Astro..
U need to screw up something la..
Or at least do something clever or even stupid
This forum is soooooooo sleepy without controversies

World Cup is the only thing Astro can rely on to get new Byond subscribers now..
Coz they offer all 64 matches LiVE in HD
Thats the only attraction for the time being..
If not, people wont want to pay RM20 for the 5 channels or the HD services..
If Astro dont offer more HD channels (5 is the maximum left for this year they say) then I dont know what will interest people to get Byond
N the 5 coming coming HD channels arent guaranteed will be available to all subscribers
I only have 4 coz not taking movie package

Astro will probably promote new channels after World Cup..
Or maybe promote all 380 EPL matches LIVE in HD from august..

They really should open up a HD package if they're clever..
But they're not..
BTW, can anyone here tell me the maximum number of channels that Astro can deliver at any one time using their satellites?
Coz Astro On Demand (AOD)takes up a lot
How many channles maximum Astro can broadcast with AOD and without AOD?
AOD for me is useless coz take up so many channels
Dont know how many people actually demand them..

Oooo..this thread is still sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sleeppppppyyyyyyyy...
Because no problems and no controversies..


This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 8 2010, 06:46 AM

Astro On Demand AOD has 25 channels!!!
Astro Box Office has 8 I think..

So how many more channels can Astro actually have with their available satellites and transponders wit and without the AOD and ABO channels?

Read the manual u got with ur Byond bro..
There are other functions u can do with the Byond remote..
Like turning off the TV with the Byond remote
Read the manual or look at previous versions of this threads

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 9 2010, 03:07 AM

Hahaha..dONT understand what was funny there but just laugh anyway la..

Return of Tiger Words on ESPN HD?
Dunno bout that one though..
Seeing Tiger beaten up by his wife in HD would have been nice..

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 9 2010, 04:13 AM

Wow.. World Cup is getting nearer..
Then when World Cup over, EPL all 380 matches in the season LIVE..!!!
For me, Astro=Football..
Simple and easy..
No more, no less..

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 9 2010, 11:12 PM

Bro..obviously there are certain things u seem not to be informed of..
U have not read previous threads is it?
Ok..there are 2 USB ports on the box..
U can use the laptop cooler if u want to reduce heat..
If u dont use the cooler, ur Byond box will still be fine
About ur remote control issue, u can use Byond remote to control volume and even turn on/off TV power..
U just need to synchronize the Byond remote with ur TV..
The instructions for it is in the Byond manual when u get it

It doesnt control everything..it just controls the volume, power of decoder and Tv and also connection output channel..
Like u wanna switch from HDMI mode to AV or others..
There are 2 USB ports..1 at the back aNd 1 at the front
Byond remote will have recording, play, rewind, fastforward function in the future..
U can read the manual once the Byond arrive or u can look at previous versions of this thread..

I'm guessing u wanna use the Tv remote out of laziness to find the page on how to sychronise TV and Byond remote is it?
Look at this page given..
http://stinkyfruit.wordpress.com/2010/03/0...-more-tv-codes/
It's from TallJustins' blog..
Yes he works as an Astro tech guy and regularly helps out here and updates us on latest news regarding tech stuff related to Astro
So when he refers to we, it means Astro k..

Bout the zoom mode, people were angry coz Astro took out the stretch mode
It left them with the zoom and pillar box mode
They wanted stretch mode back as another option but didnt mind if Astro wanted to keep the zoom mode as well as the pillar box mode
As it turns out however, TallJustin has noted that Byond box can only offer 2 options
Thats y Astro decided to give back the stretch mode along with pillar box
People didnt want to use the pillar box as it could have caused screen burn
N also the fact some just wanted their widescreen plasma and LCD to be filled up
Dont go blasting these pople coz everyone has their own viewing preferances
U'll be public enemy number 1 here if u knock people for watching distorted image in stretch mode
Its up to them whether they want correct aspect ratio or distorted image or fat people n stuff..up to them..me included

+...the problem with the zoom mode was it cut off the top and bottom part of the picture
Means if u were watching the news, the top of the womans forehead is gone
Watching a movie bottom line of the subtitle is gone
Watching a football match, the scoreboard at the top or bottom of the screen gone..
That was the reason people hated the zoom mode even though the picture quality was better

Okey..hope i have summarised the whole V3.0 thread for u klseet
Now u can do some reading regarding the Byond remote or just wait for ur Byond to arrive and see what u got

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 11 2010, 04:53 AM

Bro..another thing probably u got wrong or I'm the one who doesnt understand u
The HD channels are in correct HD ratio..
The zoom/stretch debate only affected SD channels..
HD channel are still in HD ratio..no worries there mate..

Another thing is if u havent heard any response from Astro regarding ur application, its better to call and apply..
Online application takes a while and sometimes wont event have any effect..
Call straight to Astro n within 24 hours u should get a reply..
Installation will proceed in the next2-5days period

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 11 2010, 12:16 PM

I'm sorry but I cant see any MotoGP on ESPN HD..isnt it the Golf Masters right now?

Well apparently samngcheesan said it was on ESPNHD which is not the case..i know its on ESPN..was suprised if it was on HD

Obviously thats a repeat..
It took place last night right?

Just a thought..
Since Supersport HD has many sports to cover, what are the chances of Supersport HD2?
hahaha..i think that would piss off many that were waiting forthe other 5 new HD channels

I had fallen asleep holding the Byond remote
I dreamt of Sky channels to be available on Astro
Even Sky News or even Sky Sport News would be enough
Suddenly I woke up and its still just a wonderful dream
Even ESPNEWS ASIA is not available in Malaysia unlike in most Asean countries right now..
I repeat ASEAN countries not ASIAN..

Wooooooohhhhoooooooo..
This thread is getting interesting again..
I was just going to complain about how this thread was becoming soooooo sleeeepppyy
No more controversies regarding Byond
No more problem
Yipppeeee some people have found a new topic to debate

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Added on April 13, 2010, 1:10 pmTo fuad..

I respect u for all ur opinions because u back it up with good reasoning and facts..
Thats the main thing
Sometimes we can talk so much but its mere talk rather than facts..
U seem to be a sifu here..
Can i ask u a question?
Its regarding channels on Astro..
What international channels do u realistically see that will end up on Astro?
Some people here say that Astro want to provide in house content and only channels that listen to them?
Is that true?
What is the meaning of Astro want channles to listen to them?
Thanks

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 13 2010, 01:10 PM

I tried asking TallJustin the Astro tech guy bout this
He said, signal lost depends on a number of factors and not just the cable
He said no need to worry about changing cables because Byond works perfectly fine with old cable
If u have serious and continuous problems yes probably could call up Astro and ask for assistance

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Added on April 14, 2010, 3:42 amQash-M,

Is it true ur signal problem occurs during afternoons only?
Well my grandparents Astro had a similar problem
After 7pm right until the next morning around 7am, some channels would not be available and some will have bad signal
Like channel 103,501,502 would have signal problems..119 would go blank all together..
I called Astro for assistance and the tech guy came..
What happened was that the dish had slightly changed direction..
Means moved a bit..
So the installer came and fixed it without taking any service charge..coz he said it wasnt a matter of changing stuff
So maybe ur facing the same problem
Dont go changing cables coz it wont guarantee ur problem will be solved

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 14 2010, 03:43 AM

Yes..I know its free and probably the quality might be better but most of us have experienced Byond and HD with old cable
No problems if u prefer to hack ur walls and ceiling to replace ur old cables with new ones
But rest assured most of us have lived perfectly fine watching HD with the old cable
I would probably suggest to u to change the cables if u are very worried about quality
U should probably ask TallJustin about the tech stuffs such as cables and signal quality since he is an Astro tech guy
He would definitely have the better advice for u than the Astro dealer ur in contact with

Hye there Singaporean
I'm from JB

Yesterday I was half awake when the 9.30pm News on Channel 5 was on
I was sooooo sleepy but if I'm not mistaken i heard a news piece about Singapore will carry out testing on 3D Television broadcast nationwide
Am I right it's 3D television ur testing? I heard the testing would take place between 6 months to a year..
Coz I heard that there are probably just 2 broadcasters in the world that carry 3D programming..something like that
If what I heard is true than u lot are very lucky
Ur country want to test something that is not easily available and not yet established in the world
But ur country are willing to take risk and test it out in nationwide
Here in Malaysia, IPTV, something that is widely recognised and established around the world is only available in certain areas
N that also is only available to areas with high GDP
Anyone can find any news on the Singapore 3D development, ur welcomed to provide info
Coz Im sure I was at least half awake and wasnt dreaming

BUT 64 WORLD CUP MATCHES LIVE IN HD - PROUD TO BE MALAYSIAN..hehehe
coz Singapore not sure get to see World Cup or not

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 15 2010, 03:55 AM

Thanks for the info..
Very interesting pages u gave there
So its certainly not only just an Astro issue when some HD channels are repeating programmes
Singapore has the HD5 channel for 2 years but only 8 hours of primetime programmes is bad
I would rather have repeated programmes than paying for nothing at all
So Malaysia and Singapore seem to have broadcasters and government that have the same mindset
BE THE FIRST IN THE WORLD - But leave everything else have baked..or just be the 1st in the world just for the name and fame sake

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 15 2010, 10:57 AM

Can I ask..Astro have Star World and Star Movie right?
Arent they under FOX?
If so, why so hard to get other productions of FOX International to launch here?

This post has been edited by dxjb: Apr 15 2010, 12:09 PM