hi. i got call from astro, say that they gonna give me "refurbish" pvr with zero charges monthly but RM50 installation fee.
just about to check it legit, it already appear in my order at self service portal

got anything i need to aware of? comments?

btw, Astro won't upgrade CN and Animax to HD right? Such an eyesore to watch both channels in subpar SD quality on Astro. They know parents will still subscribe to Kids Pack with or without HD channels so that parents can do chores when their children watch cartoon channels.

The astro boo ads appear in all astro channels..
Sometimes I gets fed up see the same bloody ads

Dear Sir/ Madam, 

We are writing based on latest feedback received from the respective team.

Thank you for sharing your valuable comments with us.

Firstly, we would like to take this opportunity to apologize for the array of events which had led you feeling discontented with our services.

After reviewing your feedback, please be informed that  we have opted the current down conversion format for MTV (and other channels namely HBO, E!, DIVA and AXN) in SD 4:3 letter box as we are also looking into consideration to the customer who is still using certain variance of legacy box type whereby they might be facing issue where the channel will be black on the screen. At this juncture,  MTV channel is transmitting as per current down conversion format in SD 4:3.

Nevertheless, we will further review down conversion format and option should we move to 16:9 format for MTV and the rest of the remaining channels. Again, we would like to thank you for your valuable feedback.

Should you have any other feedback, do e-mail us at wecare@astro.com.my

We truly appreciate your patience and understanding whilst dealing with us. We look forward to your continuous support.

Thank you.

Meaning that this Quan Jia HD is free trial channels to Njoi?
Or need to top up this channels for njoi?

Arena, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, NHK. Boleh pulak upgrade 16:9 SD pic.
Astro should force migration to full MPEG4 sd set top box.

In Indonesia most popular TV Operator migrate already. Also that some article you post that state astro stb use.
And more about 90% already use Byond stb. So better astro to move fully Byond stb and using MPEG4 compression for SD channel.

Oh. You mean legacy one not support 16:9 video right?
I think by 2020 astro will migrate soon. Just hope

I was using an even older STB and just upgraded to Byond a week ago with HD services. A new STB which is the smallest Astro STB I have seen was installed. Unfortunately, I have not been able to watch any HD channels since the installation.  The channel guide will flash on screen briefly and the TV will stop receiving any signal.

I have logged in service call and Astro has not responded.  Yesterday, I walked in to Astro's service centre in MV and was told that the new STB has software issues with smart TVs.  HD channels cannot be viewed with smart TVs and I was told to revert to an RCA connection!  Totally defeats the purpose of subscribing to HD services.

Does anyone else have this experience and do anyone have any solution?

Seems like, that confirms asttro with outdated MPEG2 video and box without any useful features is perfect for CRT tvs and its not compatible with latest tvs! Maybe your latest tv had the latest HDMI output 2.0 and not 1.4,my 4K media player HDMI 2.0 will not play on all my Tvs which are still 1.4

I was just wondering... did they change your satellite dish from the old white to black?

They never change when I got my new STB

Well when u change from old STB to new b.yond STB
Everything needs to change.. Dish & cable included...

actually black dish diameter is slightly bigger than white dish. so it can improve the signal reception. i think is more good to change to new dish.

My HDMI is connected directly to my smart TV (Philips).  I have rebooted the B.yond box, tried other HDMI ports, different cables (including older HDMI cables that don’t support ARC – 1.1?) and the results are the same. 

There is no sound or error message.  The channel guide will flash for a moment and the screen will go blank.  Then, my smart TV will display “No signal” but this is a message from the smart TV and not from the B.yond STB.  It is the same message if I switch to another HDMI port that has nothing connected to it, so it means the B.yond STB has suddenly stopped both audio and video feeds into the HDMI port after the brief flash of the channel guide.

Non-HD channels work perfectly normal.  This problem only occurs when I change to HD channels.  And when I change back to non-HD channels, the signal comes back and everything works as it should.

Reverting to RCA connection is absolutely rubbish because I will go back to SD.  If I use HDMI, I will get at least 720p.  However, out of curiosity, I tried running on RCA yesterday and changed to HD channels.  Surprises, surprises, I can watch HD channels as normal using RCA connections.  But at the SD resolutions…..

So, there may be some truth to what the staff at MV Astro Centre said - he/she did appear to have checked for their internal memos before telling me so.  He/She also said this is a known problem with the new generation of STBs and that Samsung smart TVs can resolve the conflict by disabling the MHL feature – unfortunately, I can’t find this on my Philips smart TV to disable (I did try various Smartlink settings)

too bad.. Thought can bring my smart card back to hometown during cny...

ahh what such brilliant idea...

didn't think about it..

nowadays b.yond STB is small only.. can dump into luggage bag 

How many ch that have exclusive contract with astro?. for sure for tvN there is no exclusive contract. i just want there is new company to make prepaid based pay tv like njoi. or free to view service like IPM from thailand.

didn't receive the sms..

for selected customers only???

Speaking of this.
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A hokkien drama played 4:3 format in HD channel..   
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And back to16:9 during commercial.

My astro suddenly go blank. I have iptv installed so i suspect the prob is they switching it to satelite mode. How to change to ip mode. Thanks

Heard some saying astro exclusive right extended another 5years??

Anyone can confirm it

Today I just by pass the road and saw the Astro Miri here.
I just walk in to pay the astro bill and saw the terminal machine all "temporary down". 

Go to counter to make payment and the astro staff need to "verify" the IC owner 1st before make a payment.
Do you all come across for this to verify?

I just feel curious customers have money to pay your bill, but why need IC to verify before make payment?
Kinda stupid it's seems like only owner can arrange the payment.

Because IP mode made my HD channel unwatchable, when switch to hybrid, they change to satelite mode. Any ideas how to make hybrid works?