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post Mar 29 2010, 06:54 AM

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QUOTE(Epic_winner091 @ Mar 29 2010, 06:47 AM)
Sorry If I haven't read rest of the thread. (Imagine the time to browse all 100+ pages tongue.gif )

I have two decoders, using one dish, that are most likely in separate accounts as the downstairs Astro has no Movie channels while the unit upstairs has it subscribed. The cables are embedded into the wall and thicker than the one in my old house. The splitter thing is downstairs.

Will I get Byond for both televisions or either one will have to use SD (downstairs is HD ready, no HDMI sad.gif upstairs is a more canggih Samsung Full HD TV with 4 HDMI). I think I will get the dish with the two LNB but as the cables are in the wall... I don't know.
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I tried running Beyond on SD tele and FULL HD LCD simultaneously. And it worked.

I guess it should work for you as well..
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post Mar 29 2010, 08:02 AM

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erm, i think film people have start their way to produce HD drama or film coz now they have their place to sell it...and i think maybe someone have planned it now...but, if the picture quality is good but the storyline bad, wut for hd????want to see malay drama, girl crying in HD ar?haha...then raining...
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post Mar 29 2010, 08:08 AM

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QUOTE(apexg2 @ Mar 29 2010, 08:02 AM)
erm, i think film people have start their way to produce HD drama or film coz now they have their place to sell it...and i think maybe someone have planned it now...but, if the picture quality is good but the storyline bad, wut for hd????want to see malay drama, girl crying in HD ar?haha...then raining...
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oh my...... notworthy.gif
even i'm Malay...
I myself feel most of Malay Drama have no quality...
only love, love, love, story about rich people (datuk,datin,tan sri)
and the most important part that frequently have in Malay Drama is EAT, EAT, EAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN..
haish.................... shocking.gif

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post Mar 29 2010, 08:15 AM

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QUOTE(Qash-M @ Mar 27 2010, 08:57 PM)
Any update on Discovery HD coming? hmm.gif
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i saw the ad at Animal planet channel: Discovery HD from 1st April! rclxms.gif
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post Mar 29 2010, 08:20 AM

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QUOTE(dsubra @ Mar 29 2010, 08:15 AM)
i saw the ad at Animal planet channel: Discovery HD from 1st April! rclxms.gif
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False alarm! rclxub.gif
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post Mar 29 2010, 08:20 AM

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OFF TOPIC discussion...

QUOTE(Arlington @ Mar 28 2010, 08:22 PM)
When Astro says they need to buy HD cameras etc... they're not talking about buying the cheap H.264 codec cameras, like Ex3, P2 or RED,
I don't know about the other two but REDcode is not H.264. It's a form of wavelet codec though it is lossy.

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they're talking about buying broadcast level CineAlta HDCam cameras such as those used to film the new Star Wars.

It's older technology, but the codecs are truly lossless...
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Buying CineAltas for studio shoots is a rather waste of money but it's their money. If they are buying a bunch of them for feature shoots, then I understand. But then again, Japanese studios have been using HD cameras including HDCAMs, tweaked specifically by the OEM, to shoot their movies as a cheaper alternative than 35mm, for example the Death Note trilogy.


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post Mar 29 2010, 08:21 AM

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QUOTE(AjkR06 @ Mar 29 2010, 08:08 AM)
oh my......  notworthy.gif
even i'm Malay...
I myself feel most of Malay Drama have no quality...
only love, love, love, story about rich people (datuk,datin,tan sri)
and the most important part that frequently have in Malay Drama is EAT, EAT, EAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN..
haish....................  shocking.gif
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I prefer Korean drama.
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post Mar 29 2010, 08:27 AM

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QUOTE(Epic_winner091 @ Mar 29 2010, 06:47 AM)
Sorry If I haven't read rest of the thread. (Imagine the time to browse all 100+ pages tongue.gif )

I have two decoders, using one dish, that are most likely in separate accounts as the downstairs Astro has no Movie channels while the unit upstairs has it subscribed. The cables are embedded into the wall and thicker than the one in my old house. The splitter thing is downstairs.

Will I get Byond for both televisions or either one will have to use SD (downstairs is HD ready, no HDMI sad.gif upstairs is a more canggih Samsung Full HD TV with 4 HDMI). I think I will get the dish with the two LNB but as the cables are in the wall... I don't know.
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Yes,you will get the dish with the two LNB (as me). biggrin.gif
One more cable should be lay,choose easier route.

This post has been edited by stasio: Mar 29 2010, 08:37 AM
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post Mar 29 2010, 08:44 AM

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V4 should re-open by today smile.gif ha..ha...
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post Mar 29 2010, 08:54 AM

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QUOTE(stasio @ Mar 29 2010, 08:27 AM)
Yes,you will get the dish with the two LNB (as me). biggrin.gif
One more cable should be lay,choose easier route.
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So the Dual-LNB connects directly to both decoders and not through a splitter? Guess have to rewire...
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post Mar 29 2010, 08:59 AM

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QUOTE(Epic_winner091 @ Mar 29 2010, 08:54 AM)
So the Dual-LNB connects directly to both decoders and not through a splitter? Guess have to rewire...
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Yes it must connect directly to both deocders.
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post Mar 29 2010, 09:00 AM

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QUOTE(azrin_kiko @ Mar 29 2010, 08:20 AM)
False alarm!  rclxub.gif
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I saw the same advertisement yesterday... it said Discovery World HD starting 1 April on Astro Byond... how u know its a false alarm?
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post Mar 29 2010, 09:06 AM

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1 April? Could be an April Fools joke. tongue.gif

No news from Astro.com. grumble.gif
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post Mar 29 2010, 09:13 AM

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QUOTE(azrin_kiko @ Mar 29 2010, 08:21 AM)
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I prefer Korean drama.
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there are some good ones.. you just need to be choosy with certain directors and production house..
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post Mar 29 2010, 09:16 AM

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QUOTE(tedtarg @ Mar 29 2010, 09:00 AM)
I saw the same advertisement yesterday...  it said Discovery World HD  starting 1 April on Astro Byond...    how u know its a false alarm?
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If the ad only shown in Discovery Channel Channel's e.g. Discovery, Animal Planet, Turbo, H&H, Travel & Living... Then it is a false alarm. Refer to earlier post. If is true...
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post Mar 29 2010, 09:18 AM

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need more 3 post...V4 is coming...
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post Mar 29 2010, 09:19 AM

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QUOTE(aressandro10 @ Mar 29 2010, 09:13 AM)
there are some good ones.. you just need to be choosy with certain directors and production house..
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Prefer SBS dramas
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post Mar 29 2010, 09:39 AM

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QUOTE(Arlington @ Mar 29 2010, 12:40 AM)
S / S / H
I wish there was some international standard for this like they had for when CDs first started coming out.  Remember they use to say A / A / D or some other derivation.
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For most things around here it's more like *SHH!!!* ph34r.gif

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QUOTE(TallJustin @ Mar 28 2010, 01:21 PM)
I'm not talking from Astro's perspective here, I have no idea why it was pulled but my thoughts are more that the channel sucked. Content was old, I saw programmes on there that were on air in the UK 10 years ago when I lived there. None of the new shows were less then a year old & all the serial programmes are freely avaiable in pirate DVD shops here, BBC don't understand Asian TV markets. I got to a point where I paid for a VPN and watched the BBCiPlayer website.
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What about those that lived here in Malaysia and has no chance to go to the UK? Iirc the last time Red Dwarf aired here in Malaysia on Metrovision (now 8TV) over 10 years ago, they shoddily skipped episodes and did not pause the tape playback when showing ads, resulting in glaring missing scenes when the show returns from a commercial. And oh, btw, BBCE's Dr. Who is only a few months old (last time I tuned in I got the one with David Tennant, the 10th Doctor), which considering that no Malaysian TV station has ever broadcasted that excellent show (whether they did in the 80s is beyond my knowledge, I was still very young then, but I have no recollection of ever seeing that show from birth up until BBCE was brought in, only hearing about it on the Internet and in newspapers and magazines), is considered cutting edge.

As for a VPN, I tried. Doesn't really work, video was choppy and pauses too often.

QUOTE(Epic_winner091 @ Mar 29 2010, 09:06 AM)
1 April? Could be an April Fools joke. tongue.gif

No news from Astro.com.  grumble.gif
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Confirmed Astro error. The ad was for a new Discovery HD channel and was targeted for India.

Great. Just, great. Now there are two Discovery HD channels that we don't have, in addition to the bunch of other Nat Geo HD channels and Nat Geo specialty channels.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 29 2010, 09:51 AM
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post Mar 29 2010, 10:01 AM

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As said earlier Discovery HD seems to be not on list. I hv seen adverts on Fox channels on starworld perhaps this Discovery advert too was one whcih missed the cut.Anyway if at all India launches it on 1st April then Congragulations !! rclxms.gif Check out sundth channels and their so damn cheap packages ! Why ? Why? we in Malaysia pay the highest for telephone, internet and tv I wonder ? hmm.gif Screwed up services anyway ! vmad.gif

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