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 Astro B.yond V3.0, HD Content Available

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post Feb 28 2010, 11:22 AM

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QUOTE(eMKs @ Feb 28 2010, 06:44 AM)
Additional RM20 will be charge start from April onwards.
Other info you can find at byond faq http://www.astro.com.my/byond/faq.asp
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meaning we can enjoy Byond free till April onwards and if we were to terminate Byond, we still hav to pay rm20x12 mths to Astro and also lose the Byond box?

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post Feb 28 2010, 02:09 PM

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wats the difference between 1080i and 1080p?

Astro HD is which?

btw, my tv is a 1920 by 1080 , so which is which?

thx
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post Feb 28 2010, 05:47 PM

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QUOTE(lowyard @ Feb 28 2010, 04:37 PM)
Subscribe for movie channels would be cool. Coz even if you've watched the movie, you'd like to watch it again coz it's in HD.. At least that's what I did.. BUT, I figured out SOME HD movies are not in a proper aspect ratio.. even new movies.. But speed racer HD is soo cool. Make your TV looked so pwerful.
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damn it, u are making me wanna subscribe to HBO and i dun hav the time to watch them too doh.gif
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post Feb 28 2010, 06:11 PM

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if i hav Dynasty + Sports + Learning, how much will i hav to add to include Movies ?
thx
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post Mar 1 2010, 01:21 AM

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QUOTE(SiriuslyCold @ Mar 1 2010, 01:10 AM)
1080i = interlaced
1080p = progressive

if you don't understand what interlaced and progressive means read this

byond is 1080i on some channels and 720p on some channels
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so which is actually better in terms of picture quality?
how to knoe our LCD tv is i or p enabled?
btw,my tv is LG 42LF20
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post Mar 1 2010, 09:15 AM

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i hav a feeling tat Astro will charge users for the Byond box come April as more HD channels are being introduced by then and its becoming a trend among users to get this latest fag as we early birds are the advertisers for Astro now
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post Mar 1 2010, 09:23 AM

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QUOTE(SiriuslyCold @ Mar 1 2010, 09:18 AM)
I hav a feeling it's going to be RM20
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i guess its rm280 for the swap , rm80 goes to the installer and rm200 to Astro
if u wanna keep the older decorder, another rm80 for the used set as most new non byond subscribers are using our used sets for new installation now tongue.gif
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post Mar 3 2010, 12:43 AM

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for recording function, we hav to pay extra like astro max doh.gif
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post Mar 5 2010, 09:40 PM

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RTM wont go HD, the best they go is Digital Tv laugh.gif
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post Mar 7 2010, 05:30 PM

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if my tv is a full hd 1080, do i still need to do the settings on resolutions on the byond box?
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post Mar 9 2010, 04:21 PM

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QUOTE(neb @ Mar 8 2010, 10:23 PM)
the HD decoder will not indicate the channel's original resolution, but for HD it is either 1080i or 720p, for SD it is broadcast at 576i

if you select 1080i in the box, everything will be upscaled to be 1080i, your TV will then deinterlace it to become 1080p

if 720p is selected in the box, 576i will be upscaled, 1080i content will be down-scaled, your TV will again convert everything to 1080p
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how do u do the selection fr the Byond box?

care to advice anyone?

thanks
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post Mar 9 2010, 08:02 PM

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QUOTE(aceedburn @ Mar 9 2010, 04:46 PM)
go to installation settings, key in your pin (default is 0000), then hd settings then select 1080i and press ok. that's it.
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thx, will definately try it once i get home rclxms.gif
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post Mar 13 2010, 03:40 AM

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funny

my lcd tv dun hav the problems tat u guys were having, two black vertical bars?

how come?? sweat.gif
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post Mar 13 2010, 07:30 AM

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wat version is your guys software which hav the black bars on the side?

i din leave my decorder on standby so my software is still v1.0 and hence no black bar tongue.gif
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post Mar 13 2010, 09:06 PM

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some HD contents also comes wif pillar box and compared to SD its much clearer wif HD

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post Mar 14 2010, 04:21 PM

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QUOTE(dxjb @ Mar 14 2010, 04:16 PM)
F1 in HD “not until 2011″

Hoping to watch the 2010 F1 season in high definition? Afraid you’re set for another disappointment.

BBC’s Lee McKenzie has said on Twitter that FOM will not be offering Formula 1 in HD to broadcasters until 2011.

Many other forms of motor racing have been broadcast in high def for years. This year will be the sixth season NASCAR has been broadcast in HD.

While F1 dawdles about catching up with HD technology, football is pressing ahead with the introduction of 3D broadcasts, starting with this year’s World Cup.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/01/07/f1-i...not-until-2011/

So F1 fans in Malaysia
PLease note that the F1 HD ur watching is not true HD
Its just an upscaled version made by Astro
They are so proud that they are broadcasting F1 in HD this year
Even held a press conference at Sepand Circuit for it
So nowhere in the world F1 is in HD
Wherever u r watchung F1 and its says HD, its just upscaled
Hope now everyone understand Astro has just lied again

As for World Cup, it will be in HD..
Y? Coz there are international broadcasters who transmit HD feed for World Cup
HD for football is not a big problem around the world unlike F1
People aren't even talking about World Cup in HD around the world
They are now moving on to World Cup in 3D!!!
Astro..don't even think about 3D..u cant even fix a zoom problem in 24hours..!!!!
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i like the part abt "fixing the zoom problem"

why is is so?? cause astro is run my ...............
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post Mar 14 2010, 04:25 PM

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QUOTE(neb @ Mar 14 2010, 04:21 PM)
I think astro tried to promote their byond HD through F1 pretend-HD and backfired, they imagine malaysia viewers can be easily fooled shakehead.gif
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the general malaysian public maybe easily fooled but not us, low yat members laugh.gif
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post Mar 14 2010, 08:40 PM

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wat if our Byond is still in V1.0 and not V1.01S......

can we FORCE it to reset back to V1.0?
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post Mar 15 2010, 07:41 AM

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QUOTE(dxjb @ Mar 15 2010, 01:57 AM)
So now F1 UPSCALED HD is done with
Can Astro step up and fix the SD channels..?
A lot of people are getting very angry
Including all the VIPs, Executives, Menteri2, Dato'2, Datin2, TanSri2, YB2, rakyat 1MALAYSIA..
Ur stakeholders, ur staff, ur CEO all also watching bad SD channels PQ..
They very unhappy watching Dato' Lee Chong Wei win badminton All England Championship in zoom and pillar mode
They got big HD Plasma and LCD Tv at home but Astro give them to watch with black pillar box or in zoom mode
Aiyoooo..tak tau..Astro..ramai orang sudah marah..
Later this issue go into Aduan Rakyat or even Parlimen tomorrow, Astro will be embarrassed
Quickly..fix it before u get warning from big name people..then u have nightmare..  thumbup.gif
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i din put my Astro to standby mode for the auto update to take effect. Now whenever i turn on my Byond, the channel shown on is 573 and
my astro Byond software is still 1.0, i din get any pillar box on all my sd channels BUT most SD channels picture quality is much better compared to before.

So i would urge those users tat still hav the V1.0 software to turn off Byond whenever u retire fr watching or juz leave your fav channels and DONT put your Astro on standby mode thumbup.gif
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post Mar 15 2010, 09:57 AM

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QUOTE(gogo2 @ Mar 15 2010, 09:55 AM)
I think pillar box better bro. It's the real picture. Not fake stretch and weird picture  thumbup.gif
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not all are pillar boxed as some are produced wif the 16:9 format , hence no pillar box

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