same tv as me..but mine ok...one thing for sure...u have to try hard b4 find it..as for my case after 1 hour!

1 hour? i 20minit cant already tahan la!!

Lucky I not choose this, it is in my list, but end up I choose Samsung C530. The 1st code in Astro manual already working successful.

anyone here using Logitech Harmony 300 universal remote? Planning to get one lah..

if u lucky 1 minute also can...mine not so lucky one...the code almost at the end..plus many mistake push wrong button...thats why 1 hour

This post has been edited by leftist: Jan 21 2011, 02:30 PM

Picture freeze when you watch recording or live programme? If recording than I'm sure your are using WD HDD.

my friend just got astro beyond and a sharp led or lcd 42" as a new home theater setup. however, there is one problem, where when he watches the normal astro channels, there are black bars at the sides, meaning the video doesnt go full screen. However, the HD channels works just fine. How to solve this problem?

try change the aspect ratio to 16:9.

home > setting > installation setting > insert pin 0000 and ok > tv setting > tv type : HD / tv aspect ratio : 16:9 / coversion : fit to screen = enjoy

Last time every 1/2 hour security letters appear on screeen now lately on my beyond the info bar pops up evry 1/2 hour for a second or two !! Very innovative design I suppose!

This post has been edited by smileguy: Jan 22 2011, 07:12 AM

ok, thanks!

some people still prefer to watch sd channel in streched mode... last time i preferred stretch too until i realise correct aspect ratio is important to me... hehe,, no offence, just my own opinion....

How come there is not Astro Wah Lai Toi in HD during CNY? Sigh...

Only some of the programmes in Wai Lai Toi is in HD so can't be switch over to HD. By the way some of the HD programme on Wai Lai Toi is broadcast in Zhi Zun HD. Why don't you tune in to Zhi Zun HD?

This post has been edited by wongsf: Jan 22 2011, 02:14 PM

I also watch Zhi Zun HD. Somewhat the programmes @ WLT is more appealing than those mandarin aka Made In China documentaries and dramas. Very limited cantonese programmes at Zhi Zun and are rerun from WLT. TVB HK dramas and programmes are alledi in HD. WLT can very easy to go to HD since most of the programmes are from TVB HK.

Cantonese vs Mandarin. I don't understand why Malaysian Chinese TV program mainly in Cantonese. Don't they realize China is up and coming and Mandarin is the de facto medium of China and Cantonese merely a dialect? If insist on Cantonese, what about showing it also in the other Chinese dialect as well? Where will it end? I called that any Malaysia Boleh half baked idea.

Do you realise that WLT cantonese channel is one of the favourite among the chinese? Astro also seeing the potential of the hokkien market in Msia and created Hua Hee Tai for hokkien speaking audiences.

Hongkong TVB is well known for good quality of programmes and have big shares of customers worldwide, and beam their channels via cable/satellite. There are even video shops outside hongkong renting TVB programmes as business. Astro seeing this as a niche market and introduced AOD for Msia market. Singapore Starhub is also doing the same but showing TVB series in a later time (say 2 weeks later after).

I am not sure about how well you understand for chinese programmes.

You may know Chinese programs but I am not sure how well you understand the Malaysian Chinese.

We are not in Hong Kong whereby everybody understand Cantonese. Malaysian Chinese are different. We are made up of many different Chinese dialect group. Unfortunately, many Malaysian Cantonese thought all Chinese must be Cantonese or know Cantonese. In reality, that is not correct and the Malaysian Chinese situation is like this:

1. Malaysian Cantonese can understand Mandarin.
2. Malaysian Hokkien may not know Cantonese but they understand Mandarin.
3. Malaysian Foochow may not know Cantonese but they understand Mandarin etc etc

In other word, all Malaysian Chinese should know Mandarin so why not use that as a unifying force and have Chinese program broadcast in Mandarin? In fact, there are many Mandarin program being deliberately dubbed into Cantonese.

So now you have Chinese program in Cantonese, don't you think the other dialect group wouldn't complain? Just because the Cantonese talk the loudest and many residing in the capital KL does not make them right and should have their way.

I think Singapore has it right all those years. They insist all must be in Mandarin. That's one reason why they are so much ahead of us Malaysia.

Are you a malaysian chinese yourself? I think you have the wrong perception here.

As I mentioned here why Astro introduced Wah Lai Toi when it was first launched back in year 1996 was because of the demand of cantonese programmes. This channel is being outsourced to TVB for the programming and etc. Past years, Astro introduced Hua Hee Tai due to the demand of hokkien programmes in Malaysia. If you prefer Mandarin channels, there are plenty too., AEC, TVBS, CTI and etc.

I agree that not all malaysian chinese understand cantonese but it is the cantonese programmes that dominates due to its market share and quality of course. So, if the chinese is a hokkien, he or she may be introduced to cantonese programmes and learn a bit here and there.

Cantonese programme is also dubbed in mandarin and other languages to cater for other speaking audiences too. As you see, AOD now is showing in dual languages though the original language in the programmes/dramas are in cantonese. I believe all of us prefer the programmes to be boardcast in the original language and with option in other languages too via dubbing. Bettter if there is subtitles, in closed caption for other speaking audiences.

Singapore is now showing some of the programmes via cable in original languages - eg., cantonese and not in mandarin. So, it is not mandatory on the private tv in this sense. Singapore is ahead of us not due to mandarin or anything. Singapore main language is english and not mandarin or bahasa or tamil. All Singaporeans studying in Singapore govt schools are required to take english as main language and option to choose their mother tongue as second language. In other word, you should know why Singapore is much ahead of us - not due to use of Mandarin.

This post has been edited by pokemon: Jan 22 2011, 06:26 PM

I support ur point here all chinese shld be united by one common language Mandarain and all Indians sld be united by a common laguage Tamil.This fact has been accepted in Spore.Sad to say here as far Indians are concerned it is still NOT possible and they are against Tamil ! In spore if u are Indian Muslim, Malayale or telugu (just like cantonese,Hokkien etc ) u take tamil as second language !