I don't think so Astro will bring in Phoenix in HD after 14th March as your mentioned because Phoenix HK already officially broadcast Phoenix Infonews,Chinese Channel and Hong Kong Channel @ new frequency @ Satellite 105.5C 4120H27500 since 1st January 2014.

Yes Phoenix HK will stop broadcast those channel on OLD frequency @ 4000H26850, but unfortunately your friend ASTRO already start using the new feed since 1st January 2014, maybe u didn't notice the picture aspect ratio are SHI.T like ever since 1st JAN ? Due to the original Satellite feed are in 16:9 ratio, but your friend ASTRO 'compress' the original 16:9 format to suit their majority customer who are still using old generation CRT TV..... and it cause those 16:9 LED/Plasma/LCD TV received SHI.T like picture quality and aspect ratio on new generation TV !!! (16:9 TV still consider new generation TV @ Malaysia ??? come on Astro we are not so out date!!! )

Here is the comparison on a exactly same TV for Phoenix Infonews Channel from SHI.T like ASTRO SD picture quality & aspect ratio against Original Phoenix HK broadcast @ Satellite 105.5C, both original 16:9 SD picture quality and HD picture quality and is FREE TO AIR channel !!
All this picture took on Today @ 17.01pm for Satellite broadcast and 17.05pm for ASTRO broadcast (Astro broadcast are 4 minutes delay compare with original broadcast)

ASTRO picture quality & compress aspect ratio :





VS

Original Satellite Free broadcast @ Original Aspect Ratio, 1st pic are SD and 2nd pic are HD :





This post has been edited by se3333: Mar 9 2014, 06:06 PM

by purposely switch to LB Expand mode like u said will actually cause the picture quality even worse than default Astro setting after the picture `expand' but `not' actually fit the screen, the Top and Bottom part of the screen are disappeared (cut out) which is originally suppose to be there,and for others astro original 4:3 channel will cut out even more !
I will show u how Astro SD version Al Jazeera channel with and without LB Expand against Original Satellite 16:9 SD version of Al Jazeera channel then u will see what's the different in Picture Quality,Aspect Ratio and how the original feed fit the 16:9 screen.... so u will understand why people want original video source rather than watching Astro Compress version of bad picture quality & aspect ratio....
tomorrow i will upload the comparison picture that i took just now....tq

This post has been edited by se3333: Mar 10 2014, 12:52 AM

As i promised yesterday, here is the picture for Astro SD version Al Jazeera channel with and without LB Expand against Original Satellite 16:9 SD version of Al Jazeera.... Astro Al Jazeera channel become very blur and Top & Bottom are actually disappear/cut out (Miami are missing from weather forecast) compare with actual size aspect ratio from original broadcast.... and how Astro CEL channel looks like with LB Expand setting.... channel logo @ top right and bottom part of sub tittle are missing....

Astro :







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Original Sat feed :




This post has been edited by se3333: Mar 18 2014, 02:07 PM

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) .

add 1 more comparison.... Assthrow 550 NGW vs Sat NGW....

Assthrow :







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Sat :