sony 4-digit code cannot control my tv volume. But some of it can control av & power function.

Using option 2 until step 4, my tv turns off when pressing ch+ on the 3rd time. by then, it can control my tv volume but not av function (I don't mind, seldomly use it) but as soon as I press OK button (step 5), volume cannot control anymore. When i left it without pressing OK, the volume cannot control anymore after 20s.

Anyone here has the same problem?

This post has been edited by eMKs: Jan 16 2010, 10:41 AM

agree to that...actually nearly any coaxial cable with 75 ohm with RCA terminated connector can become a digital audio or video cable interchangeably...it's just the quality of the materials used in the construction that defers in its quality...

i've used both proper component and those el-cheapo red white and yellow cables and i can't see any difference....but maybe that's just my poor vision

and i've used the e-cheapo cable too as my digital coaxial to my AV...i could still get 5.1 DD or DTS from dvds...

but maybe for convenience sake...used the proper coloured cables...but it's not necessary...try all these out and you'll soon realize that in the world of AV / Hifi - there's too much of marketing hypes only in the form of Monsters and other creatures...hehe...when most of the products are actually the same

actually we can just go to Pasar Road...bnuy a bulk of decent audio quality coaxial cables and make our own cables for both audio and video..to make it look good label the RCA cablesproperly with different colour...don't need to 'follow' the rules...heck, the colours can be in pink or grey if you prefer them...as long as they work properly and you know what goes where...who cares about colours...

just haven't tried using wire hanger for digital audio...coz a bit confused on how to terminate the ends...lol!

Are u already push OK and Vol+ button?

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This post has been edited by mozaks: Jan 16 2010, 11:44 AM

I haven't try the digital audio but is it can be used with normal coax cable or do I have to use a higher grade cable to prevent loss of digital signal ?

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I was sleepy when I posted that and I took Wikipedia too seriously, sorry. You're right.

True.

I'm currently using yellow-red-white cable for component and another red-white only cable for sound from b.yond to VGA box. Works fine. But then, when the output is only 576i, hard to tell any difference.

Normal RCA coax should be fine. I used one from my DVD player to a SoundBlaster Extigy.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 16 2010, 12:23 PM

Sooooooooooooooooo sad
and a bit pi***d off

today Byond installer called me at 9 am
say today want to come and install
then 930 am they call and say want to come now
940 they arrived
i open the gates
then waited for like 10 minute
the 2 installer never came out of their van
Finally one of them came out and said they cant install yet
seems that astro messed up the decoder serial number form
it did not match the decoder serial number
the installer said cant be done today
office close
damn..
was so close to enjoying football in HD tonite..
Astro screwed up..AGAIN
lat wednesday, installer came to install my 2nd decoder without bringing the decoder..
luckily the nice fella came back 2 hours later at 7pm to install
N now the Byond problem
So saaaadddddddd

You can still call Astro CS and bising to them. I think they're open on Saturday.

These people probably too lonely in call center. That's why screw things up so people will call them and give them company lol.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 16 2010, 12:30 PM