Just got my Astro Max replacement for Astro Byong PVR ...

First impression, 300 hours, very fast response, hv output options for RCA, Component and HDMI ( HDMI was disabled for non-HD subscribers )

The remote can be program to on/off my LG tv and also change input source.. cannot control volume level

Can record 2 channels at the same time IF you are not watching another channel ( good for time when you are not watching the tv )...

Can record linked series automatically, good for chinese series , BAD for AXN weekly series like Amazing Race.

BAD stuff....

- NO automatic weekly recording schedule
- NO way to DELETE recording after watching
- very CONFUSING interface, multiple steps to watch a recoding
- Whoever designed the user interface definitely NOT a AstroMax user or ever used a PVR before!!!!

Any idea how to fix this ?

Thanks for the reply & tips..

Really hope Astro add the manual weekly or daily recording feature... like myself, once I setup the recording, I do not keep needing to program and re-program the channels every week or so... until I found out that the series is over or something...

A PVR is about automation... but if I hv to manually record my shows every week, then it becomes a weekly hassle ( my wife watch Astro most of the time, I just watch occasionally when she is not watching ... )

Let me try it out the "PLAY" button shortcut...


I'm not sure if this is how it works or any other shortcut...... now if I want to PLAY a recording series.. I have to go thru the following steps:-

- Press Home button

- Goto Planner

- Press right , right twice to goto Series Tab

- Select the Series I want to watch, it jump to Booked Tab

- Press right key to jump to Recorded Tab

- Then choose the Recorded shows I want to watch

All in all, I hv to press like 7-8 times on the button minimun...

Is this how everyone does it or there are other shortcuts and tricks ?

Thanks

I hv complained / report to Astro PVR Customer Support a few times... on the Linked Series...

Here is the flaws for the Linked Series... Astro PVR Customer Support told me the Linked Series is still in trial mode...

If you record 3 channels with linked series, it will record the first time that series is shows... so most of them falls into prime time ( 8 - 10pm )..

On the next booked time slot, all the three channels will be recorded on prime time, 8pm to 9pm, 8:30pm to 9:30pm and since we can only record 2 out of three channels if we are not watching it...

As I do sometimes watch live news, it will stop or interrupt one of the recording channels or record them half-way ....

*** The intelligent "feature" of the Linked Series was suppose to automatically record the repeat time slot if the main time slot was missed/not recorded..

Somehow the above feature always does not work at all..

Pls e-mail to wecare@astro.com.my and someone from PVR Tech Support division will call you back and listen to your complain but they always call during office hours when I am not at home!!!!!

About Astro HD over IPTV, they approach my condo for a free 3 months trial for both Maxis HSBB & Astro HD over IPTV ...

After weeks of drilling for the fiber installation on the condo riser... they finally called me to install the fiber to my condo unit..

Last minute they told me the Astro HD over IPTV could not be trial due to some known reasons... so only Maxis HSBB trial..

If Maxis ( and now TIME ) team up with Astro, then they can offer HSBB & Astro HD to most of the condo units as most condo
multi tenant unit, cannot hv Astro HD due to the shared MATV infra..