Guys, have you heard of Astro going to launch Beyond Max which is recordable?

If you want B.yond Max (or as Cam called it, PVR), you probably have to buy it. You don't buy B.yond. You must subscribe to it for 12 months minimum or 24 months for new Astro subscribers. When B.yond Max comes out, you can buy it and upgrade. World Cup is coming and Astro is already busy. If you don't want to miss out on football in HD, subscribe now.
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I saw earlier CM of AXN HD and i dont know if came from "wrong feed", but it said AXN HD is coming so call your service provider...

dunno wat wrong with astro...now my house got NGO/APL/Discovery Channel even i didnt subscribe it...so enjoy especially in HD...
btw my channel now - 1mini package (FUN) + sport package = RM66.95+RM20.00 (HD)...

Anybody with the Sports package noticed that ESPN HD is now filled with programming? Not LIVE necessarily, but filled with programming. I guess Astro realizes that a mostly static channel will raise the ire of new B.yond subscribers who paid money to watch the World Cup in HD with the Sports package.
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Hi neighbours,

Your long awaited good news!

http://www.casbaa.com/NewsDetail.aspx?id=0...44bd437590daadb

AXN HD on Astro 721 from June 16. Cheers!!

I didnt understand this paragraph 

So, what they told is this year we have to get the HDD addon if we want to use PVR function and next year they will introduce new b.yond HD decoder that build in HDD...
we'll see bout that 

currently my package consist of Dynasty+Sports+Learning+News
if i add in Variety, then its +RM5?

thx

2) is the a new decoder with in built PVR. it's got 2 tuners so allows recording of 2 simulateous shows and if I've got this rigth playback of a 3rd all at the same time. Personally I've not tested this box.
It will require a special dual LNB that naturally have 2 cables coming to the box to feed the two tuners.

The PVR features aren't just about recording I find that the pause live broadcast feature is awesome. My phone rings, my baby craps her nappy or what ever I just hit pause and deal with it and then come back and hit play to take off from where I left.

Another little secret I discovered is that not only can you pause but rewind to watch that goal again and lets say you've been watching a programme from the start and you really get it into it and want to watch it again then just hit record. If you haven't changed channel during the broadcast of the show the HDD will automatically go back and keep the recording of the entire show for you.

The major thing you will find is that you watch TV differently. No longer do you just turn the box on and watch, now you turn the box on and sellect what you want to watch from the recording you have made. Kind of TiVo like.

To make this recording function better then the old astro max we are spending a lot of time improving the quality of the EPG. shortly you'll notice the start times of programmes will be far more accurate. As you know Malaysian law requires that we censor programmes & remove foregin commercials before they are broadcast and we do this in almost all our international channels live with a special delay system that holds the incoming video until it is edited and then it gets published. Problem with a PVR and this delay system is that you often would miss the end part of a show as it ran over the EPG scheduled time. We will be tweaking our EPG to compensate for this.

This is going to be a busy week for Astro and I hpoe you like what is coming.

Sorry I've been MIA on here, working on the data behind the EPG and my new baby girl click HERE (isn't she cute!) has meant that I've been too busy to drop by. Got any questions drop then on my blog. I reply to everyone and I do not censor your comments.

Cheers all
Justin

I hope the new PVR will be much more stable than the Astro Max as I'm still keeping it aside since last December.

I didn't surrender it because it cost more than "RM80". Hope this decision are right.

By the way, will Astro remove your Astro Max for waiver of the Installation Fees?

Astro B.Yond FAQ:
How do I sign up for Astro B.yond Box?

Please note that Astro Max will not be swapped out.

May be your installer fork out his RM 80 and keep the Astro Max for his own use.

16 GB can record wat

we are talking of HD quality

anyway nice try as thumbdrive wont "eats" much power fr Byond

official announcement tmrw 1st june?

just called astro...ext hdd cost rm299... can record up to 100 hrs...

to get astro byond pvr have to buy seperatley..but with astro max exchange only....with byond pvr..

Good to hear. I'll be visiting and asking tons of questions. Hopefully the sales people would know all the details.

This doesn't sound too good. Hopefully tomorrow I can clarify; but then again generally sales people are notoriously forgetful or misinformed.

Hopefully Astro keeps track of their Astro Max subscribers so that they can get B.yond PVR for free, especially for those who had to "surrender" their Astro Max when they installed their B.yond.

If Astro transmits HD at 8Mbps H264 and using 384kpbs Dolby Digital, using a 16GB flash drive you can record 252 minutes of HD, equal to The Lord Of The Rings Extended Edition.
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Must we buy the external HDD from Astro?  We cannot use our own external HDD?

just called astro...ext hdd cost rm299... can record up to 100 hrs...

to get astro byond pvr have to buy seperatley..but with astro max exchange only....with byond pvr..

Thinking to get EX hdd. western digital my passport essential 320gb RM240. Should i buy?

we need to pay extra rm299 for the pvr decoder is it? n monthly extra rm10 rite?