yup astro people mess it up big time, temporary fix is to set your byond box to pillar box, then if your HDTV is capable, let it stretch it out

I blogged on how to do it

http://stinkyfruit.wordpress.com/2010/03/1...how-to-stretch/

the main thing is knowing how to set your TV correctly. You should be able to set the Component to stretch (probably by setting it to 16:9 input) and not affect the HDMI channel aspect ratio.
Then using just the b.yond remote you can see stretched channels via component/composite connection and HD via the HDMI input.

you can still use TV stretch function through component output. Byond suppose to start billing on April, now basically you are paying just the same as normal SD price, so treat it as a normal decoder with no HDMI. A free HD decoder and few months of free HD, its only fair to give Astro time to fix this minor issue, instead some people are over reacting. Thank you for your polite comment

[quote=Hamas,Mar 14 2010, 03:00 PM]
you can still use TV stretch function through component output. Byond suppose to start billing on April, now basically you are paying just the same as normal SD price, so treat it as a normal decoder with no HDMI. A free HD decoder and few months of free HD, its only fair to give Astro time to fix this minor issue, instead some people are over reacting. Thank you for your polite comment

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Go get ur self a beyond decoder,then come back and participate in the discussion.

Again thank you for ur stupidity and comment on this thread.

Now just leave it to the people who actually own a beyond decoder and subscriber.

I am beginning to suspect that astro are sending out spies to cover their buttock

I'm no spy, I openly admit that I'm astro staff.

Well well,if it isnt the enemy....nah just kiddin,thank you for the link about using composite cable to get strecth mode.but still it should be on one cable for all channel and we dont have to change input to view it.

LOL, not suitable to become a spy, cover has already blown

do Astro expect us to use Composite for our SD then change to hdmi just to watch HDs channel? Sorry to say, that is just plain stupid.

Obviously, they would be watching the responses on various sites , forums what ever medium it is , to know how bad the "services" are..

TallJustin has been feeding us information regarding byond even before it's available to us.. give him some slack and let the astro management have their meeting on monday and all we can do is keep on pressuring them and they will definitely do something about it.. rather than shooting forumers here putih putih creating unnecessary havoc in here

[quote=froggyx,Mar 14 2010, 03:05 PM]
[quote=Hamas,Mar 14 2010, 03:00 PM]
you can still use TV stretch function through component output. Byond suppose to start billing on April, now basically you are paying just the same as normal SD price, so treat it as a normal decoder with no HDMI. A free HD decoder and few months of free HD, its only fair to give Astro time to fix this minor issue, instead some people are over reacting. Thank you for your polite comment

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Go get ur self a beyond decoder,then come back and participate in the discussion.

Again thank you for ur stupidity and comment on this thread.

Now just leave it to the people who actually own a beyond decoder and subscriber.

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i am beyond subscriber and just giving my comment. grow up, child.

so you like zoom function very much?

yes but recently i become fan of pillarboxing and disgusted with distorted picture

doesnt mean if u like the pillar box, others shud have to like it too? The point is, let us have the option. susah sangat mau faham ka?

This post has been edited by xsi: Mar 14 2010, 07:40 PM

im not forcing anybody to like it but in my opinion, pillarboxing 4:3 format looks better

Hamas,
i think you are not clear why most of us feel upset.

1) astro took away the strecth option away
2) for Plasma owner, pillar box will damage the TV in the long run.

You are the minority here, who like the pillar box. good for you, but we just want back the stretch option, thats all.

3) dont tell me, just because we only going to be charged RM20, next month, we are not entitled to voice out our anger. We have a contract, before we sign on the dotted line, we were promised so much, but little so far to suggest Astro can deliver. F1 in HD? what is that? Astro must be joking if they consider that as HD...

if Astro have over 70% of HD channels, i don mind to do it, but only 5 channels. some more the sound quality with component(rca audio out) will be very soft until i cant hear any...

do you became a fan due to the upgrade?

Hamas just shut up.. you don't own an astro byond decoder... Ur previous comments clearly showed that you moronic imbecile...

To all forumers please refer previous posts made by Hamas.. he clearly has no idea of how an astro byond decoder functions... But for some reason he does like calling people kids.. perhaps because he is one

This post has been edited by akubeejays: Mar 14 2010, 09:05 PM