new HD channels screen capture



This post has been edited by neb: Jun 16 2010, 01:19 AM

byond box output only 1 fixed HD resolution, you set it to either 720p or 1080i for HD output

This post has been edited by neb: Jun 16 2010, 07:26 PM

this is extracted from astro web site, listing all the HD channels number


also added new SD channel Fox TV, channel 710

This post has been edited by neb: Jun 16 2010, 07:36 PM

Fx HD curently is preview channel, every one with byond box can view it free of charge

later on most probably it will be dropped into variety package

audio through analog RCA stereo socket seems to suffer from audio delay problem , have since changed to HDMI audio, perfect lip sync

This post has been edited by neb: Jun 19 2010, 01:50 PM

generally FX HD programs even in 4:3 format, picture quality is pretty good, much better than AXN HD

I think byond new function need to go through beta-test phase before public release

for dual tuner pvr, compulsory service charge for recording function is RM10, HD fee is RM20/month

so if you take everything mentioned above, then yes RM30/month

if for byond pvr recording fuction only, then RM10/month

I think 4:3 mad man is actually in HD resolution, may be in 1440x1080i, it does not look SD in 576i resolution to me

SD channels are watchable in HDTV

if the installer has done a good job in aligning the new dish, you may have a slightly improvement in rain-fade problem, but the problem is still exist in heavy rain

if you are hoping to have a better video quality SD channels renderred by the byond HD box on HDTV, you will be dissapointed, better stick to your old astro box and CRT TV

someone have tried to improve on byond's SD channel picture qualty via component video connected to CRT TV

This post has been edited by neb: Jun 20 2010, 04:46 PM

there is no transition yet , TV1,2,3 and the less are still business as usual

the countries that I known of who venture into total digital TV recently are USA and hong Kong

buy yourself a usb external drive specifically "WD my passport av 320GB", then pay monthly fee of RM5, then you can use your byond box to do recording

to watch SD channel in its original 4:3 aspect ratio, select "pillar box" setting in byond box

if you have max, you do not need to buy any TV to upgrade to byond PVR, max owner can get free upgrade to pvr, free monthly pvr fee of Rm10/month for 1 year, however you need to pay for RM20/month HD fee.

what sort of samsung promo? what do they give you? ok got it, see below, I think it is more worth it, you save RM240, but you still need to pay for normal astro package subcription fee



This post has been edited by neb: Jun 22 2010, 07:37 PM

my guess is that if you are still on sports package, then you can watch world cup recordings

on your remote, press home
then settings, installation settings, 0 0 0 0, tv settings, for conversion for 4:3 input video select "fit to screen", press tiny blue button to save changes

This post has been edited by neb: Jun 25 2010, 05:40 PM

which program shown on aec channel 301 is unwatchable?

just check, aec program on my display has no problem, actors' faces can clearly recognise

I check again, YES! channel 301 AEC currently is showing "21st golden melody awards" from taiwan is very very crappy, don't know why astro bother to air this show at all , it is so crappy that it hurts your eyes LOL

This post has been edited by neb: Jun 27 2010, 06:03 PM