b.yond box is actually running on Linux OS, unix expert may know how to extract old firmware from those boxes still running on the old firmware

it seems like new firmware introduced another bug

we are paying for the SD channels every month, and we want stretch mode back right now

it does if you use byond HD box to view SD channels, did you get your byond box yet?

This post has been edited by neb: Mar 14 2010, 02:03 AM

LOL I don't get your logic, we are not talking about HD channels over here regarding the missing stretch mode

This post has been edited by neb: Mar 14 2010, 02:20 AM

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

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

so you like zoom function very much?

and do you think that the zoom mode is perfectly OK?

you are already good to go watching in pillar box, so lets others to have their chance to get back their stretch LOL

yea! Datuk Lee win, how come the broadcast was not in HD

LOL relax a bit, just ignore the post and don't get yourself angry, it is bad for your health

some SD channels program such as HistorySD actually broadcast in 16:9, but it was then converted by astro to be in 4:3, so you will have top/bottom/left/right black bar, this sort of convoluted channel is most suited to use stretch mode, did anyone notice that? you will get a nice HD-like 16:9 full screen output with proper height and width display on screen when stretched out.

This post has been edited by neb: Mar 15 2010, 10:36 PM

sorry don't understand what you are trying get across

SD channel can actually be braodcasted in 16:9 ratio, one example is german's free sat channel DW-TV, this channel is in 16:9 + SD, so astro should get proper 16:9 + SD feed from History channel network

this is "Zoom mode" fault introduce by astro new firmware update

temporary fix is to select "pillar box" mode, at the mean time make a complaint to astro

@BelowAverage

you may need to connect component video cable to your HDTV and switch your TV to it to view full-screen SD channel

as for live football on HD channels, I think they are actually live

This post has been edited by neb: Mar 15 2010, 11:14 PM

do you think there is enough NVRAM inside byond box to put in all these software codes?

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