im living in kl...so it wont be a prob to me...and i want to listen fly fm live!!!! not via internet, if via dmb-t can record lol.......now i need to hunt for one of these...sigh.... where to get them in lowyat/digital mall?

Idk leh, my mom brought this back from China. Maybe can look in eBay?

Methinks Malaysia will end up like Korea. Korea currently using both ATSC and DMB. Although according to what I read, gomen is thinking of using DMB-T for radio. The fact that DMB-T can use for TV as well is an added bonus to them.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 8 2010, 04:09 PM

yeah ebay only 1 seller.... singapore got hauppauge dmb-t usb stick.... but i think buying it now is not worth it... perhaps should wait for dmb-t dvb-t hybrid usb stick to come out first... too early to get one now...

Agreed. Plus, wikipedia sat they test for two years first. No guarantee that they're going to continue beyond 2012.

Btw, I made mistake earlier. I said Giant Kota Kemuning. I meant Giant Kota Damansara. Kota Kemuning no Giant

lol.. i think is not that useful currently to upgrad for astro byond not much channel v can use at all.. only a few but every month need to pay 30 for it.. omg

hahahaha yea kota damansara is quite near to sri pentas tv3.... i was wondering whoa...kota komuning also can get... not bad

RM20, not RM30. for people with HDTV and Learning, Sports or Movie package, it's worth it. But for people without any of the mentioned packages... better wait for more channels to show up first lah.

OTOH, some people, myself included, can get all 5 HD channels for free until they start charging for HD in April. And hopefully by April they will have at least one HD channel in their roster that's in the compulsory family package.

Kota Kemuning can get RTM1 and 2 and RTM radio stations only. Nothing else. So yeah. Kota Kemuning can get. But not TV3.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 8 2010, 04:26 PM

Hi TVSPY & Spike2596,

So what's your advise? HD is in 16:9, SD is in 4:3 , are you suggesting to set two different setup/cables on my TV, i.e HD - via HDMI (16:9); SD - via component (4:3)?

Or should i just leave with the black vertical bars?

This post has been edited by auronthas: Jan 8 2010, 04:40 PM

So, anybody know how long they'll take for Beyond installation in Sungai Petani?

10 days LOL

now my area is starting to rain heavily
astro is still watchable
none of the "service is not available" msg popped out
and i'm still using the old dish

Which resolution better to watch Astro Byond? 720p or 1080i

1080i

if you set 720p or lower, you can easily spot resizing artifacts on the fonts... it will have slightly jagged edges and with the previous picture post and info from a forumer here, it has been confirmed all hd channels broadcasted are in 1080i, so yeah stick to the native resolution to get the sharpest picture =)

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Added on January 8, 2010, 7:37 pmmine did.... just a little heavy rain where my old decoder and dish can stand, now it cant...i suspect it is due to the cables not changed...the installer coming to replace all the cable for me tmr....lets hope it solves the annoying problem

This post has been edited by kaspersky-fan: Jan 8 2010, 07:37 PM

My Astro Byond installed 2 nights ago. The installer told me that ODU 65 was running out of stock currently, thus he brought the old type ODU 60 for my installation. I called the CS and they confirmed that ODU 65 is out of stock.

I complained that in the T&C, it was mention I will be given ODU 65 and she mentioned it was the same and ODU 60 can be use also bla bla bla.. in the end, when I insisted I should get an ODU 65, she say it's either I proceed with the installation with ODU 60 or my installation will be put KIV till new stock for ODU 65 arrived. The CS say if I proceed with the installation with ODU 60, I can always check back if ODU 65 stock available and can request for a replacement FOC.

In the end, I agreed with the installer to proceed. I didn't even change the ODU and the installer says just wait for the ODU 65 to arrive and he will replace it for me. I didn't replace RG 6 cable also as it was concealed during house construction. Signal was only 185 using entry point # 1 but now I can get ~ 220 after I changed it to point # 18.

So far so good. Not much to complain except the remote/decoder respond too sensitive. My mum was unable to get the channel she wanted as she's a bit slow with the remote.

Thanks for answer my question. I need to know how to check our astro signal? Sorry for noob question coz Im still new with this Astro Byond = p

I think all moms are like that.

under installation settings > satellite settings > press ok until u see the signal level, then change to #18 and check again...

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Added on January 8, 2010, 8:02 pmwell, my dad and grandma too =p lol

This post has been edited by kaspersky-fan: Jan 8 2010, 08:02 PM

hmm...i dn't know which of your part went wrong...have to ask someone who know
my cable is kinda new...2-3 years only...since i moved to new house
but my dish is very old....use back the old dish since i subscribe astro...i think got 10 years already

well mine is the other way round...cable used for 7-8 years already, but the installer said still ok to use and he said if theres prob i can call him to change cable foc....and yeah hes coming tmr... but because my cable is concealed...now im wondering where he should poke the hole in... =__=

extra:
the minimum signal level is 170 to get good pic quality... i've notice it when it was raining, the moment it touch 169...pic quality goes 20% (pixellated, breaking picture etc)

and when i told the installer, he was told it was 150...then he reconfirmed with me its 170...so those who get 185....the moment u get light rain, can be easily distorted....just like my case

This post has been edited by kaspersky-fan: Jan 8 2010, 08:09 PM

so can i conclude that Byond decoders are more sensitive (requires higher signal strength to operate) than the previous one?

This post has been edited by JOR23N: Jan 8 2010, 08:17 PM