wen the source is in VCD quality, simi output also no point

ya la....theres the point..

most probably cable, go buy new RG6 cable and 2 F-connector and replace it yourself

u mean the astro cable ar?

cable that is running from satellite dish to decoder, change that cable, make sure that it is RG-6

This post has been edited by neb: Aug 11 2009, 11:07 AM

ok...its sumthing new 4 me..hehe!!wanna ask noob question....if change to another better cable, picture quality can be better ar?

satellite signal transmit in digital format, picture quality can not be improved any more using any better cable, but better quality cable will resist rain-fade better

by the way astro original cable is very low in quality, I think it is local made

This post has been edited by neb: Aug 11 2009, 11:51 AM

How old is yr dish and cable? I reckon your are missing certain frequency hence some channels missing. Few reasons for this issue are either the dish is not aligned properly, or the LNB and cable is playing up. Best way to rectify the problem is re-align the dish, if problem is still there, it could be your LNB is not function properly or the cable could be casuing the problem.

Always use good quality RG6 cable for satellite tv. Good quality cable doesn't mean can get better picture quality, but instead you will get better signal level. When HD channel rolls out, having stable qood quality signal will give you less problem such as pixelisation or no picture at all.

This post has been edited by attap: Aug 11 2009, 12:07 PM

if you can received other channels, thats mean the dish is perfectly align with the measat satellite and LNB has no problem, don't move that dish! just change the cable and the F-connector, don't forget to weather-proof the connector.

not me la bro...my astro ok...just ask the noob question...thanks teaching me sumthing i dun know.hehe......erm, astro is going HD...they are still on their progress i think la..

astro currently transmit on DVB-S modulation standard, which is not very economical to carry HD contents, they need to use second generation modulation standard DVB-S2 which is 30% more efficient in compressing the data stream, which translate to viewer need to buy new decoder capable of receiving DVB-S2 signal.

If the dish is align properly and LNB is no problem, other channels also working, possible the cable could be ok as well.

i agree with attap, preveously i hv same problem after relocating my dish...some channel r missing, sometimes no service and sometimes with broken pixel...realign my dish again...presto...all channel are in..
astro channels are on a number of frequencies since its in digital beam a misaligned dish cud missed a few channel even we are focusing on a same near perfect direction