I think there's a bug in the Byond box recording software. When I rewinded live tv and played it back, after a while the sound disappeared. A few times already, and on different channels. It doesn't happen in recordings though, only when I rewind live tv. Anybody experienced this?

Wahh.. so cheap. Can share a shop name? I want get one too if price at RM265.

Finding the WD is hard enough, so i'll take B.yond PVR when have enough money.

It's not that hard. If you're in KL, go to Lowyat. There's one big computer shop that's quite new, I do not remember the name. It's bigger that All IT. I think maybe 2nd or 3rd floor. They have rows of WD My Passport AV. You will notice the sticker on the box, saying Byond compatible.

can't remember the shop name

it's not hard there's only one shop selling HDD in the basement of Imbi

but people would know this if they bothered to go there and walk around at least.



This post has been edited by SiriuslyCold: Jul 3 2010, 01:38 PM

FOX TV:
NCIS 6&7
SMALLVILLE 6&7
HAPPY TOWN (LIKE THE PROMO SAID WATCH IT IF YOU DARE...)
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHT 4

STARWORLD:
IDOL CHAT

When is it?

The backlog for the PVR must not be too much now. Called CS on Sunday, installer called on Thursday, installed on Saturday.

Pretty fast if u ask me.

I'm based in Penang.

The signal strength with the dual LNB is definitely lower. Not sure if it will cause me to be more prone to rain fade, of course the installer said no. Will have to see. I believe I used to get something like 200. Now on one tuner its 179 and the other lower I cannot remember.

Did the installer change the dish and realign? Or he just changed the LNB?

He did not change the dish as it was already the odu65. He did move the dish and check the signal with his signal strength checker and the lnb was changed.

My installer told me that PVR box need to supply power to 2 lnb's. Thats why it show low signal strength. So if u add 2 signal strength it should be more than 200.

any ideas on power consumption for the normal byond box?

according to FOX PROMO, I think is august

Hey guys!

Just got my PVR 'installed' today...

WIsh Astro would have informed all customers properly that for the PVR they require TWO separate lines from the new Dish to be run down to the decoder. Took us (me and installers) about 3 hours to figure out the setup - seems that Tuner inputs 1 & 2 run alternate channels each. ?

As it stands, I have just one line running down (running a SINGLE LNB (used for non-PVR b.yond); not the twin LNB given with PVR (kept it too though)) SPLITTING the signal into two just before the box so that the decoder can have its required two line signal.

Using entry point 17 - To all sifus: Do the different entry points have an effect on the ability to pick up HD channels? Can use the user-defined settings to clear things up? Any recommendations for settings?

Warning to all contemplating my setup above: HD Channel reception is super patchy (superb reception but depend whether it'll let you pick it up in the first instance; have then have, haven't then must try again). Haven't been able to receive HBO HD History HD or Nat Geo HD (at ALL); but have been able to get all of the others. Have noticed that must flick between a couple of channels sometimes to get reception, otherwise it'll prompt that it has no signal.

Wanted to ask though.. Has anyone installed the Stacker-DeStacker? Called Astro CS today and they were fully informed about it - I mean how many people have the luxury of hacking walls and drilling holes just to get this PVR thing going - Stacker-Destacker should have come as the default option (IMHO).

For those who have installed; how much did you pay?

Thanks in advance!

This post has been edited by Great_Cookie: Jul 3 2010, 10:03 PM

We have already informed astro users in this forum. The installer has to pull in another line to my existing line to become 2.

Why can't you pull two lines ?

I have no problems just run it parallel to the first.

Hey Jalsrix, just thought it'd be worthwhile highlighting again as it seems that there seems some uncertainty about what exactly users with only one line must face. One users a couple pages back said he couldn't receive any HD channels at all.

Unfortunately not everyone can pull wiring through parallel to the existing line. In my case, the dish, located on my roof runs through 2 storeys to a centralized storeroom and then distributed out to my living room, all via false ceilings and cement render.

Should the stacker-destacker unit eliminate the need for a 2nd line, then I'm guessing it'd be the preferred option for most who dont want to hack and/or drill holes in external walls.

if you are feeding 2 cables into PVR box via a splitter, then both tuners can only tune to either ALL HD channels or ALL SD channels, for example if one tuner is tuning to HD channel, then tuner 2 can not tune to any SD channel

is that what you have experienced?

My PVR is very unstable...

1. Failed to record as planned . ( Failed without reason)
That caused me a World Cup quarterfinal match. The very reason why i pushed for the PVR in the first place..

2. live recording will stop at time...oo:oo:o8. if i want to watch or rewind the recording, the just give massage the program has ended.


call to the installer only advice me to reboot the decoder. I did and it works only for me to find it persist again an hour later..

due to this unstability i cannot trust the system anymore for important LIVE programs that i want to watch delayed on my time..

anyone encounter this probem with me?

was it a happy program?

i wish...