astruukk is in trouble... tv3 hang

got my pvr .. upgrade from byond.. pay rm150 to installer.. and done.. got pvr with 500gb

rm150? not RM100?

rm150

rm150 is not installation fee.. its the pvr decoder pprice after 50% discount for existing byond customer.. for new pvr customer have to pay rm200.. normal price rm400

Ronnie posted a reply later and pointed out my serious mistake so I edited and completely changed this entire post to reflect the correct reply below...

According to the info from... http://www.astro.com.my/byond/articles/art_6122.html... its the installation charges for Byond PVR.

Here's a portion taken from the link...
For further information on installation charges, please refer to below:
Astro B.yond HD Customer - Swap Box - RM300
Astro B.yond HD Customer - Retain Box - RM400
Astro SD Customer - RM400
New Customer - RM400

During PROMO, the installation for Byond PVR...
Upgrade from Byond HD box to Byond HD PVR box...
Swap Byond box to Byond PVR Box : RM150
Keep Byond box and get Byond PVR Box : RM200

Astro SD box upgrade to Byond PVR box : RM200
New Customer straight to Byond PVR box : RM200

He took upgrade from Byond box to Byond PVR so paid ... RM 300x50% = RM 150 for PVR installation

I have now corrected my mistake. My apologies to everyone for causing the confusion. I will try to double check again from my Astro installer friend. I may edit this post again if necessary.

This post has been edited by jamesleetech: Mar 31 2012, 02:10 AM

IMHO, PVR Box cost RM0... RM150 is installation fee

Oops... I checked in detail again from the link I stated earlier at http://www.astro.com.my/byond/articles/art_6122.html... and I found that I made a serious mistake.

Yes, according to the info from the Astro link, its the installation charges for Byond PVR.

I have completely changed my earlier Post No.1146 so please refer there for the corrected reply.

Thanks for notifying me.

This post has been edited by jamesleetech: Mar 31 2012, 02:07 AM

any reason why? btw, if connect WD AV320GB to built in PVR, can those file in PVR HDD transferred to external HDD?

Nothing can be transferred and viewed elsewhere besides on your Beyond ,its a matter of choice built in less hassle.

This post has been edited by smileguy: Mar 31 2012, 10:26 AM

you may transfer out, but u still need the smart card to decrypt those signals saved in the HDD... basically u can't play those files..

Remember that its your decision whether to choose Byond PVR or not, so anyone's suggestions in this forum may include opinions.

I agree with the suggestion made by the always cheerful Smileguy.

In my personal opinion, here are the reasons why I would choose Byond PVR...

1) Recording for Byond box use Western Digital My Passport AV 320 GB external USB harddisk. Byond PVR use internal 500 GB harddisk which can record more hours (about 290 hours).

2) Byond box with 1 tuner can only record from 1 channel. While watching one channel, cannot record another channel. Byond PVR box have 2 tuners which can record from 2 channels at the same time.

3) If you don't have the WD My Passport AV 320 GB, I think its very diificult for you to find shops that have stocks for it. You can try to find sellers from the sales thread in this forum but I think many of them don't have stocks... I did not enquire because I already have a few of this harddisk that were bought 2 years ago.

Jackdon (http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2114557/+1071#) was looking for this harddisk and asked where to buy it. I replied and he found out that all the shops don't have stocks for it.

I heard rumours from my dealer friend in Lowyat Plaza that WD have already stopped production for this harddisk model and replaced with 500GB ones.

4) Price of harddisks have increased a lot after the Thailand floods at end of 2011. Price still not yet drop. If WD My Passport AV 320 GB is available, it should be about RM 280. During the promo now, you pay RM 150 or RM 200 for the PVR with 500 GB internal harddisk. I have already explained on the charges for PVR in my previous post.

Copy files from PVR to WD AV 320 GB ??

a) Since the PVR have builtin internal harddisk, I think it will not recognise another external harddisk connected to its USB port.

b) The PVR software don't have the "copy files" selection in its menu. Hehe... obviously Astro don't allow anyone to copy the files out to any external harddisk. I don't suggest that you open the PVR box and remove its harddisk to copy using PC because you risk damaging the PVR and Astro penalty charges.

c) If you think of copying the PVR files out and then play using PC... forget it !! The recorded files are protected with encryption which have *.STR file extension name. The PVR used different encoder type for the recorded audio/video. Its not the usual ... AVI, MOV, WMV, MKV, MP4, etc... used in PCs. Here is some info I found at... http://boardreader.com/thread/WTA_ASTRO_BYOND_PVR_a8wugXvd7w.html.

I have read of reports that the recorded file is "locked" to the smartcard of the Byond/Byond PVR... so its not possible to play from Byond box using files copied from another Byond box. Oh... you cannot take the smartcard out and insert into another Byond/Byond PVR box because each smartcard is locked to its original box ! Therefore... also cannot play the "copied files" using the smartcard from Byond/Byond PVR box which contain the original recorded files. I rely my info from other sources so I didn't test it myself.

In my opinion... don't waste your time on copying the protected files.

I have given my opinion with info to make it easier for you to decide. Some parts of my info may not be fully correct so you should also search other places for more info.

Peace

This post has been edited by jamesleetech: Mar 31 2012, 01:19 PM

http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/in-the-fina...-relisting.html

Meanwhile...

Additional note: Some EDGE Sports HD programme are "copied" to ASSP HD. Just like ASN.

This post has been edited by Qash-M: Mar 31 2012, 04:21 PM

thank you very much for the detailed explanation. u are just awesome. I just ask to make sure i made a good choice. so, after reading such detailed info, i subscribed for PVR right away. installation will be done within 2 weeks.

Looks like WWE Wrestlemania wont be available in HD..shame really since WWE have just acquired and started to show WWE programming in HD for 2 weeks..thought it woud coincide with Wrestlemania in HD as this is the pay per view of the year..

This post has been edited by dxjb: Mar 31 2012, 10:36 PM

ishkkk..no hd wrestle mania ?? demm u assteroK
...........................hmmm,trying other source

Probably on 2014, or next year, if lucky enough.

My Off-Topic Post

A celebration that falls on a special day,
This year which happens on a Sunday.

Depends on who got caught anyway.

Don't take it so seriously one might say,
Always think carefully before you play.

Laughter or hurt depends on what you play,
Especially when first of April is also a person's birthday.

Don't overdo it... is what one should daresay.

If hurting a friend's feelings is okay,
That special friendship may unfortunately decay.

For fun and laughter... simple tricks are okay,
So "life and death" tricks are not the correct way.

Just use simple fun tricks that everyone shouts hooray!
Because that special celebration is April Fool's Day !

I wrote the above short composition myself for April Fool's Day. Hope folks here like it. And I am sure many got "fooled". Its just for fun and laughter which we sometimes need in our everyday life. Just remember not to use nasty tricks that can possibly hurt your friend's feelings.

Luckily I escaped a few times today and did not become a fool. I will never so easily believe anyone on this day, hehe. I always pity my friend whose birthday is on 1st April so I will never play any trick on him.

If I posted here on 31-03-2012 that Astro will launch SyFy HD Channel 439 on 01-04-2012, will anyone believe me IF true ?

Hope folks here don't mind my off- topic post.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/Mjdq9UZikBI

Looks like...

This post has been edited by Qash-M: Apr 1 2012, 10:20 PM