Astro B.yond V5.0, NEW WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT
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 Jun 1 2010, 06:57 PM
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QUOTE(neb @ Jun 1 2010, 06:21 PM)  this image is taken from astro very own web-page showing the complete line-up of HD channels at this stage  well this is quite good... FX and AXN will be my new fav channel.. btw... they promised 10 channel by end on 2010 rite?? so got 2 more spot to fill.... I wonder what will it be... Disney HD hahahahaha  |
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Jun 2 2010, 01:22 AM
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QUOTE(dxjb @ Jun 2 2010, 12:41 AM) hey.. yo.. about the FOX HD thingy... is it coming from reliable source??i just double checked and yes FX HD is a preview channel when it is launched.. How long it remains that way is anybodys guess.. So the numbering and all..just forget about it.. However..i also checked again and Astro have confirmed FOX SD will be available on the same day as the other HD.. Anyone knows how FOX and FX lineup will be like? how did u said Astro confirm these things... are u working with em?? |
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Jun 2 2010, 11:17 AM
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heh... why la so many people here get so excited about recording the shows... (download je)
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Jun 3 2010, 02:20 AM
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no I think he want it rite from 1st june... rite after the update....
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Jun 5 2010, 10:55 AM
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everyone just too damn excited about it..... heh... I wonder why they so eager to record stuff
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Jun 6 2010, 10:54 AM
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just a quick question.... is it worth getting the 5.1 sound system?? is it really improve your viewing experience??
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Jun 7 2010, 02:37 AM
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QUOTE(dxjb @ Jun 7 2010, 02:14 AM) yeah..i remembered this thing happening.. ahahaha is this really happening??got press covearge in the media on the news and alsp in the papers..stupid..haha  i was watching Disney once..suddenly changed to Vaanvill..terkejut haha  I thought Im the only one with this "strange Astro Behavior".... I was watching HBO I think... and suddenly it jump from HBO to Disney Playhouse... and I thought I was high... Damn... |
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Jun 7 2010, 11:20 AM
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hahahaha funny astro into 3D....
even HD channel pon got 5 only + 3 coming... I hate to say this but... I dont care about 3D as it is a waste of time and look ridiculous(wearing the glasses) and geeky too... Astro should have at least 20 HD channels before thinking going into 3D... |
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Jun 7 2010, 05:24 PM
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QUOTE(neb @ Jun 7 2010, 01:51 PM) measat3A got 12 KU transponders, astro already paid for 6 of them but only used 2 so far, another 6 is still sitting pretty, what for launching another satellite dont understand a bit what u saying... Im not that brilliant though ahahahah.... whatever it is... Astro dont need to contribute more space junk out there... (more than 22k space junk is out there orbiting the earth) What Astro need is to be good with the customer in terms of its services and content that they can provide.... Better quality SD channel will be a good start.. cos I hate watching the SD channel on my TV... looks sucks as hell.. some of my favorite shows are on SD channel... HD channels.. obviously they should never stop adding more channels... especially like the highly demanded Discovery HD... hope they can make a deal with the censorship thingy with whoever in charge... make the shows after midnight less censored... dun need to worry about kids watching em... that is parents responsibility... and parents should be able to lock some channels after midnight cos we never know what the children are doing after we sleep(hahaha speak like Im a parent) why Im asking this?? cos some shows are terrible to view in TV or Astro cos of the ridiculous censorship... I have watched a movie in HBO and Star Movie where they silent 3-4 words in a character lines... sometimes we can read their lips... well enuf said... I hope some astro people and some of the censorship employee(dunno what they called).... can re-Think and improve the quality of TV broadcasting in Malaysia... |
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Jun 7 2010, 08:14 PM
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I just quoting ur post cos I agree that Astro should use the remaining "whatever thing it is" and dun have to put up more satellite out in space as if there are still space for them...
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Jun 7 2010, 11:32 PM
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QUOTE(azrin_kiko @ Jun 7 2010, 08:34 PM) After experimenting with my HD Ready LCD TV connected to my laptop to test 576p/i videos: hope that someone can actually take this good words to the people who actually involve with Astro.... 1- My GOM Player actually doing an excellent job in upscaling 576i/p videos using it's own decoder (FFMPEG also used). 2- The video is in MP4/H.264 1500 kbps. 3- Lower bitrate video also look good in my TV. 4- For HD videos, 1080p can't be played properly due to my laptop processor capacity. 720p excellent eventhough the bitrate is 2000-2500kbps on H.264. My Questions: 1- Why SD channels on Astro B.yond's PQ is quite crap!!??? 2- It's nice if we can know the specs of the decoder. 3- Why the upscaler of B.yond is like a crap!!??? 4- Use a good software upscaler may be a solution.. 5- What is the average bitrate of a SD channel?? ================================= Another imagination of mine... If astro wants to use H.264 on SD channels, given that each transponder have 40mpbs: Each transponder can fit approx. 25 Channels Astro has 6 transponder in MEASAT 3A, doesn't know in MEASAT 3 (anyone can give info)... 2 are used... the free 4 transponder can fit 100 channels.. IF astro wants to make a transition to h.264 to all customers, they can use the free transponders they have and slowly phase out mpeg2 channels to "force" subscribers to change decoders. I don't know how much this is cost but this is a long term investment for Astro to fit more channels but still maintain good PQ for HD... In my prediction, Astro B.yond is the first step for Astro to move to H.264 for all channels... We don't know but we'll see... Hope for any Astro personels read my post... By an average teenager in Sabah... Wassalam... |
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Jun 8 2010, 10:53 AM
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V channel is kinda sucks... the PQ is worst... so I dont mind losing it....
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Jun 8 2010, 08:09 PM
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no subtitle for now... and I think its good too.. cos I prefer watching the movie rather than reading the subs...
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Jun 9 2010, 05:46 PM
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QUOTE(Boy96 @ Jun 9 2010, 05:29 PM) HBO HD looks like... Pan and Scanned.... noticed that too.. this is sux |
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Jun 9 2010, 09:55 PM
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argh!!! cant wait for WC and AXN HD!!!
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Jun 10 2010, 11:18 AM
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I think he said that everything needs to be replaced as he is using the Astro PVR with two receiver rite?? (Im not so sure)
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Jun 10 2010, 07:46 PM
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QUOTE(SkyHermit @ Jun 10 2010, 05:35 PM) 11th june that is not the opening ceremony... thats the WC concert... 2am.. i not sure which channel shakira, black eyed peas, knaan and more will be there the opening ceremony is at 9pm local time.. |
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Jun 13 2010, 02:44 PM
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hey guys... just wanna ask this troubling issue that I have... I've been watching F1 in ESPN HD a lot... and I noticed that there are some issue with the sound... quite a lot of delay...
Im not sure if this happens only to me or to everyone else... can someone tell me... |
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Jun 14 2010, 02:19 AM
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QUOTE(neb @ Jun 13 2010, 10:21 PM) analog sound using RCA seems to have such delay well.. I do use HDMI... and I did try adjusting the delay time and it seems that its not really working for this particular program...(F1)audo through HDMI lip sync perfectly, in addition digital sound delay can be adjusted so... I just wanna know if this problem occur to everyone or just me... |
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Jun 16 2010, 02:17 AM
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I already expected that some of the programs in FX HD wont be in HD... but at least... make it stretch....
refer to here... although its wiki... I think we can rely wiki on this.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FX_%28UK%29#FX_HD only some programs are in HD... the rest... SD...  '' |
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