Well if its appear on Asteo channels, nothing weird with that. Interactive mode have been exist for a long time. But on non-Astro channels, that's new. Should it require some sort of permission or what? 😂

Also Disney+ Hotstar ads on TV3 sometimes shows 'exclusive for Astro customers' card.

Anyone here tried out the Astro Go Interactive Mode during live matches of the UEFA Euro 2020, on CH 810?



   

   

   

The programme "Hi-5" on Astro TVIQ.... 16:9 aspect ratio programme, but it incorrectly shows as pillarbox (black bars on left and right side) that was meant for 4:3 aspect ratio programmes.
       

I guess is like this: The actual Hi-5 show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio cameras, but the video copy that Astro obtain from the content provider is being encoded as 4:3 aspect ratio without the letterbox.
As a result, although Astro TVIQ channel has upgraded to HD (aspect ratio 16:9), but they still process ALL 4:3 video content as displaying pillarbox. 
Theoretically they are not wrong though.

But for those who knows how to differentiate aspect ratio (like me), it is clear that the Hi-5 programme is originally meant to be displayed as 16:9 aspect ratio, so the pillarbox (black bars on left and right side) shouldn't be shown also.
No one in Astro realises this or what? 

Lag? I used both my phone and my laptop to watch it with the interactive mode, and it's quite ok ah...

What device are you using though?

You mean, you subscribed to the RM15.90 VIP+Sports to stream UEFA Euro 2020 there instead?
You didn't subscribe to Sports pack on your Astro, is it?

You say their cloud recording is a half-baked system, but I'm sure that they are very confident to tell you that its cloud recording service is at "top notch quality"   

allow users to have the freedom to chose which sort of service best to suit them.
Can. You downgrade back to PVR box, and the 2 years contract will restart.
That is if you can give tons of good reasons why you want to do that, upon seeking approval with their high higher management, which I think it's going to be tedious and time consuming for everyone, and there's no guarantee they would approve your request.

For ur questions, yes i can no longer access the cloud recodings once i changed it to local only storage, so does all the scheduled recordings were removed (not a big deal since u can schedule them again on the epg page). But all the recodings on the cloud remain intact, u will still be able to access them again when the storage is change to cloud only back.
Maybe Astro can consider provide options to the user to select, whether they want the programme to be recorded on cloud or local storage or both, especially when the Ultra Box is connected to the Internet?

Perhaps, they can provide 2 separate Record button options when you press OK button (info banner appear)?
The first Record buttons looks like a cloud icon, another looks like a disk icon, which indicates local PVR.
And then on "My Library" page, they can come out 2 "tabs" page, one is Cloud, another is Local, so that user can stream/play the content from their preferred storage medium.
I also hope that Astro will allow users to change display layout of the My Library page, from "Tiles" to "Details List" similar to the PVR box software, which I think it is easier to see and organise.

LOL.
Jangan-jangan nanti Netflix kena tapis by FINAS macam Disney+ Hotstar MY.
Then you will know why I am pissed with Astro and Disney bawak masuk stupid D+H into MY.
Even online platform got censorship.
Like what?

Do we have any replacements for tvb news? I remember tvb news cant access on tvb website, dunno about tvbanywhere tho.

Kristal Astro (Brunei) announces that Astro Shuang Xing HD (ch307) will cease on 30 June 2021

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQr4GBrh4ID/
It seems to me that Kristal Astro (Brunei version of Astro) is more proactive in informing its viewers about any channels cessation before it even happens, compared to Astro Malaysia.   

Meanwhile on Astro Malaysia's Facebook page, all the postings talk about Netflix la, Disney+ Hotstar, On Demand, HBO, Astro First/Best, all the "good stuff" only 
When a TV channel ceases, then the page mentions nothing until you see netizens comments and postings, with photos of the cessation message, and all asking "why this channel ceases?", "got discount or not", stuff like that... 

Astro Malaysia should learn more like Kristal Astro 

thanks...
btw where u gotten the list?
never seen it before? 

also..
sure Fox movies channel cannot view? because I remember surfing yesterday night... can watch   

Well when I spoke to the sales team during registration for the trial, they told me that the channels which will be ceased from October won't be available on this new Ultra plug&play box. But over here I see Baby TV, Sky News channels are listed too. I am not sure whether these two channels will be ceased or what.

Will there a mosaic/interactive channel for tokyo 2020? like in the rio 2016 theres a mosaic channel 760 & 780

Meanwhile on the other hand...
     

When watching the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics 2020 on CH 781, suddenly cut to advertisement break...? 😓😓
Then I tune to CH785, same advertisement break also.

Meanwhile on TV2, TV Okey and Astro Arena, the ceremony still going on as usual...?

Sports pack viewers get advertisement interruption during opening ceremony, but non-Sports pack viewers gets no advertisement interruption? What logic is this?

Is there any difference if lower setting is selected for streaming and download quality?

I wonder how accurate is this wiki update https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ant_Extreme channel 704
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ant_Entertainment Channel 703

btw, Now TV HK now carries Astro Cricket, replacing Star Cricket as of Sep. 1

I found it on Facebook

So Hello will cease too?