mind to ask is astro byond hd and PVR decoder are the same device?

i currently got astro byond HD decoder, i plan to buy a WD WDBABS3200ABK,My Passport AV to record my tv program.

I not sure whether it can work on Astro byond HD decoder or not.
should i upgrade from astro byond HD to astro byong PVR?
in order to record tv program, am i have to pay extra fee to astro?

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Added on June 10, 2012, 7:13 pmAsstro has started watermarking Euro HD feeds.

Agreed. Like Alphaville said, hope for the best but expect the worst.
I think possibly not. It's already said that ABN partner with TNB and using TNB pole to carry their own fiber cable and fiber box instead of shared fiber box with TM.

But then, TM may be more lenient towards sharing their channels, so maybe ABN will have channels that TM has.

cannot! u hv to upgrade to PVR and pls forget abt using  external HD device. If u are on superpack then its all included if not u pay additional rm10 pvr fees.

never heard of TNB being a partner...cause i heard the actuall broadcast centre mite be in cyberjaya...possibly TM...cause they have the up/down link facilities ...for content ...

After the deal with Fibrecom, those in the know claimed that ABN was likely to ink another agreement with TNB to use the latter’s poles to run its fibre to homes. That, to some sources, would eliminate the need for ABN to dig the ground to lay fibre.

Astro dijangka laksana IPO RM4.7b

ASTRO All Asia Networks PLC merancang untuk menjana modal sehingga AS$1.5 bilion (RM4.7 bilion) menerusi pelaksanaan tawaran awam permulaan (IPO) di pasaran saham tempatan, lapor Dow Jones Newswires yang memetik sumber industri.

Rancangan terbaru pengendali siaran televisyen berbayar milik tokoh perniagaan T Ananda Krishnan itu, jika terlaksana bakal menjadikannya sebagai IPO ketiga terbesar di dunia tahun ini selepas Facebook Inc dan Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH).

“Astro kini sedang dalam rundingan awal dengan pihak bank untuk mengendalikan IPO itu,” kata sumber rapat perkembangan itu ketika dipetik Dow Jones Newswires.Seorang lagi individu berkata, syarikat itu melihat penyenaraian itu dilaksana suku keempat ini.

Bagaimanapun, syarikat itu enggan memberi sebarang komen berhubung rancangan pengapungan sahamnya itu.

Astro yang memulakan operasi dengan 22 saluran pada 1 Jun 1996 kini secara umumnya mempunyai monopoli perkhidmatan televisyen berbayar di Malaysia serta turut mengendalikan lapan stesen radio.

Syarikat itu dikeluarkan daripada senaraian di Pasaran Utama Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd pada 14 Jun 2010, susulan terlaksananya tawaran pengambilalihan oleh Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd, sebuah syarikat dimiliki Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd yang kepentingannya dimiliki oleh Ananda Krishnan dan Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

Pembeli itu merancang mempercepatkan pengembangan Astro ke pasaran seperti China dan India.

Urus niaga bernilai RM8.6 bilion bilion itu menjadikan Astro syarikat persendirian oleh Ananda yang juga individu kedua paling kaya di Malaysia menurut kaji selidik Forbes.

Dua lagi firma yang dibeli Ananda kembali menjadi syarikat senaraian awam selepas kedua-duanya menjalani penstrukturan semula.

Pengendali telefon mudah alih, Maxis Bhd menjana RM11 bilion dalam IPO pada 2009 selepas mengeluarkan operasi antarabangsanya. Bumi Armada Bhd, pembekal terbesar kapal sokongan industri minyak dan gas menjual RM2.7 bilion sahamnya Julai tahun lalu.

Maxis yang menjadi IPO terbesar Malaysia ketika itu meningkat hampir 26 peratus daripada harga tawarannya, manakala Bumi Armada meningkat kira-kira 40 peratus sejak penyenaraiannya.

IPO Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd bernilai RM14.7 bilion pada November 2010 adalah jualan kali pertama terbesar di negara ini.

-BeritaHarian

Wat is wrong wif the animax one.......can't see any breakup....

Only [V] is slightly compressed by starhub.

Only [V] is slightly compressed by starhub.

I see Animax over there is much better than here. Dammit, Asthrow

true....depends on transponder capacity...i'll try to find out some info on broadcasting bitrate of cable/satellite networks based in S'pore. Will update in the next few days.....

well, I rather download the HD TVB drama than paying extra $$ for the SD AOD

9 HD channel in 1 transponder? "Nice" compression quality, Assthrow...