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Astro B.yond V4.1, WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD OF HD
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spikey2506
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 Apr 9 2010, 07:15 PM
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QUOTE(king_kenny @ Apr 9 2010, 06:53 PM) Astro FB say got suprise for 'soccer' fan this Sunday & advise us to leave our decoder in standby mode. World Cup channel is ready? P/S : Why refer football as soccer, we are not American? CH804, a dedicated preview channel for World Cup. No mention of HD, so it should be SD. QUOTE As the leading sports content provider and the official Pay-TV broadcaster of the 2010 South Africa FIFA World Cup™, Astro is pleased to introduce Astro SuperSport+ (Channel 804) a preview channel dedicated to the FIFA World Cup™, beginning on Sunday, 11th April 2010 at 0001hrs to 10th June 2010 (Thursday) at 2359hrs for Astro Sports Pack subscribers.
The channel which will feature FIFA World Cup™ supporting programs, qualifiers as well as friendly matches is set to excite die-hard football fans amongst the Astro customers. Through this channel, fans will get to know the participating countries better as they relive the exciting moments of their FIFA World Cup™ journey to South Africa. Astro is proud to be the home of sports with 6 dedicated sports channels in our Sports package.
This channel will feature:
• FIFA World Cup Supporting programs such as FIFA Official Films, FIFA World Cup Magazine, FIFA World Cup Stories and FIFA Classic Matches to name a few.
• Matches of the World Cup Qualifiers played from June 2009 until the big Playoff.
• International Friendly Matches from June 2009 till this year.
• Football Greatest which will offer profiles of some of our past and present football legends
• Destination South Africa – a profile of each team that has made it to the finals
• Football Rivalries where you can catch a glimpse of the heat between the teams, their players and the coaches.
Astro SuperSport+ is available to all Astro Sports pack subscribers beginning Sunday, 11 April 2010 until Thursday, 10 June on Channel 804 at no additional cost. |
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TallJustin
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Apr 9 2010, 07:36 PM
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Getting Started
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yeah it's SD
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whatsupbro
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Apr 9 2010, 07:41 PM
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cant wait for the HD version... wooooohoooo.. but I got a feeling astro will screw up something when the HD channel is available... ahahah just a feeling la.. but I knoq they are working hard to improve their services  Go Astro  (such a Fanboy  ) |
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dxjb
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Apr 9 2010, 11:12 PM
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Enthusiast
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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 |
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sKyWiR3pT3lTd
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Apr 10 2010, 10:08 AM
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QUOTE(dxjb @ Apr 9 2010, 11:12 PM) 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.. Its same goes in the UK , Sky Broadband for Skysports live Premiership games. ITV / BBC takes the rights for England international game & Champions League occassionally.. |
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smileguy
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Apr 10 2010, 10:18 AM
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804 SD is to promote and its business nothing to brag on FB  anyway. the question remains where and when are the rest of the hd channels coming ?  6 sports channels ? I think . IN HOUSE channels should not be confused with exclusive content channels .  This post has been edited by smileguy: Apr 10 2010, 10:32 AM |
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whatsupbro
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Apr 10 2010, 11:28 AM
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QUOTE(smileguy @ Apr 10 2010, 10:18 AM) 804 SD is to promote and its business nothing to brag on FB anyway. the question remains where and when are the rest of the hd channels coming ? 6 sports channels ? I think . IN HOUSE channels should not be confused with exclusive content channels . like some of forumer said... Astro will probably not release new HD channels before world cup... but expect it after the world cup is over... maybe HD channels like Dicovery,AXN,maybe cinemax HD, or RIA HD just be cool for now.. and let the world cup fever takes over |
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Qash-M
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Apr 10 2010, 03:40 PM
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Wish that new HD channel launch after world cup will be 2 & 3 channel rather than one...  |
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klseet
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Apr 10 2010, 03:44 PM
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Getting Started
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Hi,
I'm about to upgrade to Astro Beyond mainly for the Worldcup.
I have some question and hope you sifu here can share some experience/advice:
1. those 5 channels will be in 16:9 display through HDMI, but what happen to others since the source will be in 4:3 ? Stretch and force to 16:9 and become "fat & short"?
2. if this happen, is there any method we can setup on the Beyond decoder to auto-zoom those 4:3 channels and fit into 16:9 by keeping the aspect ratio ?
3. I was told that those non-HD channels image quality is better than the existing decoder, is it truth?
Thanks in advance!
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Qash-M
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Apr 10 2010, 04:19 PM
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QUOTE(klseet @ Apr 10 2010, 03:44 PM) 3. I was told that those non-HD channels image quality is better than the existing decoder, is it truth? Thanks in advance! For my opinion, SD channel are better. Sometimes.  |
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TallJustin
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Apr 10 2010, 04:41 PM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(klseet @ Apr 10 2010, 03:44 PM) Hi, I'm about to upgrade to Astro Beyond mainly for the Worldcup. I have some question and hope you sifu here can share some experience/advice: 1. those 5 channels will be in 16:9 display through HDMI, but what happen to others since the source will be in 4:3 ? Stretch and force to 16:9 and become "fat & short"? 2. if this happen, is there any method we can setup on the Beyond decoder to auto-zoom those 4:3 channels and fit into 16:9 by keeping the aspect ratio ? 3. I was told that those non-HD channels image quality is better than the existing decoder, is it truth? Thanks in advance! there is controls for the SD video out put. aspect ratio controlsthere was a zoom option but it was replaced with the fit to screen. I think we will bring back the zoom option in the future as a 3rd option but currently the box only can do 2 settings. Therefore use your TV to zoom if you can or watch it in Pillar box, this is how it is meant to be seen. |
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mitodna
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Apr 10 2010, 05:14 PM
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Smaller home screen and info. Anyone facing this? Thanks.
This post has been edited by mitodna: Apr 10 2010, 05:16 PM
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neb
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Apr 10 2010, 06:54 PM
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what settings did you put into byond box and HDTV? did you use HDMI cable? |
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klseet
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Apr 10 2010, 10:18 PM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(TallJustin @ Apr 10 2010, 04:41 PM) there is controls for the SD video out put. aspect ratio controlsthere was a zoom option but it was replaced with the fit to screen. I think we will bring back the zoom option in the future as a 3rd option but currently the box only can do 2 settings. Therefore use your TV to zoom if you can or watch it in Pillar box, this is how it is meant to be seen. Why Astro want to "remove" the zoom option from the decoder which suppose to enrich viewing experience?  How many of us like to watch distorted "FatFat-Shortshort" TV??  If we still have to use TV remote control to zoom in & out between channels, it would be very troublesome for us... Imagine, after paying extra, both hands need to hold 2 remote controls.... I guess no more beer & peanuts to enjoy anymore ..... 
Added on April 10, 2010, 10:21 pmHi TallJustin, You said "....we will bring back the zoom option..." Are you working with Astro? Or you know some trick to enable the decoder to bring back zoom option ? Mind to share how ? This post has been edited by klseet: Apr 10 2010, 10:21 PM |
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benQue
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Apr 10 2010, 10:45 PM
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have anything have problem with byond decoder?
mine hangs 5 times today!!!
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yanhui95
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Apr 10 2010, 10:46 PM
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QUOTE(benQue @ Apr 10 2010, 10:45 PM) have anything have problem with byond decoder? mine hangs 5 times today!!! mine also hang what i do is off the power plug and on it again problem solved |
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benQue
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Apr 10 2010, 10:48 PM
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yea. but do they expect me to do that 5 times a day???
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Qash-M
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Apr 10 2010, 10:51 PM
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QUOTE(benQue @ Apr 10 2010, 10:48 PM) yea. but do they expect me to do that 5 times a day??? Decoder heat problem maybe? |
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klseet
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Apr 10 2010, 10:55 PM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(Qash-M @ Apr 10 2010, 10:51 PM) Decoder heat problem maybe? You mean the new HD decoder can get over-heat ? roughly after how many hours ? Hmmmmm, pay extra, need to hold 2 remote control, and have to worry about hang & over-heat problem |
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Qash-M
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Apr 10 2010, 10:57 PM
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Mine is solved using laptop cooler. The one with big hugh fan.  |
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