hey guyz..
ive juz installed my BYOND few minutes ago..i found that most of the astro byond suscriber having a common problem. Which is regarding the volume. I found dat the volume for the non-HD channels are very low comparing to the HD channels.for non-HD channels, I had to put my TV's volume to maximum, only in that way i could hear the sound. But whenever i change to HD channel, the sounds go really loud. I ask the technician regarding this and he said this is normal lor. hahaha.. rclxub.gif

likewise, i managed to link my TV to bYOND set and now, i can switch the tv on/off using bYOND's remote..


any comment on this problem? unsure.gif

Bo..this problem has been brought up many times..
Take a look at the 1st page if u want more info..
N it is normal for u to get this problem..Now it seems u have linked ur remote to the TV..
so now for the vlomue..do the following:

Hold down OK and VOL+ until the remote blinks twice
Now u should be able to control ur volume with Byond remote

Never but sounds epik! I have 1GB+ MVs @3minutes 50mbps. Awesome .

I mainly download korean shows and what not.

---

Added on May 9, 2010, 4:35 pmHope Astro would improve though.

This post has been edited by Chyan: May 9 2010, 04:35 PM

lol.. wait lor... and if u cant wait, then wait patiently lor =p ... im still good because there is no mtv hd channel yet.... and hbo is censored as they like lol

I do notice when movie on hbo first premiere, they were less censor than later repeats...

well... my personal experience is, during early wee hours around 2-am to 5am, thats when censoring is the most minimal lol... seen a few repeated movies at diff time... almost flawless for wee hours timing, those during the day and prime time... its a big nono... perhaps due to family timing

At least "if" when Malaysia reach final and win Thomas Cup, atleast wanna record it on HD. That would be priceless.

Talljustin,
Hmm... I just wanna ask you, Can I use USB Thumbdrive to record program using Byond??

Well I can confirm that The Lost World and State Of Play on HBO HD are the 25fps versions. I mentioned about TLW before (oddly Universal altered the opening of it instead of keeping it black until the ocean shot). I used the BD of State of Play to compare and it is 25fps; I kept getting sync but within 10 seconds it'll be out of sync. I still wonder why we need 25fps for the HD transfers of 24fps movies.


fuad

I was thinking, could Astro have put up additional fees for recording HD content?

the recording accessories i think later la coz it allready there just didn't activate yet....just wait and see....erm, i heard that uber cup match yesterday, malaysia free2 win rite?

Question for Justin

As has been announced all over, Sony is choosing some cities to show the World Cup in 3D - what does it take for the local broadcaster has to have the capability to transmit 3D? I imagine slightly higher bandwidth? Does Astro have this capability? I guess what I'm getting at is - will there be any opportunity for anyone to show WC 2010 in 3D in KL

Perhaps Sony realize that they are the "last" to showcase 3D. So, to be a bit special, they try to do something more than the competitors. Whether or not it will materialize, it's another issue.
If you want to watch WC in 3D, buy the new Samsing 3D TV with auto upconvert to 3D for 2D content. If not mistaken, it can upconvert 1080p 2D to 1080p 3D on the fly also That's a WOW if it works well. I don't know. Anybody has this TV already?

Not true. A lot of companies vie for the coverage but Sony won the bid. The bid is not just about showcasing 3D at the end-user level; the bid is to SHOOT the matches in 3D and to release those selected matches on BD eventually.

So to Sony, it doesn't matter that the end-user has a Samsung or Panasonic or LG 3D HDTV to watch the 3D match. It's to make aware to the end-user that they are watching the match in 3D BECAUSE of Sony. As far as I know, Samsung and LG have yet to make 3D pro cams.
It doesn't work well.


fuad

Then again, any updates of AXN HD of SEA?

thread becoming ssssllllleeeeeepppppyyyy again

due to the electrical frequency of our system and also eu. 50Hz electrical signal, so thats why its 25i => 50fps

oh well all the movies in hbo hd here are 4% faster in speed (due to 24fps conversion to 25fps lol...it does matters a lil to me, its especially higher pitched audio)

ya....its in sleepy mode...but it still alive rite...so lets make it better....erm, i think in WC seoson, this thread will wake up again...

The 50Hz signal is only a factor when it comes to OTA broadcast via radio waves. Astro's signal is encoded prior to transmission, so there really is no need for 25fps video. Unless the feed comes from 25fps video camera, movies with 24fps telecine master need not be converted to 25fps.


fuad

but astro didn't use 1080p24 as a standard, maybe because old display not support this format. Almost all display can handle 1080i50

This post has been edited by eMKs: May 11 2010, 11:12 AM