Already made my call to CS this morning, will be contacted by their technical person within 4 hours, I'll try my best to persuade them to reinstate the "stretch" feature in TV setting. Just put them back along with "Zoom" and "Pillar box", give us the freedom to choose.

I hate that now I have to change the zoom setting everytime when switching from HD to SD channel vice versa.

And dont tell me to live with large black box either side of my screen, better throw your large 16:9 tv and get that old crt if you want to do so.

Good bro. Do update us on what the tech person will say. Bomb them kaw kaw. I've already called CS first thing in the morning just now.

ASTRO - please revert to old software WHILE you fix this boo boo. This is not why we are paying you extra every month!


WE NEED OUR STRETCH MODE

For those who can't stand this mistake by Astro, revert to component while watching SD. Hopefully it won't take long for them to fix this. Sigh, if I had waited for the replies on this forum to come up last nite, I would not have let my Byond box go on standby last nite.

This post has been edited by spikey2506: Mar 11 2010, 10:38 AM

Luckily I have a "4:3 zoom" setting on my TV so when I set pillarbox from the byond set it will automatically stretch an SD channel on my screen, but when watching HD channel, I have to change it to "16:9" back on my TV. It's quite frustrating.

What brand is your TV? Mine is LG. Usually if I set it to 16:9, it will stretch all sources, including DVD. But it cannot stretch the pillarbox mode on Byond.

CraP! Waking up to this is utter bullsh!t~! I want my stretch back!!!!!

Call CS and complaint! We need all Byonders to do this!

Mine is Panasonic, got about 8 zoom options I think, but it still troublesome for me to change the setting everytime changing from/to SD/HD. The old V1.0 software was way better in this regard.

The zoom setting is called "4:3 Full", not "4:3 Zoom", sorry... just checked via their website, cause I'm at my office right now.

This post has been edited by djpianz: Mar 11 2010, 11:00 AM

How much is normal component cable like in Jusco or Giant?
I should have got the cable long time ago
But thought was leceh switching from AV to HDMI
but today after work must go get
Astro U are so stupid!
Did u not check it out first? I mean come on...
No scoreboard in football matches?
And what is the standard u set if a channel logo and subtitle cant be seen
So much for ur broadcasting standard
Dont want to send out distorted image..yeah right

Anyways..i'm sure this problem will be rectified quickly
Y? Coz Astro tech team sure da kene hentam by Astro big bosses and VIP
I mean..they also must have wives and kids who are shouting in their faces right now bout this
Or even the Astro big boss and VIPS are also pissed bout this themselves

QUICKLY FIX IT ASTRO!!!!

This post has been edited by dxjb: Mar 11 2010, 11:22 AM

i bought it mine from jusco for rm16+

but i felt dissapointed a bit la.. before byond, using component is good.. but using beyond decoder, half of the screen will got wavy lines la... aiyo...

This post has been edited by razuryza: Mar 11 2010, 11:30 AM

I think you can find supplied RCA cables in your Byond packaging, you can use those or the normal cheap RCA cable will do just fine. Just remember the colour should be the same from your Byond set to your tv. Simple guide is, normal RCA cable should have red, white and yellow coloured connector, just connect yellow to Y, red to Pr, and white to Pb. It's easy coz the Pr connector already coloured Red so you will not be confused.

i've tried this method too.. but it wont works.. donno why.. maybe my old composite cable is very thin one? (not using the one that supplied with byond decoder)

Dont change cables it wont work .You cant change the feed, we are at their mercy we take it or leave it we have put up about 15 years now so wat the heck ! Do we have another choice ?! I bet they wld never roll back just watch bcos they are a bunch of genious people !

This post has been edited by smileguy: Mar 11 2010, 11:36 AM

Usually you can rectify this problem with what is shown (or lack) on the screen, you also can easily find which one of three cable is broken when Y (luma), Red or Blue colour is missing by attaching the cable one by one. Just remember that you need another set of two RCA cables to route your audio if you want to connect via component.

I woke up this morning to check the Football scoreline on 811 Eurosportnews,, can't see the news bar below,, i thought something not right,,

then i read this,,,

Stupid ASSTRUKKKK

I think we should have a Poll

Yes I am experiencing the same if I use the components! Anyone else?

Any idea how to solve this?

Stuck on HDMI .

ASTRO - do something quick!

I think we should have FREEDOM....to choose

use composite la.. ok punye...