maybe zoom just plain sucks thats why astro remove it i guess..but yea, according to the poll there is some who likes to watch in zoom. but well...

majority vs minority....
surely majority wins right?
But astro should just keep that "zoom" mode....
because someone really needs it....

but the zoom mode truncated so much of the picture that even the subtitle are gone??... hmm...

new firmware out already ? must standby decoder after working hour

ps : 1Malaysia Voice..can change anything

But you can use it for 16:9 SD channel that has closed caption subtitle like History Channel without losing too much picture

I also said that, based on what I've seen Starhub and MioTV carrying.

Idk. I've given up oredi. Usually when I call up to enquire they'd say that they're still discussing. Then last time I call the CS flipped me off like that by saying outright that they're not going to bring in the channels. Definitely next call will be termination request

It's made even worse that TM IPTV has the channels, but they don't serve my area.

How many channel has Closed Caption? They should start to work on converting to using CC already. Open Captioning is embarrassing if done wrong (seen it happen on RTM and TV9 very, very often) and irritating.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 18 2010, 02:20 PM

I left my unit on stand by since yesterday night 11 PM, no update yet...

Tonight if I go back and see the damn aspect ratio still out of sort, I am going to call and ask for rebate.

check your byond box system version, 15 march 2010 would be the latest firmware

Why not Pillar Box, Zoom, Stretch? Then everyone would be happy.

They must be really stupid or it's some kinda technical limitation.

pillar and stretch pretty much cover everyone...

by the way, what is open caption and close caption?

This post has been edited by aressandro10: Mar 18 2010, 04:34 PM

Open-captioning
Similar to subtitling, open captions are always visible; they are "burned" onto the videotape and no decoder or a built-in TV decoder chip is needed to view them. They are usually white letters with a black rim or drop shadow. A wide variety of fonts is available for open-captioning, allowing the use of upper- and lower-case letters with descenders that drop below the baseline. The options for caption placement are great, permitting location anywhere on the screen.

Closed-captioning
Closed captions are not normally visible; a decoder or television with a decoder chip is necessary to view them. They are generally white capital letters encased in a black box. However, newer technology will soon allow color text and color background, as well as latitude in the type of fonts that can be used and where captions can appear.

Hope thats clear..

As i notice:
- TVIQ
- History
- Hallmark
If you know other channel, let me know

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Added on March 18, 2010, 6:47 pm
In simple words:
Closed Caption - You can turn on/off subtitle by pressing subtitle button
Open Caption - Subtitle is always there

This post has been edited by eMKs: Mar 18 2010, 06:48 PM

channels with Closed Captions on astro (as what I know) :

Astro Ria
Astro Prima
Astro AEC
Astro Wah Lai Toi
Astro Vaanavil
HBO
AFC
CI
BIO

Most of them are astro in-house channels...

emks... Hallmark does not have CC.., it is Open Caption...
The subtitles are always there... same as AXN, SD Nat Geo, Discovery, Star Movies, Star World, E! so on....

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Mar 18 2010, 07:31 PM

why do we even have open captions?

Why do we even have 480i? 720p? not directly 1080p?

Thats like asking why do we even have bluray ? and instead of next-gen discs which gives us more storage !

Bro..do u know the list of channels on TM IPTV? Care to share?

Pardon me, quite some time not watch the channel. But I remember last time when it was in channel 10/11 (can't remember) it has closed caption

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Added on March 18, 2010, 11:22 pm
Just wait when it launch, just around the corner
I also wait what the're offering

This post has been edited by eMKs: Mar 18 2010, 11:22 PM

orait..my fix already..no more potong2 screen

kes tutup tanpa dilepaskan ...

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry32454272

# RTM1
# RTM2
# DWTV
# Channel News Asia
# BBC Knowledge
# BBC Lifestyle
# CBeebies
# Fashion TV SD
# Fashion TV HD

Astro salesman promised me that they're bringin in CBeebies when I asked last year. Now CS day they won't bring in anything from BBC other than World News

TM should think about selling IPTV to streamyx 4MB subscribers. If they do I'll upgrade to 4MB immediately.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 19 2010, 11:07 AM