Zoom will be replace with Fix to screen. Still wonder what is fix to screen means. Just wait and see this thursday night.

Maybe Fix to screen is,
1- Like stretch mode (just change a name) or
2- Like zoom mode (just change a name) or
3- follow original source aspect ratio (will get 16:9 SD and 4:3)

its fit to screen, it should be fitting the picture according to the screen.

This is what astro can do right now if they want to broadcast all channel in HD. But upscaled is not a pure HD.
Hope this is a only temporary solution until pure HD source are available.

No problem to upscaled if source in 16:9 but how to upscaled 4:3 source to fix HDTV screen? Still get pillar box what.

so by default SD channell still in pillar box n we can change it to 'screen fit' option rite..?

OK....who is going to bring the BLOOD "Protesters in Thailand have spilled their own blood in a symbolic gesture to try to bring about the downfall of the present government."

theres the tv settings option to set which is default.

Yes

to change your default settings go to
Home>Settings>Installations Settings>PIN (0000) “ok”>TV Settings>Conversion for 4:3 input video> select your option.

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Added on March 16, 2010, 8:49 pmIt is option 1. it's a name change.


This post has been edited by TallJustin: Mar 16 2010, 08:49 PM

there is no more original source aspect ratio - when was the last movie shown on HBO, Cinemax or Star Movies actually 4:3?

All 3 channels are playing full frame 4:3 right now
HBO: Hell Boy2
Max: The Lodger
Star Movies: Spaceballs


All these channels buy the movies in 4:3 format, they aren't doing the conversion during broadcast they are acquiring that way. Almost always the original format is not in their library.

Wahh Ultra HD.. japan is always 1000 times in the front compare to malaysia in HD technology.
Please tell us a bit about Ultra HD (bandwidth,compression). How its PQ in ur eyes compare to Full HD?

This post has been edited by minimize: Mar 16 2010, 09:45 PM

TallJustin,
When watching the update advertisement on Astro, it says it will update the list of services
What does that mean apart from the zoom mode option?
Also does that mean new channels? Coz i thought would launch Astro Arena this month..
I actually think I saw the advertisement for the new channel, befor the uproar of the zoom/stretch issue
But have not seen the advertisement since..has the launch been postponed? Or was I dreaming all along?

N 1 more thing..
I think it would be cool if the big Astro logo on the banner when we switch channel, be changed to the logo of the channel itself..
U know the banner Im talking about right? Black background with astro logo with the current and next programme on the channel..
Change that to display the channel logo and it would look awesome..Just a suggestion..
Anyway..thanks for ur help and info as ever bro..Hope it continues!

yes... I also noticed that... it would be more cool when astro replace it with the channel logo itself like when we tune to RTM, RTM logo will appear on it.., when we tune to Astro Supersport, Supersport logo will appear on it.., so on....

Maybe Astro also should include the channel technical settings in the info bar like aspect ratio, channel resolution, HD or SD, DD or Stereo sound... just my cents...

That's the promo with the cheesy lounge music in the back ground?
There must be something else going on which I'm not aware of. It's un-related to the b.yond software update happening on the Thursday morning.

BTW non B.yond services must put the decoder into standby when they launch a new channel or do any transponder load changing (which is probably what is happening for this update to non b.yond users), These kind of updates happen dynamically on the b.yond box. Meaning that if a new channels launches on B.yond you don't need to download anything, it will just appear.

Ask me tech stuff I don't know much about the programming side of the business, I find out about new channels launching about the same time you will. For things like that I think you would best get the info from the facebook page?

Your wish is my command

Well actually I don't have any say in that but I'm pretty sure that is going to happen in the future

This post has been edited by TallJustin: Mar 16 2010, 10:25 PM

sheeesshhhh..i really thought u were gonna do it like right away..
hahaha..hope u do bring the suggestion forward..
thanks mate

i only want the banner to appear longer.. now its like appear for 5 seconds top.

and enable back dynamic banner switching (switch channel list on banner, but retain the watching channel).. i want to see what other channel is broadcasting before i switch channel.. now need to press < or > a lot of times

Bro..u can set the banner to appear for a maximum of 10 seconds

Press home>settings>your settings>banner settings
then change to 10seconds..press Blue button to confirm the change

TallJustin, I thought it can be done by just pressing the button at the Byond remote? also the default PIN 0000 is correct only if the user haven't changed the PIN for their Byond decoder...

i've seen from Japanese TV channel, some of the commercial is in 4:3 while most is in 16:9.. so it will be fullscreen during program and pillarscreen while commercial.

yes...but u'll need to press it everytime u change the channel...and ofcourse if ppl change the PIN the PIN is no longer 0000....

This post has been edited by GothFebrio: Mar 16 2010, 11:41 PM

Hi Willkso,
yes it can but using the remote doesn't set the change as a default setting for all the SD channels, it only changes the AR on that channel you are watching. Should you then surf to another channel it will switch back to the default setting.

If you have B.yond you can see this right now.

Regarding the PIN, I was thinking of listing all the variable combination and then asking you guys to select your code.

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Added on March 16, 2010, 11:55 pmYou can kind of do this by setting your favourite channels. then press the "ok" then press green to show channel type, select favourite and then use the <> control. Or press TV and do the same thing.

Oh & before you ask, those other listed channel types you see which are currently empty will be populated in a later release.

This post has been edited by TallJustin: Mar 16 2010, 11:55 PM