Thanks.

or buy online.. LIKE A BOSS!
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...e+HDMI+Extender

I pm him already but no reply.

MK84..., what kind/brand/model of TV capture card do u use right now..? last time Hauppauge HD-PVR right? That TV Capture Card available in Malaysia..?

Yea last time it was the Hauppauge HD-PVR (the one for sale). Now using Hauppauge Colossus and HD-PVR2. AFAIK I have not seen them available locally since Vertex stopped distributing Hauppauge products. I got mine from Amazon.

I just read about the new astro byond pvr GUI which will be 'flash' to all of byond/byond pvr user regardless whatever kind of decoder generation that they used.

I'm currently using the first generation of astro byond pvr, which is made by Pace (Installed it since July 2010).

With the current GUI, sometime I experienced some kind of not so serious lag and slow responds but I can still bear with it. New interface which looked like pretty 'heavy' and more graphical intensive, I afraid that my decoder will be more slow to responds and yet, it may lag the hell out. Personally I feel kinda afraid to change to the new interface

According to astro FAQ, they stated that once your decoder has been flashed with the new firmware, you simply cannot turn back to the current (old) version. For Samsung pvr user, they may not encounter this kind of problem err maybe because their internal memory and processor far more superior than the old one. I have tested out the new samsung pvr decoder at my aunt house last month, and guess what the decoder responds to the user request at the same time without any lag at all!

At first I just want to try to change my decoder to the new Samsung one, but Astro said that I need to terminate my current account, and apply for another one. Pay RM200 for the installation and CONTRACT WILL BE EXTEND TO ANOTHER 2 YEARS! SOme more, I need to maintain my monthly subscription for at least RM75/month (I only paid RM52 for my current subscription which is basic family+recording fees)! Sorry.. I did not bother to extend my contract to another 2 years and pay RM200 just for the new decoder. I got myself this byond pvr FOC because they persuade (read as force) me to upgrade to byond pvr since they want to stop all of the services for the astro max decoder user...

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Feb 21 2014, 09:34 PM

bah just found out FFM and biography channel was gone 4 good after singing up super pack 4 dang it

are we 'must' change our decoder to samsung one to get all the 'epg' stuff? and how much it cost to upgrade to samsung decoder? im using pvr, thnx

AjkR06, when you had the Astro Max last time, did they change it to an updated Max set?

Oh dammit.

no subscriber can leave astro easily provided u decide to terminate after 2 yrs ,if u continue some where along the line yr box will fail and u wl get FOC replacemnt but slapped with 2 yr contract!In my years since 1996 almost 5 boxes failed and I am still in contract! What law is this I wonder! Failed Justice,Failed nation!

Bolehland. Endless possibility.

I have both decoder in my house . The Samsung one I upgraded last year which should cost RM50 for installation fees although under contract.in the end I got it FOC because they took too long to install it for me. Can't wait to try out the new EPG tonight! My Pace PVR(used to be multiroom box) was cancelled because they installed it at the wrong house. I will reactivate it with NJOi for free and give it to my grandma who still watches analog TV everyday will compare the epg when I receive the update.

No, all Byond decoder is eligible for the update

Ahaha. I have told you to upgrade last year but you decided to delay it ahah

how dare they renew my fuc*Ing contract if they say the byond box is under lifetime warranty. My parents were also using Astro since 1996 lol, but the box survived many lightning strikes(we don't bother to turn it off)

Monopoly killing.

Ohh.. nope. It's the same decoder from 2007 until astro 'upgraded' it to byond pvr in 2010. I don't think there are any updated astro max set available since their initial launch in 2006 until they discontinued it at the end of 2008. Byond PVR is the 'rebirth' version of Astro Max

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Feb 23 2014, 06:09 PM

guys, i heard that astro new UI will be launching tomorrow?

how do we get the update?

Put the decoder on "Standby" more, or (advance users) force update the decoder.

Pls share the new UI as usual. 😊 Wow, when swoping from a faulty decoder, a new 2 yrs contract kick in......scary......I hope starhub n SingTel dun follow the same.. ..😜

Cable TV and Satellite TV are two different world apart.

P.S: Astro b.yond users should have an option between no contract, 6 month contract & 12 month contract only.

This post has been edited by Qash-M: Feb 23 2014, 08:33 PM

According to reliable source (guy from another forum who claimed himself as an authorized astro installer), the first batch of subscriber who will receive the new GUI tonight will be for those who are receiving byond service via second batch of PVR receiver with build in wifi (Made by Samsung).

This post has been edited by AjkR06: Feb 23 2014, 10:17 PM