hi... currently got 2 astro decoder... i wonder if i change to astro beyond can the card still be use in astro max and will they take the old astro dish?

smart cards are not interchangeable

they will collect back old astro decoder including dish, and replace with byond set for free, pay RM80 to retain old decoder set

byond set must use dish exclusively, however you can request LNB with 2 output to feed to your 2 decoders without interference

nope.. cannot exchange wan.. i tried with my byond box exchange with old smart card.. only got sound but no video..

Its a new ball game. u think they'll give everything free kaaa???

Well can I subscribe to byond n buy a second decoder??

Before changing to Astro Byond:
2 Smart card
2 Decoder
1 Dish

After changing to Astro Byond:
2 Smart Card
1 Normal Decoder
1 Byond Decoder
1 Dish

Where are you going to get the extra card for your additional decoder? If you want to keep on using your astro max, upgrade the account that's not attached to the astro max. That way you can still get to keep your astro max. The astro max cannot record HD content anyway.

anything is possible, if willing to pay extra

I got single account, 1 byond+1max+1 dish with 2 outputs

How much extra? Do you guys have any other way to record Astro programs?

yes, buy a DVD recorder like what i do now,
but the worst is my dvd recoder do not support s-video and component video input...

this guy's setup looks promising

hi everyone...does anybody know if I use to connect my old decoder while using new Byond dish...will it work?

My situation is like this :

The old decoder will be use in the bedroom while the byond decoder still remain as it in the living room. The only thing is I just want to share the dish with 2 accounts (2 smart cards @ 1 normal acc,1 byond acc)

Of course can. You can ask installer to change your LNB from single output to dual output. So from the one dish, the 2 output can be fed in to the 2 different decoders.

Thanks for the info. But is there a way where I can buy it and install myself? Usually when we call the installer they will charge for some $$ which I try to avoid for such a simple thing...

So one LNB with 2 output, one to B.yond and one to normal decoder?

yes..absolutely!

Hi everyone...
My parents house in KL have byond and my house in Penang also have byond. Is it possible if I buy 1 more byond decorder and install in KL and use the card I use in Penang?

Try use the card at your friend's house, or at your parent's house. If it works, that means the card can work at any decoder..
and 1 more thing, i think u know it already, but I just mention it again ... astro don't sell decoders only. It sell decoders + subscription (smart card).

old decoder can
byond decoder can't

just bring along your byond+card to wherever you want to watch astro

cannot aite? byond need byond dish

can, no problem, I am currently using it, byond box connecting to old light grey astro dish, sd+HD channel can be watched

however, really really old first generation dish with black philips LNB is not campatible with byond, the problem is with the old LNB, dish have no problem at all

This post has been edited by neb: Apr 18 2011, 04:10 PM