Hi all the sifus,

I've got a Panny L42U LCD screen (full HD). Just subscribed Astro - but I am subscribing normal package only. When I use normal analog cables it's works properly, but when I use HDMI, no sound, no visuals... nothing. Why ah? I am really lost - been trying to work around the menus on both the Byond PVR and also the Panny... but no luck! I thought it's just plug and play Please help. Thanks.

EDIT: Just found out the reason..... apparently it's locked if I dont subscribe to HD channels. SIGH.

This post has been edited by index7: Oct 30 2010, 10:50 PM

Yeah.. It only available went your subscribe HD service.

True......
Is only additional RM20 for HD services......=)
Not so bad mah.....
Worth paying

No point you buy HDTV but just watch SD channels.

Yeah..life is always like that...add Rm20 more can get this...add RM30 more can get that..end of the month..nothing left

Hurmm.. I kinda agree with ur statement....
But no choice meh.....
Bought LCD/Plasma/LED, but watch SD like what minimize said...
Gosh.... Such a waste.... better stick with normal boxxy CRT

OK..I agree also..hehe...

Ok - another thing, the image on the SD looks really blurry... even when comparing with other people's SD channel. Could be due to the length of the cable from my dish to the decoder? It's at least 25 feet long. Someone suggested I get a booster. Where do I get one, and which is the best in terms of value? Thanks.

you can call Astro and ask them to activate your HDMI port....I've got customer like that also, got b.yond decoder but on normal Astro package only, so I ask them to call astro to activate the HDMI port and within 24 hours, they cam use the HDMI to output to their TV

OK - will try it and see.

Even if you can connect to your TV using the HDMI port from Astro, the quality will still be SD. Not sure if your TV can do some upscaling but nothing like having a HD source. So to do justice to your LCD TV, subscribe to Astro B.yond! Othewise is like driving a ferrari in kampong road!

byond box HDMI output can be set to upscale SD source to either 720p or 1080i

Is this true? Becos my antena looks better than Astro. Why ah?

How come u guys got a B.Yond decoder but didn't subscribe to it in the first place?

Without subscribe HD channel but play in HDTV???? Hmm..... speechless....

Its all the promoters fault , they should have informed TS that he needs to subscribe the HD service

Ya I find that funny,why got Astro B.Yond decoder?

Now all new subscription will get B.yond decoder. Thats wat the guy at Astro Uptown branch told me.

So can we watch using HDMI without subsribs to B.yond now?

Well lucky me, I ask'd the installer first

Economies of scale, Astro wants to standardize one decoder. Forget the old decoder, gone to museum.
Of course, no pay HD RM20, no HD channels la.

i also got same prob, i call Astro but they said canot, they said must subscribe HD channel to enable it. i explain many time they said the same thing.