It should be software update for current byond decoder to be capable for recording function using external hard drive.
I hope Astro won't charge for this feature
The different with your DVD recorder is it can schedule recording time using EPG & might support HD resolution as well.

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Added on May 6, 2010, 3:05 pm
Might be using IP network. If you notice, byond decoder has a network port. They might utilize it by connecting it to your broadband router. Just my guess Theoretically it's capable.
btw I don't want it as I foresee it's invasion of my privacy

This post has been edited by eMKs: May 6 2010, 03:05 PM

Do you think I can using USB pendrive to record programme on Byond??
I Don't have budget to buy external hard drive yet....

You need to ask TallJustin for this one, waiting for him to come back
& you need to remember pendrive using FAT16 file system which file size limited to 2GB only.
Worst thing is you must use 'Astro' brand hard drive but I hope not

wah... hopefully we will not have to record program using astro supplied HDD...
sure it will be cost so much if they make like that...
Just wanna give one idea to astro, if they launch the new PVR decoder, they can make the system for the customer to "rent" it... it was the concept that Starhub in Singapore do. They rent all of their decoder to customer for some fee every month....



This post has been edited by AjkR06: May 6 2010, 04:28 PM

You can format your pendrive to ntfs... Not only fat16. The problem is weather the byond decoder can read ntfs file system.

fat16 so old?
y not fat32? can max 4gb ma

I wonder what price Astro new PVR will cost? Maybe to be called Byond2u...

i doubt it's fat format.. could be EXT3 (Linux format)

Mac user which type?

no idea.. dint own mac before..

This post has been edited by dxjb: May 6 2010, 05:00 PM

Well, actually they already rent to us at RM20/month, that's why byond decoder is belong to them now

AIYOOOOOO..
I think the earlier forumer her misunderstood the Astro statement la..about launching personal video recorder (PVR)
It clearly states that its PVR SERVICE..
so it should be the Byond recording capabilities
Some here misunderstood that astro were gonna launch a new set of PVR..
Dont think thats right

In other words, u can use the recording functions on Byond this month - according to Astro statement

This post has been edited by dxjb: May 6 2010, 04:59 PM

can start using the recording already?

astro statement say launch this month

But then, there's:

1. How can one record program on current channel while can't watch other channel?

Because it only have 1 tuner. Same like if you using DVD recorder now, you can't change channel if you want to record it.

When DVD recorder and B.yond record function are combined, what's the advantage?

Just a waste
Byond recorded video might be protected by DRM while DVD recorder is not. But you can only get SD resolution by using external recorder unless you're using something like HDFury2 as one of forumer here posted back in V3.

Does HDFury2 available locally?