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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby drsec » Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:46 pm

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tympg wrote:Got mine installed on Saturday. The non-HD channels initially looked bad (worse than before the switch) on my HD-ready set, so I changed the settings from 1080i to 720p. Looks better now.


Yup 720p is better

on the contrary, 720p is better on a HD ready set, but on full HD sets, 1080i is the best choice as the de-interlacer will convert 720p signal to 1080i signal flawlessly and you will see much more detail and color depth compared to 720p.


I can attest that it certainly not so on my 2009 FULL HD Samsung Series 7.

I find the 720p setting on the decoder shows non-HD channels better than at 1080i.

At 1080i setting, the picture of non-HD channels becomes fuzzy.

I dont find any perceptible difference between 720p and 1080i when it comes to HD channels.
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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby aceedburn » Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:25 pm

drsec wrote:I can attest that it certainly not so on my 2009 FULL HD Samsung Series 7.

I find the 720p setting on the decoder shows non-HD channels better than at 1080i.

At 1080i setting, the picture of non-HD channels becomes fuzzy.

I dont find any perceptible difference between 720p and 1080i when it comes to HD channels.

hmm...interesting. maybe different TVs interpret the signals differently. I'm using a FULL HD LG and prefer 1080i to 720p for both SD & HD channels. 1080i is very evident especially in History HD and NatGeo HD where clarity and color depth is concerned.

p.s. i use the intelligent sensor setting, exclusive to LG LCDs that automatically adjust picture quality, i.e. contrast, brightness, sharpness, etc corresponding to the input source and time of day, light emission, etc.
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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby sivanya51 » Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:50 pm

There was a short thunderstorm in Seremban this evening and the service was totally cut off and the display states disruption due to rain
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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby johnTan » Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:22 am

Is Astro start broadcast BPL HD (Live) on Channel 832 ? :-k
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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby tympg » Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:39 pm

johnTan wrote:Has Astro started broadcasting BPL HD (Live) on Channel 832 ? :-k

yea
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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby johnTan » Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:46 pm

tympg wrote:
johnTan wrote:Has Astro started broadcasting BPL HD (Live) on Channel 832 ? :-k

yea


:tq: bro tympg for the confirmation.
What a good news :peace:
goto Astro website, still state "coming soon" :lol:
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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby keong8260 » Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:40 am

According to wikipedia... coming HD channel for Byond is :

* ESPN HD (Started)
* Disney HD
* MAX HD
* CNN HD
* Cartoon Network HD
* MTV HD
* Discovery HD
* Bio HD Asia
* CITV HD Asia
* Golf Channel HD Asia
* Food Network HD Asia
* Outdoor Channel HD Asia
* BBC HD
* Nickelodeon HD
* All Sports Network HD
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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby tympg » Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:34 am

Dunno what Astro did but suddenly yesterday all the SD (non-HD) channels looked better than before (sharper, clearer).
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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby aceedburn » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:15 pm

tympg wrote:Dunno what Astro did but suddenly yesterday all the SD (non-HD) channels looked better than before (sharper, clearer).

is it? that's good news!! didn't watch tv the whole day yesterday, will check it out today... :)
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Re: astro b.yond : High Definition

Postby drsec » Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:31 pm

aceedburn wrote:
tympg wrote:Dunno what Astro did but suddenly yesterday all the SD (non-HD) channels looked better than before (sharper, clearer).

is it? that's good news!! didn't watch tv the whole day yesterday, will check it out today... :)


It didn't only start yesterday.

I compared Astro Beyond with old Astro Normal Non-HD programs when I first installed Beyond and found that the Beyond NON-HD programs are generally clearer and sharper. Some are just as bad.

Got my dotter a new normal (non-beyond) decoder and even this one is better than the old Astro Normal.
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