Agreed. Although Steve Slater + Alex Yoong is not bad, I prefer original commentator. Back when TV3/RTM show live telecast, I always tune it rather than Star Sport. Beside good commentator, you get 2 minutes earlier live feed & less commercial break. But now no choice, ntv7 only show delayed.

Anyone here know that astro has launched new decoder for school used?? I saw the new decoder has Dolby Digital Logo and has build-in Hard Disk. The function is same as eralier Astro Max... The design looked a bit same as B.Yond., but slightly bigger and long...

DECODER USER MANUAL : http://www.astro.com.my/kampusastro/images...o%20Dekoder.pdf

REMOTE CONTROLLER USER MANUAL : http://www.astro.com.my/kampusastro/images...der%20Astro.pdf




when I saw this, I feel really miss my Astro max...

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Mar 9 2010, 11:09 AM

Yea. My school has one. Its under an Astro programme called Kampus Astro. Have yet to try it though, but I bet the interface is the same as Astro Max.

they should expand this for the home/personal user....

looks like byond box...

Too bad, our byond only have 1 tuner. So, we won't have 'watch 1 channel while recording other channel' just like Astro Max, when byond recording function is available.

I think, in the future time, surely astro will release the new version of Byond...
maybe it will have 2 tuners like astro max and will be included with internal HDD....
because Starhub cable tv in singapore also launched 2 version of HD decoder...
one with fully PVR functions, and other one just like astro byond.., only can watch hd channel...

how do u do the selection fr the Byond box?

care to advice anyone?

thanks

go to installation settings, key in your pin (default is 0000), then hd settings then select 1080i and press ok. that's it.

thx, will definately try it once i get home

Actually that box is also for personal user. My friend got that box for new registration. It has component output.

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Added on March 9, 2010, 9:25 pmAll scenarios u give are possible.
But no 2 is the worst case scenario. LOL

Just wait and see.

This post has been edited by minimize: Mar 9 2010, 09:25 PM

Nope, totally different. The decoder for Kampus Astro has built in hard disk for DVR capabilities. You can see it through the remote control.

Update: Yes, the box uses the same UI as the former Astro Max. Shots of the UI can be seen in the following PDF file.

Kampus Astro

This post has been edited by spikey2506: Mar 9 2010, 11:11 PM

Upscale SD to HD is pretty much moot. Won't bring back details lost when dropping resolution to SD...

As for the Kampus Astro box... Has the Max logo there Maybe they are thinking of relaunching Max?

Also, today I received the DETV decoder I subscribed for my mother. PQ better than Astro SD although definitely tak setanding HD. I initially had issues with connectivity but the connection problem went away when I changed my AP to CH11 from CH8 (which for some reason quite a few APs also share that channel in my area). Mom very happy that she get her china channels again.

But the biggest thing is they're doing it through a 1MBPS stimix line. Something TM keeps telling me is impossible to do through stimix with their IPTV box and insisting that it needs their HSBB to work due to "technical limitations" and then refusing to let me sign up because my area has no HSBB. Excuse me, the letters "IPTV" makes me believe that their decoder connects to the router by ethernet (which is validated with the fact that the TM fiber system is a data-only system with IP Telephony and IPTV running as part of the Triple-Play system. Logic will tell you that to use IP, it needs to jack into the router). If DETV's IPTV system can deliver decent quality streaming video over stimix 1M, why can't the TM-IPTV system?

Yes, all these quest for TM-IPTV is because Astro don't want to give me BBC Channels.

And on that, a suggestion to Astro: DETV's on-demand system uses Ethernet to stream programs to the user. The server will only stream the program to the user and that user alone only when requested. This is the real definition for on-demand. Try to migrate your AOD system over to that, it'll save you satellite bandwidth that you can use to carry more channels. After all, all the latest decoders already have Ethernet port. And while at it, migrate SD to DVB-S2 so PQ can improve. You've pulled off mass decoder change before, do it again.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 10 2010, 12:50 AM

It's a good news indeed if F1 confirm shown in ESPN HD.
I do read someone in Facebook mention it will be shown at Speed Channel in HD.

Confirmed to be shown LIVE on ESPN HD

31 Jan 0125 Burnley 1-2 Chelsea (Live)
31 Jan 2125 Manchester City 2-0 Portsmouth (Live)
1 Feb 0000 Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United (Live)
2 Feb 0354 Sunderland 0-0 Stoke City (Live)
6 Feb 2040 Liverpool 1-0 Everton (Live)
7 Feb 0125 Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Aston Villa(Live)
7 Feb 2125 Birmingham City 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Live)
8 Feb 0000 Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal (Live)
10 Feb 0340 Manchester City 2-0 Bolton Wanderers (Live)
11 Feb 0340 Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool (Live)
20 Feb 2040 Everton 3-1 Manchester United (Live)
21 Feb 0125 Portsmouth 1-2 Stoke City(Live)
21 Feb 2155 Aston Villa 5-2 Burnely(Live)
22 Feb 0010 Wigan Athletic 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur (Live)
27Feb 2040 Chelsea 2-4 Manchester City (Live)
28Feb 0125 Stoke City 1-3 Arsenal (Live)
28Feb 2055 Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Everton (Live)
28Feb 2255 Carling Cup Final - Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United on ASSP HD (Live)
7March 0125 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Manchester United (Live)
8March 0000 Everton 5-1 Hull City (Live)
9March 0400 Wigan Athletic 1-0 Liverpool (Live)
13March 2040 Tottenham Hotspur vs Blackburn Rovers (Live)
14March 0125 Hull City vs Arsenal (Live)
14March 2130 Manchester United vs Fulham (Live)
15March 0000 Sunderland vs Manchester City (Live)
16March 0400 Liverpool vs Portsmouth (Live)
20March 2045 Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (Live)
21March 0125 Arsenal vs West Ham United (Live)
21March 2130 Manchester United vs Liverpool (Live)
22March 0000 Blackburn Rovers vs Chelsea (Live)
25March 0400 West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (Live)
28March 0130 Bolton Wanderers vs Manchester United (Live)
28March 1900 Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers (Live)
29March 2300 Liverpool vs Sunderland (Live)
30March 0300 Manchester City vs Wigan Athletic (Live)
3April 1945 Manchester United vs Chelsea (Live)
4April 1230 Burnley vs Manchester City (Live)
4April 2300 Everton vs West Ham United (Live)
11April 2030 Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester United (Live)
11April 2300 Manchester City vs Birmingham City (Live)
13April 0300 Chelsea vs Bolton Wanderers (Live)
17April 1945 Manchester City vs Manchester United (Live)
18April 1230 Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea (Live)
18April 2030 Wigan Athletic vs Arsenal (Live)
18April 2300 Portsmouth vs Aston Villa (Live)
20April 0300 Liverpool vs West Ham United (Live)
25April 1230 Arsenal vs Manchester City (Live)
25April 1900 Aston Villa vs Birmingham City (Live)
25April 2100 Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur (Live)
25April 2300 Chelsea vs Stoke City (Live)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ON ESPN HD
17 Feb 0340 AC Milan 2-3 Manchester United (Live)
17 Feb 1000 Lyon 1-0 Real Madrid (Delayed)
18 Feb 0340 Porto 2-1 Arsenal (Live)
24 Feb 0340 Sttugart 1-1 Barcelona (Live)
24 Feb 1000 Olympiacos 0-1 Bordeaux(Delayed)
25 Feb 0130 CSKA Moscow 1-1 Sevilla(Live)
25 Feb 0340 Inter Milan 2-1 Chelsea (Live)
10Mar 03:40 Arsenal vs Porto (Live)
10Mar 12:00 ACF Fiorentina vs Bayern Munich (Delay)
11Mar 03:40 Manchester United vs AC Milan (Live)
11Mar 12:00 Real Madrid vs Lyon (Delay)

One mamak stall in kepong also use this type of decoder. Exactly same from outside view but not sure about recoding capabilities.

Has anyone seen the new commercial on Astro saying something Malaysia sports related is coming?
Well my guess and i bet thats it's for the new Astro Arena
New all Malaysian sports channel
Will feature Malaysians in sports like football,badminton, etc
Read somewhere the channel will launch this month
Nope its not the same as RTM Arena (RTM's own future sports channel)

that Kampus Astro decoder looks exactly like my 2nd decoder
I ordered my 2nd decoder back in January
Thought would get the silver compact decoder
But got a Byond lookalike decoder like that one
i do not have the recording capabilities though

About the F1 in HD issue
I watched Sportscenter tonight and actually there was a press conference abut it in Sepang
They are saying that it will be HD..whether upscale HD or true HD it was not mention and still to be confirmed
Anyways..for fans or EPL and F1..there will be a probable clash
On Sunday F1 starts at 800pm..930pm EPL starts
There might not clash this week as F1 probably will end by the time the football gets underway
But in the coming weeks and months, F1 will have races starting at 8pm and footy at 830pm
Any idea how they will handle this?

This post has been edited by dxjb: Mar 10 2010, 02:40 AM

Prepare to be disappointed by how upscaled SD doesn't bring back lost details.

Maybe it'll go the other way, RTM will transmit Astro Arena to public for free? Given that Astro is transmitting RTM Musik Aktif which is a free channe; for DVB-T decoder/tuner card owners.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 10 2010, 12:54 AM

Astro always has channels which wl listen to them, BBC has standards of its own it wont bow to Astro so it went off !Kampus Astro is politics who cares what decorder they use !
I too have the same question if DETV can stream why cant TMIPTV ? Maybe some experts here can shed some light !

This post has been edited by smileguy: Mar 10 2010, 09:07 AM

I think TM not allow their IPTV via streamyx because they want to provide HD channel & to guarantee PQ. U know la, stimix not so stable & sometime you'll get very very slow connection.

Astro cannot provide real on-demand because of satellite communication limitation. Real on-demand, you need to request before you can watch it. How do they know you request it? You can't transmit data from decoder to satellite, it just 1 way.

But for IPTV, you can get real on-demand. They also can provide online gaming if they want.