Astro Widescreen?, Is is possible?
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 Apr 2 2009, 02:50 PM
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12,925 posts Joined: Mar 2005 From: Kuala Lumpur 
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QUOTE(accs_centre @ Apr 2 2009, 02:27 PM) Your wait for ASTRO in HD is not far away.. I wonder how they did get it [attachmentid=881532] Astro is selecting people for testing out the Astro HD..  I wonder if I can be one of those lucky beta testers or not ! |
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Apr 2 2009, 02:57 PM
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7,480 posts Joined: Jun 2005 From: Moscow 21.05.2008 
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I want to be the tester. No need to pay me one. Just give me the Astro HD decorder enough
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Apr 2 2009, 03:09 PM
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150 posts Joined: Apr 2007
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QUOTE(accs_centre @ Apr 2 2009, 02:27 PM) Your wait for ASTRO in HD is not far away.. Yes, I volunteer to be a trial user and tester as well. I believe my display and sound system is sufficent for the testing. [attachmentid=881532] Astro is selecting people for testing out the Astro HD.. Anyone knows how to be selected or apply to be a tester?  |
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Apr 2 2009, 09:23 PM
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4,840 posts Joined: Jan 2003 From: Universal 
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QUOTE(Jack28HT @ Apr 2 2009, 03:09 PM) Yes, I volunteer to be a trial user and tester as well. I believe my display and sound system is sufficent for the testing. Still early to say that..Anyone knows how to be selected or apply to be a tester? Now just their planning.. |
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Apr 4 2009, 07:18 PM
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246 posts Joined: Mar 2009
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Wow, my thread about changing BBC to widescreen has moved on quite a bit!
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Apr 8 2009, 02:51 PM
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1,715 posts Joined: May 2005 From: Klang
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I volunteer oso
 If they pick me I will go out and immediately buy a BlackMagic Intensity Pro for my HTPC! (because I really dunno any other video capture cards with component video in) Willing to test connectivity to HTPC This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Apr 8 2009, 02:53 PM |
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Jun 11 2009, 10:14 PM
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181 posts Joined: May 2006
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anyone tried using component cable?
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Jun 13 2009, 09:22 AM
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358 posts Joined: Dec 2007 
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QUOTE(accs_centre @ Apr 2 2009, 02:27 PM) Your wait for ASTRO in HD is not far away.. Where did you get that from bro? [attachmentid=881532] Astro is selecting people for testing out the Astro HD.. |
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Jun 15 2009, 09:55 AM
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1,241 posts Joined: May 2009 From: Kl, Putrajaya
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ya la...where did u get that??looks like ast*o e-mail..
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Sep 9 2009, 10:22 AM
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104 posts Joined: Mar 2008
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Hey guys.. Any updates on the HD content matter? Soo quiet lah.
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Sep 9 2009, 03:33 PM
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1,241 posts Joined: May 2009 From: Kl, Putrajaya
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just yesterday got news in berita harian, maxis will supply for astro broadcast...they got the contract for astro..
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Sep 25 2009, 01:18 PM
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6 posts Joined: Dec 2008
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QUOTE(Dark NT @ Mar 16 2009, 03:12 PM) i did that but barely any difference (on an LG HD ready lcd tv) HD content? on the internet?i reckon the most "efficient" way of watching HD content now is to download files from internet and watch thorugh a HD player (cost RM300-400) or through PS3 (need conversion, but quite easy). But what sort? where can I find decent Discovery/History/National geog. HD content ? It grates me that Nat. Geo is promoting their HD content ... and we dont get ANY of it thank you astro... grrrr BTW .. is it true that singapore subscribers can get HD... eg History Channel HD |
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Oct 1 2009, 02:47 AM
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4,027 posts Joined: Oct 2004
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astro website is still boosting their superior image quality and reliability of their satelite receiver.
 QUOTE Employing the high-powered Ku-band payload of the MEASAT (Malaysia East Asia Satellite) system, Astro is pioneering Direct-to-U (DtU) digital satellite broadcasting services in Malaysia and the South and East Asian region, a service once considered impractical in heavy rainfall areas. Until the advent of Astro, the introduction of DtU services was hampered by signal attenuation due to heavy rainfall. As a result, only the less powerful C-band services were available off satellites - a service which requires the use of cumbersome two to four metre satellite dishes. Astro was uniquely designed to meet the special needs of Ku-band transmission in high rainfall regions. By boosting the power of the payload, Astro is able to deliver satellite services direct to the user using a satellite dish as small as 60 cm in diameter with a 99.7 per cent service availability rate. Using switchable Ku-band spot beams, Astro can also target specific markets in the region. With a high payload capacity, Astro has the ability to reduce incidence of "outage". "Outage" is a term used to describe signal interference or loss in reception due particularly to rainfade. Solar outage may also occur twice a year when the sun blocks the satellite's path. However, solar outages are predictable and will only last for a few minutes each time. At the ABC, the transmission power of the 13.2 metre uplink satellite dishes can be boosted to 2.2kW -its full capacity -during a thunderstorm, in order to overcome potential rainfade. The power required on a clear day is only 35W or just over 1.6% of the available capacity. http://www.astro.com.my/aboutastro/tech_innovation.asp |
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Oct 1 2009, 08:49 AM
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11,058 posts Joined: Jun 2008
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QUOTE(robertngo @ Oct 1 2009, 02:47 AM) astro website is still boosting their superior image quality and reliability of their satelite receiver. What to do? They do not have anything else to boost. Only have yesterday's primitive technology. http://www.astro.com.my/aboutastro/tech_innovation.asp If not for Football and Disney channel I long time would have cancel already. All wide screen stuff I can get from the net. If got competition, Asstro would have die long time ago, like what's happening in Indonesia, where they fail. |
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