Alignment macam mana? Ada align dengan betul tak? Wayar macam mana? Mungkin wayar terlalu tua (10 tahun lalu punye wayar tak boleh guna, tahun lepas punya boleh) atau ada sambungan dlm tidak disambung dengan betul.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 19 2010, 01:44 PM

Ok, I have a few questions. If I'm using HDMI, sometimes the TV will fail to show picture/sound. If switch to composite, okay. Had to switch off mains and switch back on. I think few users here also have that problem. Is it a problem with the decoder?

Another question: Can implement feature to allow HTPC owners to integrate their HTPC with the b.yond? I'm having a hard time because I have a Dell 24" Full HD (biggest screen in my room) + 5.1 kit setup on my HTPC but there's apparently no way to take full potential of the setup. BlackMagic Intensity Pro doesn't support HDCP and AVerMedia HD DVR supports HDCP but cannot support 50Hz mode b.yond box output.

No guarantee. You sure 831 base on 811? I dun have sports package, but see the EPG guide different only?

Do you have a Blu-Ray player or plan to get one? If you plan to use/Have BD as well get Full HD set will get slightly better picture from BD movies that have 1080p encoding. If size matters instead, 50" will be okay.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 20 2010, 04:44 PM

HD Ready = 720p/1080i. Full HD=1080p. HD Ready more than enough if you're only going to use for b.yond. But if you're going to also use PS3/XBox360/HTPC/Blu-Ray player/HD Media player, 1080P is a better investment.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 20 2010, 05:38 PM

HD Ready not necessarily will support 1080p. Some can some cannot. for example, my Sharp LC19A35M cannot support 1080p even though it's HD Ready. Max it can support is 1080i. The pixel count is exactly the same as the Viera TH-P50X10K, only it has smaller 19" screen as opposed to 50" screen. Full HD, on the other hand, guarantees that the TV will support 1080p.

No. For record I can wait for B.Yond DVR function. My problem is my preferred display is a Dell 245WFP screen, which is the biggest in my room and is also conveniently positioned in front of my bed, and I have a SonicGear Enzo 4000 5.1 speaker system, which is analog only. Both are connected to my HTPC. I want to link my Astro to HTPC just to output to the screen. No switches, no wire changing, no fuss. Just want to be able to press MCE button on computer's remote and watch History HD or Nat Geo HD, and then real-time pause when I have to go answer phone. I can do that with SD using composite->RF, but because HD get downsampled to SD on that line picture not so good (I'm trying to be kind here, the picture is next to horrible actually because of interference noise from god-knows-where), especially on 24" display.

Can meh? The Avermedia people tell me that the card cannot support 50Hz signal. Why ah? They tipu me so I won't import card? Baka betul. Already waste money on the Intensity Pro and work on research halfway...

Credit card + 1 year ansuran = win.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 21 2010, 10:18 AM

According to Avermedia website the card comes with MCE plugin to allow it to work in MCE.

Do you have subscription to either Movie, Learning or Sports package? No point getting now if you don't have subscription to any of the said packages, since you won't get HD channels anyway (all HD channels require subscription to the corresponding SD packages, the RM30/month is a "HD enabler" price). Otoh, if you have either one of the packages particularly the Learning package, get it now, don't wait. Nat Geo HD and History HD is absolutely breathtaking.

Heck, even if you don't have any of the packages mentioned above, just add in Learning package and go for beyond. It's very worth it.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 21 2010, 11:59 AM

3008WFP is monitor or card?

Point is try to connect HDMI of byond to HDMI card on PC (i.e. Avermedia HD DVR) use MCE to relay to screen and speakers and control like TiVO. If connect direct to DVI surely can one, although for me doing that means have to unscrew/rescrew DVI all the time (plus also need a HDMI to DVI cable, which I have, luckily) and that is what I'm trying to avoid in the first place (245WFP only have one HDCP-enabled DVI and one VGA port, very ma huan), plus I won't get real-time pause/rewind that way.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 21 2010, 12:21 PM

Can work that way only if the HDMI tuner card support HDCP. Of course, only one model of Avermedia card is known to support HDCP (in fact, appears to be only HDMI card in market to support HDCP) and it's not compatible with 50Hz signal

True. So just also add in the learning package if you dun have any of the package with HD channels, many of us drooling over Nat Geo HD and History HD

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 21 2010, 01:42 PM

half of the channels you mention doesn't even exist

And upscaling existing channels on Astro's end then calling them HD brings no benefit and eat up Measat bandwidth only. Might as well let the decoder do upscaling for you.

Unless Astro retransmit those as H264 with DVB-S2 as well for beyond users, which will improve picture quality marginally. And even that the signal is still not HD. Just HQ (high quality )


We need a pin up saying that general belief is that ESPN HD coming by end of January 2010
Astro has 10 more days to fulfill the dateline.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 21 2010, 01:52 PM

So they pushing it forward. But hopefully launch before FIFA World Cup 2010?

You're probably right. I remember the 245WFP from a CD-ROM that came with the dell tho.
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Ok, called my aunt to go dig up the receipt. It's a Dell E248WFP.

Depend on how you shared the connection before. If using RF like most people, have to get a composite-to-RF converter, which almost every supermarket got sell. If using S-Video like one unique case here, have to get a component-to-S-Video converter, which is harder to find. If using three wire composite(yellow video + red and white sound) then it will still work without needing additional devices. The decoder can output in HD and SD at the same time (when watching HD channel, HDMI will output HD while composite and component will output downsampled SD simultaneously). But cannot output 5.1 and 2.0 sound at the same time. If you enable 5.1 sound then only coaxial digital will be enabled, all other outputs will become disabled. On 2.0 all outputs are enabled. So if you use splitting you need to improvise (i.e. turn on 5.1 manually when watching movie and remember to turn it back off when finished).

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 21 2010, 05:02 PM

You can do yourself. First you need to find out how the split is done at the moment (hopefully it's RF or composite. S-Video difficult a bit because the converter very expensive online and is almost impossible to find in shops). Astro person can tell you how it's currently split. After that, you just need to get the required device and set it up. If in doubt, get Astro person, then get the contractor who wired your splitting for you.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 21 2010, 05:32 PM

Kk, try and tell us if it works. Because the Avermedia support I e-mailed say the device does not support 50Hz signal, meaning it cannot support 576i, 720p25 or 1080i50 or any PAL signal. Why I ended up cancelling my order from Amazon (using vPost relay) as soon as I received the reply. But that guy could be talking through his ass to dissuade people from importing card.

PS: also let us know if the card can do HDCP. I only assume it can because the card's webpage mentions that it can capture cable and satellite, which I assume through HDMI as well. Surely if it can do that it can do HDCP, unless Avermedia twisting their words around.

Doesn't really matter tho, already give Astro ultimatum. Will terminate my account by end of month if they don't bring in the channels I asked and the salesman promised by then. Anger instigated by someone at another forum yesterday evening.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 22 2010, 12:35 PM

They have the card? I searched Low Yat Plaza and Cineleisure. Cannot find. Also no mention of it on Avermedia Asia website.

Anyways it doesn't matter lah. Project progressed enough already to working state, and I'm going to go into a boycott now and will cancel my Astro by end of month if they don't give me the channels the salesman promised and bring back BBCE.

Should be RM20 (my sub also RM20). But then someone here say they kena RM30?

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 22 2010, 03:41 PM

Funny leh. I thought Copy Protection Failed error only occurs when using HDMI. When nothing connected to HDMI port usually no problem one. Unless you have a poor quality/broken HDMI cable connected to the TV as well or the TV has damaged HDCP chip.

But yeah, in this case, on the HDMI screen, the screen go black with copy protection failed screen, but on the composite screen it will still show picture with an irritating "Copy Protection Failed" box if set to fullscreen or "Copy Protection Failed" error on the top letterbox bar if the decoder is set to output downscaled widescreen HD in letterbox mode.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 24 2010, 09:38 PM

Funny leh. Last time I got the message was when I connected the byond to a Blackmagic Intensity Pro directly while a VCR is connected via composite cable with TV chained to VCR via composite. As soon as I unplug the HDMI the error goes away. And when I moved the HDMI to a second TV but still leave VCR connected to composite and TV connected to VCR, problem goes away. So... maybe the problem is that the TV will cause HDCP to fail if it's HDMI is connected and it changes input to non-HDCP source?

If you want sound through HDMI then you must only use Stereo. They disable surround sound through HDMI. They have two reasons: the stupid reason is that the HDMI Dolby Surround sound is flawed and distorted, and the not so stupid reason is that most HDMI-enabled TVs cannot decode Dolby Surround through HDMI port anyway, only LPCM, only high-end TVs support Dolby Surround through HDMI. In surround mode sound will only be sent through the coaxial connector. Set sound to Stereo and it should work.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 25 2010, 09:53 AM

Then call Astro and ask. Maybe your decoder defective...

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 25 2010, 11:07 AM

After TallJustin's correction post...