shakira..
i've never tried connecting astro to r7 yet..
because my main purpose of buying my r7..
is for ps3, pc and dvd player..
the sales person from hsl denki in midveli once told me that if u want to use lcdtv for viewing astro channel..
u better buy sony bravia or toshiba regza..
it's because these models come with astro picture enhancement mode which will enhance the existing astro channel..
if u buy other model than the above one, astro channels will be blurred because there is no astro picture enhancement mode..
i don't know if this is true or not because i've never tested it yet..
but logically..if u play a 480i picture in a 1080i/1080p hdtv.. the picture sure will be blurred..
because of the low resolution picture playing in a high resolution hdtv..

if astro channel broadcasts hd picture..
then there will no problem connecting astro to ur r8..
just plug-in the astro's red, white & yellow cable to ur r8 & walla..
u r ready to watch astro with hd quality picture in ur new tv..