Because of astro monopoly..
They take own sweet time to upgrade

As long you're comfortable with your preferences.
Or maybe for some TVs, putting 0 sharpness will display blurry image (like really blurry), I'm not very sure about it.

On your TV's antenna setup, check if you see the option to switch between "Analogue" or "Digital". Or better, check your user manual. Your TV needs to support DVB-T2 standards for digital TV. Since your TV is 4K and assuming the TV is quite new, it should be able to support.

Astro still using MPEG2 for SD channels for the sake of legacy Astro boxes.

RTM plans to upgrade to HD broadcast by end of this year. Why Malaysia FTA stations takes so long to upgrade to HD? Well, Malaysia are just being slow. Media Prima said before that they will transmit in HD once digital TV is officially launch.

Currently Malaysia's digital TV is still under test transmission. Despite this, many users (that knows about this news) are already able to receive and enjoy FTA channels in digital quality, for free.

Actually la, Astro HD channels quality is consider above average in the pay TV industry. Means, sharp enough. But, not the best. Some other pay TV in other countries offers even worst HD quality than Astro.

I'm supposed Mediacorp HD channels offers better picture quality than pay TV mainly because they use terrestrial TV platform. Pay TVs providers usually will compress the video quality into lower, because of the bandwidth. In digital world, everything is about bandwidth.

Which countries pay TV operator HD quality is worse than astro??!

I though astro is the worse

Hahaha...
You can take Thailand's IPM and Indonesia's Big TV as an example. Of course there's others.

Pay TV providers usually won't provide the "very high video quality" to customers one. Because they have limited bandwidth, as well as other technical limitations.

If you want to enjoy the best, original from channel provider quality, use C band dish, aim other satellites, decrypt Powervu channels.

Okay

Use C band dish?? It's kinda huge lor
Don't know can fit at the rooftop..

Never try never know

U saying take risk lor

Let me the explain the risks. One is, your neighbours. How much trust do you have with your neighbours? Do you think your neighbours will look at your dish, either will they be wondering what's that, or they'll know what's the dish about but just keep quiet (like me) or they didn't realise it, or they saw it but don't bother about it? Do you think will your neighbours go complain to MCMC about it?

Secondly, how would you hide your dish? If you install at rooftop, how easily will your neighbours to spot your dish, from the road (height level) or your neighbour's 1st floor windows?

Too long to read? Read this: Nobody cares about your parabolic dish. It all depends whether you dare to install C band dish or not. Think too much also no point.

I dont know how far its true but I know a case where MMC came and told the owner its illegal and told him to take it down if not the next time they will issue summons

In case you didn't know it, astro Go now add 6 channels into their lineup alongside Warner TV.
which include Makkal TV, Astro bella, TV ALHIJRAH, TVB XINGHE, CCTV4 and KAH LAI TOI.

But don't know it's website error or not, Astro Go might have TV9, BINTANG, TVi, Celestial Classic Channel, BNC, NAT GEO WILD, HISTORY HD in their lineup.
If this true, there will be 14 astro TV channels will be added to Astro Go soon.

No 16:9 HD channels? No deal. Because if you watch on 5.0" inch screen. The SD with black bars channel looks extremely small. No wonder they upgrade Ria to HD feed for Astro GO. Because the picture is too small...

Come show your big balls then

there's is the setting that you can set aspect ratio to full screen.

Oh is it? It really, seriously depends on how you place your dish, and how easily is your dish is being spotted by people passing by or staying nearby. Because usually, if got people file a complaint to MCMC then only they will take action. If no one report, nothing would happen.

They issue summons, you say? Well someone (I can't disclose much the person due to some reasons) did told me this. I ask him, you install that C band dish, aren't you afraid of MCMC officers knock your door? He told me that he knows someone works in MCMC, and he say "it can be settled".

Hehehe, do you know what it means by ""it can be settled".

all hopeless channels except for Warner TV

Yes too glad that Warner TV included in variety HD(or any Super Pack) not ala carte.
I know that Warner TV on hypptv everywhere price (for anyone) as low as RM1/day(3 channels in a pack include Warner TV) but too bad VOD need to buy ala carte and that linear channel only can watch 2 hours before live tv.
For astro it's on OD, astro GO and can record on TV.

only this time Astro did the right thing

next would be adding & upgrade more HD channels

but the disadvantage of astro GO is can't rewind 2hours before live tv.