Refer previous post here or ask RAMChYLD, he's expert on this.

First ever local HD program is Thomas & Uber Cup. Hopefully it not upscaled version.

This post has been edited by minimize: May 6 2010, 06:45 PM

As good as Thomas & Uber Cup ad promo on HD channel...

Watching Hockey Malaysia vs Pakistan Live, now on Arena,, but not in HD..

good performance so far from the boys in Yellow

Guys..
need some help..
Im thinking of getting DVD recorder..
Will any DVD recorder be compatible with BYond?
N i know Byond is rumoured to be launching the DVD recording functions this month..
But which is better..DVD recorder or Byond capabilities?
I want to get recorder before World Cup..

Any recorder that can take a composite/component input to record PAL would be compatible.

We won't know until the recording capabilities of B.yond launches. But even IF (major if) B.yond DVR launches with SD recording only, that's still better than a separate DVD recorder in that you can program B.yond to change channels automatically. The only good thing that I could think of for a DVD recorder is that you can burn your program as a DVD.


fuad

Can't record HD yet?

there is a version of media player that can record SD video into on-board harddisk

Meaning it also functions as a burner?
So it sounds both have Pro and Cons
Will it be a waste of money if I get a DVD recorder if Byond have the capabilities..?

My Byond was installed on 5May but because of some pairing problem between the smart card and decoder, it was only activated yesterday. so my poor wife and son had to miss American Idol.

The signal strength is only in the 50+ % region but when I called Astro, they say that this is ok for Byond. Any comments anyone?

Now awaiting my Toshiba 55ZV600E, which should arrive next week, to complete the setup !!

The max strength is 255, most people will get between 200 to 250. If you are getting 50% (or around 128) it's waaaayyyy too low!

try to set the #

Sorry bros, the more I read the more I get confused now .....
So is it so sort of "firmware" upgrade to the current Byond box withe the "record/burn" application, so we just plug in HDD through USB and press "Record" button? What format? Can later play on PC? So we just leave the Byond on 24 hrs from now to update??

If really like then will be very convenient, at least I don't need the DVD recorder anymore!
But then may have to buy external HDD ler, also don't know whether Astro will charge ...

Oh ya ah, TallJustin's new born baby should be full moon liao right ?!
Hope he can help to clarify further.


Please la bro, get an external HDD and record "gao-gao"

Er, I not sure whether it would be waste of money or not, since I'm still very blur on the Astro recording thing & also unsure how much they will charge......

My current DVD recorder bought few years ago in HK with ACL brand name.
It come with 80G HDD can support up to 720p resolution, got many types of inputs. It record directly into the HDD, then can watch it from HDD, or from the menu can do some simple edit/combine/rename, after that can burn into DVD.

Many years ago before the DVD recorder, I was using some kind of video capture device/card to record into PC, but it was expensive and the result is not so good. With technology advancement, I'm trying to check around what kind of PC recording solution which possibly can either replace my current setup. But that will take time, so definitely I'll keep my recorders for time being.

Hope some sifu out there also can provide some idea/suggestion on movie/video recording solution

For External HDD, using FAT32 is best for making new partition for recording?

I always prefer NTFS over FAT32 due to New Technology mah ....
Anywhere joke aside, correct me if I'm wrong, I noticed FAT32 performance is slower for big HDD size and have problem handle single file >4G.
With HDD size become bigger & larger now a day, I always format it to NTFS.

So, you are going to by 2TB to record Worldcup?!

Mine was 250GB while my parent was 320GB... Might record final match only.

Only if Byond PVR functions can be used with normal external HDD without the problems...
because it's not officially launch yet.. just wait and see what kind of PVR functions that they will activate on Byond...

True also, without more details, still don't know when is available, how to update, how to record, on what format, whether can use external HDD through USB, can support what file format (NTFS/Ext2-3/FAT) ..... so many question marks ......

I think I still use my recorder for time being .....

yeah..is so payah i will just get myself a DVD recorder for my Byond..
if Byond functions turns out to be better than the DVD recorder, i will put the DVD recorder with my 2nd normal Astro decoder

About Astro next PVR, how do you think much is it for rent? (reasonable price)