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QUOTE(nexona88 @ Aug 20 2017, 11:13 AM)
Oh mean the same dish position, can get both signal lor..
Good since there's won't be much changes..

Anyhow, u think Ansa will use which satellite for their service? Any hint tongue.gif
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post Aug 20 2017, 08:55 PM

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QUOTE(Anime in HD @ Aug 20 2017, 05:41 PM)
You know that it not worth to buy 4K TV for now.

Unless, you are YouTuber & can afford to buy 4K camera or smartphone that can shoot video up to 2160p resolution@30fps. But, majority in youtube views see that demands for 4K content are already acceptable. 4K@60fps is the next hype, the picture will be more smooth. Again, the problem is YouTube still not support 4K@60fps.

Imagine you shoot Malaysia travel destination & upload in YouTube in 2160p. For sure, your video will be top notch. And, the viewers can see 4K life in stunning 4K TV or Computer. For now, smartphone flagship still limit up to 2K resolution.. laugh.gif laugh.gif

inb4 data quota habis.. sad.gif
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YouTube don't support 4K @ 60fps, you say? Wrong. YouTube now supports 8K @ 60 fps resolution.
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However as you know, YouTube uses both H.264 and VP9 codec, depending on playback device/browser's support.

Which means, if your device or browser do not support VP9 by default (example Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari), YouTube will load the video as H.264 video codec instead of VP9. And the bad thing is, they set 1440p @ 60fps as maximum quality for H.264 codec, meanwhile VP9 can go to the maximum resolution possible and 60fps.
Which means, if the video itself has 4K or 8K, you will not able to select/watch 4K or 8K quality as the options will not be available, 1440p is the max.
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QUOTE(Anime in HD @ Aug 20 2017, 10:19 PM)
TM should focus more to upgrade/expand internet infra.

Want to be like Singtel TV in Singapore? SG boleh la pulau kecil saje. No coverage problem. I would say, in coming month HyppTV will add channel also. That is just TV add on. The price remain RM30/pack. But, when HyppTV start to add more channel. I'm very sure more pack by pack to ala carte will coming.

In the end, TM customer need to force to take one of bundle pack to maintain HyppTV. If not combine both service. I think HyppTV already die if TM not force their customer.. laugh.gif laugh.gif
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post Aug 21 2017, 01:02 AM

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QUOTE(pakji @ Aug 21 2017, 12:40 AM)
what movie name please i need it
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Allied, on HBO HD.

There's a repeat happening tomorrow Tuesday 22 Aug at 9PM too. Go watch it or better, record it if you have PVR! and see if they censor, or no censor the sex scene.
Note: Make sure your kids aren't watching with you, if you have one.
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QUOTE(nexona88 @ Aug 21 2017, 07:59 AM)
Wah 9PM kinda hard since the kids would be still awake tongue.gif

I'm sure after the previous complaints, astro sure will take action by censoring the sex scenes bruce.gif
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Do you really think they will censor it? If you subscribe to HBO, go watch it and see lo...
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Technical stuff for the day:

I found out that the bitrate for Astro's HD channel is variable 5-6Mbps (varies on scenes), with the peak of 10Mbps for certain scenes (e.g. fast moving scenes, dark/low light scenes).

And, Astro use HE-AAC audio codec (not the usual AAC LC codec) in 64kbps Stereo 48KHz and AC3 (Dolby 5.1) 384kbps 48KHz for HD channels. Don't let 64kbps disappoint you yet. HE-AAC codec is different than those old MP3 audio codec, it is designed for delivering good quality audio even at low bitrates. In other words, HE-AAC 64kbps has very identical audio quality compared to 128kbps MP3. Quite surprising to hear that 64kbps still deliver good quality on Astro HD channels, eh?

If you are an audio enthusiast (I'm one of it) and you watch Astro HD channels using headphones, oh yes, you will listen a little bit audio compression artifacts.

Don't want to listen to audio compression artifacts sound from HE-AAC 64kbps? Change the Digital Audio Settings on Astro box from Stereo to Dolby 5.1, so that you will be listen to AC3 (Dolby) 384 kbps audio codec, either to your home theatre system or TV (if your TV supports Dolby audio passthrough).

For SD channels, Astro still use MP2 audio codec (no typo there, not MP3, it's MP2) with the bitrate of 192kbps. Astro does use HE-AAC on selected SD channels. As for video, it is MPEG2, video bitrate, average 1.5Mbps on all regular channels. Sometimes, they use 5Mbps video bitrate for "certain channels".

How I found out this info, you ask? Hmmm... I manage to use a universal satellite receiver to record down one of a channel from Astro, then I analyse the video file using computer, and then all those video/audio technical stuff appears.

Tip: Astro Arena SEA Games channels on Measat 3b.
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post Aug 21 2017, 06:12 PM

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Don't report la...
People want to watch original content, not censored content.

If those people who reports to MCMC, that means they showed support the move of censored content. If you don't like the channel, just change it to something else. No need to bising.
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QUOTE(theevilman1909 @ Aug 22 2017, 03:24 PM)
Another person reported  bangwall.gif  mad.gif  ranting.gif
Typical Taliban mindsets

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"...investigating the issue with our channel provider"

Wah. Is that the reason why HBO channel on Astro is being localised to Malaysia feed due to HBO not allowing pay TV providers (Astro) to modify its content, including censoring, delaying, slot in ads on HBO channels? hmm.gif

But then think again, HBO channel on Astro is not delayed by any means. Yeah, no 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, or 1 hour delay kind of bulls**t like most of other channels, and do you ever see Astro slot in their own ads on HBO channel? I think this is the policy set by HBO themselves. So it could mean that, if you (Astro) want the content to be censored or modify by any means, only HBO themselves can modify/censor the content, not from Astro's side, and that depends on what kind of agreement they have between them. hmm.gif

I'm not sure, I am just assuming, based on the reply by one of the complaint as attached screenshot.

If I would guess, the only next move that HBO will do is, not airing the movie "Allied" on HBO (Malaysia feed) anymore, meanwhile the Asia feed one will continue airing (maybe), if viewers in other countries did not complain the same thing as "some of" Malaysians do. Cuz I don't think HBO will suka suka censor the movie for the sake of those people who is so insensitive to those kind of content. HBO got their own reputation to be taken care of.

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QUOTE(Anime in HD @ Aug 22 2017, 06:21 PM)
Why astro put most of SEA Games LIVE in this channel:

1) GOKL17 1*
2) GOKL17 2*
3) GOKL17 3*
4) GOKL17 4*

*only available in Astro GO & NJOI Now. doh.gif sad.gif

FYI, MTV Asia is not in proper 16:9 feed in Astro GO app. Meanwhile, Disney Channel, Junior & XD in proper 16:9 feed... hmm.gif

Edit: Disney Channel & Junior have some little black bars@left & right screen. Same like Animax(if you view in 21:9). Why not full? sweat.gif
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Those channels are exclusive on Astro Go/Njoi Now platform only.

Both MTV Asia and Animax on Astro is not transmitting in actual 16:9 video. It is still actually in 4:3 video, but without letterbox. So when you watch on your HDTV, it will look like it is in proper shape.
But on Astro Go, you will see that it is in 4:3 shape, so you need to change the video size/aspect ratio options manually.
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QUOTE(chuppachop @ Aug 23 2017, 10:25 AM)
From what I heard from a fren from HBO, HBO Malaysia SD / HD is a dedicated feed with all versions of movies edited to Malaysia standards, hence there is no delay what so ever or ad insertions. For this particular incident, it could be a wrong insertion on HBO part or the scene was not edited out by mistake.
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You got a friend work at HBO? Wow...
Can share with us more about all the reasons why HBO is being localise to Malaysia feed? Besides this censoring movie thing, what else?
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QUOTE(chuppachop @ Aug 23 2017, 05:13 PM)
Astro apparently gives good money to HBO to “lock-in” the HBO and Cinemax channel. For HBO, the movies are sent in advance to astro for censorship vet and astro will provide a cutting list on the cuts required for the HBO Malaysia channel. HBO will edit the movie based on this list and scheduled it on the Malaysia feed channel. So, when the feed then goes direct from Singapore thru astro and direct to viewers home.

Cinemax will still be censored by astro, hence the 1 hour delay. There is no dedicated Cinemax Malaysia feed, hence when the Cinemax movie starts, you can see a sudden Malaysia rating logo animation inserted (with no Cinemax logo) before the actual movie.

This is what I know so far.
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Can help me ask your friend, since when HBO on Astro becomes Malaysia feed and no longer Asia feed?
And, when is localisation Malaysian feed agreement will ends between between HBO and Astro?
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QUOTE(sherz88 @ Aug 23 2017, 05:47 PM)
Does feeds in singapore also censored like in astro?
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HBO in Singapore uses Asia feed, the same Asia feed as Thailand, Indonesia, and many other SEA countries that provides HBO on their own respective pay TV providers.
HBO Asia do have censorship but only the severe scenes will be censored, such as the "f**k word on the dialogue of a movie.

So if you don't like to watch the Malaysian version of HBO on Astro, you can (illegally) subscribe to other country satellite pay TV providers that provides HBO channel (e.g. Indonesia, Myanmar, etc.), and for sure it will be in Asia feed. But not India (referring to Videocon d2h), where India's censorship is even worst and severe than Malaysia. HBO India is a localised feed, with full of censored movies, making it "super safe" to watch. And also, you will always get to see something like "Smoking Kills" whenever the scene has someone smoking.

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QUOTE(chuppachop @ Aug 23 2017, 06:59 PM)
I dun understand ..... So the MTV Asia in astro is a zoomed in image of the 4:3 letterbox video?? So it's a fake 16:9 impression?
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The actual video aspect ratio of MTV channel on Astro:
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But when you watch it on your HDTV (16:9 TV), it will look like it is displayed correctly:
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Now you understand? Actually, Mediacorp also doing this. On digital TV platform, if you watch the SD version of Channel 5, 8... from their side, the video is 16:9, but when the actual video is 4:3. In other words, 4:3 but without letterbox.

You can say that the reason why they do this, because the international standard for Standard Definition video are meant to be 4:3 only. So if the content is in 16:9, either you choose to display letterbox so that it will display in correct shape on old CRT 4:3 TVs, or "force" to make it fit to screen (no letterbox) so that regardless of what kind of TVs you watch, you shall see fit to screen image (if your display settings is "Fit to screen").

But because the video itself is 4:3 even if the content is originally in 16:9 shape, you might see pillarbox if your display mode is "show pillarbox on 4:3 video", which it will look like this:
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So... Hmmm, aspect ratio is a very complicated technical thing to digest, especially for non-tech savvy users.
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QUOTE(chuppachop @ Aug 23 2017, 06:58 PM)
OK sure, let me ask.....  BTW, I know for dialogue wif the F word, HBO replaces the word (audio insert) wif another safer word....  I noticed the same also done by FOX Movies n FOX Action Movies
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Besides HBO, do you have friends that work at Fox Networks Group too? I also want to know why Discovery Channel and TLC is being localised to Malaysia feed instead of Asia feed.... hmm.gif
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QUOTE(nexona88 @ Aug 24 2017, 08:45 AM)
Asia or Malaysia feeds..
Its always have some level of censorship..
U want to watch full version.. Online is your choice..
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No lor... Censorship for Malaysia feed is worst than Asia feed lor...
Malaysia one is all follow according to our LPF (Lembaga Penapisan Filem - Film Censorship Board) one.

Thats why, Astro got too much money dunno where to spend, so spend on censorship (by having HBO Malaysia), and we pay for it. Stupid, right?
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QUOTE(nexona88 @ Aug 24 2017, 08:57 PM)
Still no news about free preview for merdeka laugh.gif
Dang very bad..very bad...
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Why still expecting something good from a company that is so good in making profits and being ignorant to customers?
It's time to give up. I've already done that long ago.
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QUOTE(JuneResources @ Aug 26 2017, 08:38 PM)
Don't worry, getting more and more people start to rely Hypptv.
Of course, some people still stick to astro because of sports and movies (especially HBO). But yes, some people know some movies has content violence and sex scene (still yet people like to subscribe movies pkg although keep complain why that scene not censor)

I hope that those complain about censor should differentiate those package.
For example, those Malay people if wish to subscribe movies pack, then compulsory take movies with "islamic packs" (Just like bank service provider)
While those Non-Malay customers can subscribe movies pack with "Asia" feed. (P.S Sorry no racist but need to do something like this..)

But in Malaysia, that is IMPOSSIBLE will do differentiate for that. Kinda bullsh** (silent) this bolehland.
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About the "Islamic package", actually I do have the same thoughts as you before. Two separate versions of a same channel, one is the censored and safe to watch according to Islamic teachings cater for Malay audiences, another one is original untouched feed (Asia feed) for Chinese, Indian and others. Let say when customer sign up Astro, the "Race" section there, pick non-Malay race (Chinese, Indian), so that the channel they subscribed to, will get the original untouched feed, if they choose "Malay", then it will be the censored version one, while channel number still the same.

But then, because of your culture and your Islamic teachings, you are affecting whole Malaysians because of that, and the excuse is because Malaysia has a majority race of Malays. If I really hate the way our country censorship board censor things, I would rather have them doing this (the "Islamic package"). Of course, I don't think this will happen, because this is kinda "racist". Haiz, no choice lah. Like it or not, still have to accept it. If there's any Malays reading this, sorry ya, no offence. I just really hate the way our gov take things so extreme and kinda "one-sided" as such.

The only solution is, to illegally subscribe other country satellite pay TV (Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar) and enjoy it yourself, either by legal subscription or cline (card sharing) because their country pay TVs don't delay, insert ads or even censor stuff like Bolehland do, but India's Videocon d2h is an exception ya. Of course, this is illegal by copyright law, and I wouldn't recommend anyone to do this, unless you are interested to explore and not purely for personally entertainment.
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QUOTE(jamesleetech @ Aug 26 2017, 11:39 PM)
You said because you heard "FREE" ? What is the meaning of "Free" to other people... I don't know what they believe or what they misunderstood... BUT for me, I already know what "free" means. My earlier comment about ""free preview for Merdeka" was about people who are still subscribing who hoped for free preview just like in previous years.

RETURN OF SMART CARD
After account is "terminated", I believe Assteruk will NOT just simply "AUTOMATIC ACTIVATE" when the Smart Card has been confirmed returned to Assteruk ! They need to send another new Smart Card to lock again to the old PVR (if you still keep the PVR) before they can re-activate subscription. They can also decide to send a new PVR with new Smart Card for "re-installation".

I think Assteruk will call people who still keeps the smart card & PVR to persuade them to re-activate the account again because its easy to simply re-activate in this way without any installation of PVR again. Previously, I already returned my Smart Card + PVR and asked them to sign the return acknowledgement paper that I prepared myself. Assteruk will need to deliver new PVR and install again IF I decide to re-start my subscription. I won't ! Ya, I have already heard of friends who were persuaded to restart subscription with "free 1 month preview" and got 1 year contract again ! If I received such phone call in the future, I will definitely ask about the "new contract period".

Make sure the Smart Card is returned and bring your own letter for them to sign to acknowledge that it has been returned. Force the person in charge to sign it. Hehe.... I shouted loudly about my right to get acknowledgement on the return, to make them sign. We have the right to ask for acknowledgement of return to protect ourselves. The PVR is locked to the Smart Card. I told that guy that I want to make sure of my account termination by returning the Smart Card. The card actually only belong to Assteruk, not belong to me.

Always return and NEVER keep the Smart Card !! When the Smart Card is confirmed returned, Assteruk cannot just simply give any excuse for re-activating the account back again. They need to send another Smart Card with another PVR to re-start the subscription. IF they do restart the subscription without a new smart card deliver to me... then my lawyer will contact them to sue for illegally re-activating my subscription without my written permission... and show them the letter which acknowledge return of the Smart Card. I will also ask them to show proof that I received another new Smart Card ! Without the new smart card, Assteruk cannot take any action against me because I cannot watch any channels without the card. We should always try our best to protect ourselves and try to make it more difficult for Asssteruk to have any excuse to "quietly re-start the subscription again".

Oh... I also took a photo of my smart card with the ID number before I returned it, hehe. I just keep the photo just in case.

Below is a simple guide on how to terminate Assteruk account, refer link to Barzrul's Blog...

https://barzrul.com/tutorials/cancel-or-ter...tro-service-724

CONVERT TO NJOI
Remember... no need to return PVR + Smart Card if we want to convert the account to NJOI but we still need to pay for the PVR... and there will be a risk that Assteruk MAY later "suddenly" change (without asking you) the account back again to previous monthly subscription (non-NJOI) !!

REMINDER on termination... RETURN the Smart Card and get proof that it has been returned. Force them if they "don't" want or reluctant to take back the card... hehe... should know the reason why... they hope you can "restart" subscription again later and maybe use dirty tricks with auto activation again ! "Automatic Activate" ?? I will definitely sue them and win.
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What you just said are all correct. I did mentioned about this on my way previous posts, where in some cases, Astro purposely don't collect back your Astro box (let you keep it). Cuz some customers might think, installer come dismantle satellite dish, collect back Astro box, this and that, is kinda troublesome, rather just let it be. However, Astro take this as an opportunity to persuade and offer you "free previews" at either free or affordable prices, the offers that you will never see or hear before, it is so mysterious that you can't find it on Google (maybe). And, yeah you already know what they will do next...

So, I will advise that when you terminate Astro, they will ask, why you want to cancel Astro? The reason you gave them, may decide if THEY WANT YOU to return the Astro box and equipment, or not. Of course if you tell them negative stuff like, Astro so much repeats la, censors la, expensive la... that gives an impression to them that you are no longer interested to watch Astro anymore, so for sure they want the Astro box back. To give you more hassle, they might tell you to bring Astro box to nearest Astro service centre, then only they will cancel the account, and assign installer to dismantle the dish (if you want), making you harder to terminate their services. Imagine, you are going to cancel my service, means I won't get money from you anymore. Why should I waste my money on you to assign installer to your house to take back all equipment? Many of our installers are busy installing Astro for new customers (means we are getting more money) or fixing customer's Astro technical issues, but we ain't wanna entertain and prioritise on customers that want to cancel my service, don't you think? Want to cancel ah? You bring it to my place (service centre) and cancel. Evil leh? devil.gif

If you tell them, oh I am going to migrate to other country, then confirm you must return it to them, because this is 100% confirmed that they won't be expecting for "your return to their service after service termination" if you get what I mean. This is their policy.

If you tell them "something positive", such as I like to watch Astro but as of now I wanna stop for a while cuz got financial issues, or I won't be around at home for few months but still want the service to be reactivated later on, etc... then very high chance they will let you keep the Astro box so that easier for them to reactivate your account. No need assign installer to take back equipment, then install again at later date. smile.gif

Well, if they really call you up and offering you promos that if you reactivate, you get this, you get that, bla bla bla... just ignore or reject their offer if you are not interested lo... In this case, I don't care if they reactivate back my subscription with or without my consent, AS LONG AS I WON'T BE CHARGED, even a single sen for it, not even now or future.

If you really interested to activate for the promo, always ask for T&C and see if there are any CONTRACT being issued to you upon reactivation.

Because Astro is smart, we consumer have to be smarter also. And, Astro is not stupid. Remember that for life.
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QUOTE(jamesleetech @ Aug 27 2017, 12:54 AM)
Aiya... business are business mah. All companies are the same... make profit. What they learn is on how to make more profits with less costs... so its natural for them to behave this way. The difference is how well a company behave in an ethical and proper way in making profits. Assteruk is a bad company which takes subscribers money and still put lots and lots of ads and tons of repeats in their Satellite Pay TV ... and we still pay more expensive with more crap channels. Can you imagine that Assteruk has Astro Magazine Publications, Cable TV (from Byond IPTV), Free-To-Air TV (from NJOI), Astro Go (from internet streaming) and Satellite Pay TV... and still puts in so much ads and more crap channels in their Satellite Pay TV !! All the $$ is made by the parent company, Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad, from providing digital, TV, radio and e-commerce services.

Its the consumers that must stand together to protect our rights to be treated fairly. Also need to be careful to make sure that Ansa don't behave the same way as Assteruk which treats subscribers as sh*ts and fools. The power of payment is in the consumers hands but, unfortunately, we don't stand together and didn't stop when it becomes bad. I repeat my previous comment... "bantah sini sana bila durian naik harga tapi masih lagi beli !"
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Erm, just to correct you with some terms. Hope you don't mind.

Astro B.yond IPTV is not cable TV ya. It is serviced through Internet, either from Fibre for landed properties, or Copper VDSL2 (if by TM) or Fibre (if by TIME) for high rise buildings. Cable TV and IPTV is a two different technology, don't get mixed up. And, as of now, Malaysia do not have cable pay TV operator after ABNxcess has been ceased its operations.

Njoi is not Free-to-air satellite TV. Njoi is consider as free-to-view satellite TV platform.
Free to air (FTA) means the channels has NO encryption (free), and can be received by any receivers/tuners/TVs as long the equipment is compatible with the standard.
Free to view means the channels are encrypted but you can watch it for free by purchasing a dedicated receiver/tuner from the TV provider, and that's Njoi.
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Hi. We welcome and take note of your feedback on the new advertising feature. The advertisement is designed with minimal disruption to viewing experience as it only appears when the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) is in use or when you channel surf, and doesn’t disrupt the viewing experience. You also have the option of making the EPG disappear by pressing the “OK” button on your Astro remote control. Nevertheless, we will continue to look into ways to improve this feature in order to provide the best service for our customers and advertisers.

Secondly, you can also change their settings of the EPG to disappear faster from the menu.

1. Activate the menu by pressing the “home” or “OK” Button on the remote control
2. Go to the “Preferences” function and click “OK” on remote
3. Go to the “Info Banner” function and click “OK” on remote
4. Go to ”Channel Banner Duration” function. You can increase or decrease the duration of the EPG banner


Source: Astro Facebook page

As what advised by Astro, it seems that all of us will see the ad on EPG banners from now on. No plans of discontinuing such feature.

Instead, in not nice words, Astro is telling that if you hate the ad appear on channel banner so much, why not you change the setting of the duration of the channel banner to a shorter time, so that you won't see the ad for a long, and at the same time, the duration for you to see the channel banner (what programme name is now showing/will be shown next) will be shorter as well. Because we already received the payment from advertisers, we just put it up to your screen. We don't care if you like it or not, all we care is we get more money. Who doesn't want more profit if you got the chance/opportunity?

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