ok friend.... i believe u should aware from ur 2nd photo, ur video output after LB Expand setting are not in full video cover, the top & bottom part of ur video already cut out.... maybe some of the show (drama?) u can accpet but when it come to sport broadcast then i believe u will definitely missing something eg. score, ball in/out line @ tennis game/football match...etc and from your photo if i'm not mistaken, your TV should be some where around 32'' , if u upgrade your TV size in future let say 46'' and above (nowadays 55'' ^ are quite common) then u will see how the compress or expand mode picture quality on big tv and i believe u will never say the same again.I'm sorry i'm not argue anything with ur guys, what i mean is ASTRO need to do something on their broadcast picture quality & correct aspect ratio base on what they CHARGE on user compare with others Pay TV provider @ Southeast Asia.....

emm.... i play satellite stuff more than 2 decade..... u house must have enough 'space' for u to hide ur big dish if u stay @ city area and of course u need appropriate hardware (eg. big dish, satellite decoder...etc) to aim for satellite signal that cover our sky (region) .

Correct! Astro should transmit SD 16:9 in the original format instead of letterboxing it to 4:3.

The current firmware supports 16:9 -> 4:3 conversion options when your tv type is set to 4:3
similar to the 4:3 -> 16:9 conversion options.
If I remember correctly, ther are
1) letterbox
2) fit to screen (image will be stretched)
3) expand (cut off the 2 sides)

Not sure if it is available on the previous firmware.
Discovered it while playing around after getting the firmware update.

Guess astro is squeezing as much out of their limited bandwidth as possible by reducing the quality and letterboxing 16:9 sources (picture only covers 75% of the screen, the rest is the black bars)

This post has been edited by eyesee: Mar 10 2014, 03:04 PM

It is available since b.yond launch. The old DMT does not have it. IDK if the old decoder supports 16:9

OK. Forgot about the old decoders (non b.yond).

Guess we have to suffer lousy picture quality until astro converts everyone to b.yond decoders.

Old box ,new box or whatever the issue is distorted and dull PQ due to compression.

even very old 2000 philip decoder have option to widescreen. its astro dowan to change

Hentam on astro FB very often.

Fyi only. AniPlus HD launches this Fri on mio TV. But the coming soon slide is in SD stretched. Ha ha. Cheers.


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Check with you guys on recording using Asstro pvr, the recorded video is in sd or hd 480 or 720 or 1080?
super macgyver

Also when recording, can watch other channels?

This post has been edited by DarkNite: Mar 10 2014, 09:18 PM

HYPPTV OPENED ALL THEIR NEWS CHANNELS AS PART OF THEIR CSR EFFORT.ASTRO??

if u recorded a show on a hd channel, then it's going to be in hd. if sd then sd. hd should be in 1080i, not sure about sd though.

Nice one. BTW, does MIO TV have HBO channels too? Are movie channels excluded from the "cross-carriage" rule between Starhub & MIOTV?

I record the AOD Chinese channel 305 but the play back is PQ is so terrible!
Is there some where I can adjust the PQ recording?

Huhuhu so tired with (delayed) Animax already...

At Astro FB page someone ask them already to open all news channels. But Astro replied, just watch Awani for extensive coverage about that incident. Haha

Still haven't learn from 3 years ago (11th March 2011)...

Cross carriage only applies for exclusive content signed after the ruling date that was set 2 to 3 yrs ago. Any exclusive deals signed before tge date are exempted. Hence, channels like HBO, Discovery, Food Networks etc. are exempted.

My Astro B.yond HD Zapper decoder (DMT5) just update to new EPG yesterday evening. I manual updated it last few days till day before yesterday till give up. Then it updated itself automatically....

I still haven't receive the new EPG.
I'm using Samsung Astro Byond Decoder (non-PVR)