 Austar May Be Going Hd In Oct 2009 |
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 Sep 29 2009, 10:58 AM
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$100 upfront for Mystar HD
$19.95/month (includes HD versions of SD channels you already subscribe to) Discovery HD and Nat Geo HD not available to Austar as yet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/previewDo...33AUN&f=pdf This post has been edited by Gremlin: Sep 29 2009, 11:07 AM |
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Sep 29 2009, 11:09 AM
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DTV Forums Member  Group: Member Posts: 1,843 Joined: 29-January 08 Member No.: 54,572 |
see below
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Sep 29 2009, 11:11 AM
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DTV Forums Member Group: Member Posts: 103 Joined: 5-January 04 From: Monto, QLD Member No.: 2,184 |
Brief summaries:
SD channels - http://www.austar.com.au/mystar/news1.html HD channels - http://www.austar.com.au/mystar/news2.html +2 channels - http://www.austar.com.au/mystar/news3.html Al Jazeera included, along with BBC knowledge and the others finally |
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Sep 29 2009, 11:15 AM
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Sorry skooter, i was your info on whirlpool and put it here as i didnt know if you were a member
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Sep 29 2009, 11:19 AM
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DTV Forums Member Group: Member Posts: 103 Joined: 5-January 04 From: Monto, QLD Member No.: 2,184 |
QUOTE (loony @ Sep 29 2009, 11:15 AM)  Sorry skooter, i was your info on whirlpool and put it here as i didnt know if you were a member I saw that ;P |
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Sep 29 2009, 02:22 PM
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So now the question is, When will they start installing Mystar HD into homes??? From Nov 15th or before???
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Sep 29 2009, 03:31 PM
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DTV Forums Master  Group: Senior Member Posts: 14,653 Joined: 18-August 03 From: Associated British Corporation Member No.: 34 |
Discovery +2? What? Seeing the same content every 4 hours isn't sufficient you need to be able to see it repeated every 2 hours? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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Sep 29 2009, 04:16 PM
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Less time for waiting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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Sep 29 2009, 04:26 PM
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QUOTE (DrP @ Sep 29 2009, 03:31 PM) Discovery +2? What? Seeing the same content every 4 hours isn't sufficient you need to be able to see it repeated every 2 hours? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif) Conceivably, you would now be able to watch, and what are all ready repeats, the same Mythbusters and American Chopper shows 12 times a day! |
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Sep 29 2009, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE (Gremlin @ Sep 29 2009, 02:22 PM) So now the question is, When will they start installing Mystar HD into homes??? From Nov 15th or before??? being austar, Jan 1 2010, lol, and then they will stuff it up, somehow.....I am so hoping the HD box is better then the crappy sd box, I have to scroll channels now if I want to watch another channel, wont let me type the numbers in, and of course when u scroill up comes the number 5 or 7 or you get the active menu, **** box shot box **** box, I really hope the new box is better, if they ever release it. OPn a different note, in my local shopping centre today there was an Austar booth promoting Austar and the mystar, but it wasnt the silver sd box, it was the new HD box, when I asked I was told it was simply the mystar box, this is the only one we have....... interesting |
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Sep 29 2009, 05:44 PM
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DTV Forums Master Group: Senior Member Posts: 14,653 Joined: 18-August 03 From: Associated British Corporation Member No.: 34 |
Was the booth all rickety and shakey like the MyStar? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)
Maybe you can go back and try to have a good fiddle with the MyStar HD to see how easy it is to crash or get to misbehave. |
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Sep 29 2009, 06:11 PM
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DTV Forums Member  Group: Member Posts: 349 Joined: 1-March 08 From: Pakenham, VIC Member No.: 57,612 |
QUOTE (Gremlin @ Sep 29 2009, 10:58 AM) $100 upfront for Mystar HD $19.95/month (includes HD versions of SD channels you already subscribe to) Discovery HD and Nat Geo HD not available to Austar as yet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/previewDo...33AUN&f=pdf So if my current package is Starter + Sports all i have to pay is the install fee and $19.95 a month for the Mystar HD and i get all the HD sports channels? Sounds worth it to me! |
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Sep 29 2009, 06:47 PM
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QUOTE (SLE355 @ Sep 29 2009, 06:11 PM) So if my current package is Starter + Sports all i have to pay is the install fee and $19.95 a month for the Mystar HD and i get all the HD sports channels? Sounds worth it to me! Rang Austar this afternoon, to complain yet again about the mystar, and was told the usual line of no complaints about the mystar, and never had these problems with anyone else, so I asked if the mystar HD would be as buggy, the answer was it has the same software, does not instill any sort of confidence in me then, but he did say there wouldnt be any charge for the HD box for existing mystar customers, they send you the box and you simply swap it over and then send the old clunker back to them, if the csr is to be believed, time will tell |
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Sep 29 2009, 09:31 PM
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Are they nuts? No discovery HD and no Nat Geo HD, the two channels I wanted in HD FFS
And still no History+2 that they took away from us to put bloody W+2 in. |
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Sep 30 2009, 07:47 AM
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DTV Forums Member Group: Member Posts: 145 Joined: 2-May 07 From: Murrumbateman Member No.: 34,221 |
QUOTE (nephi66 @ Sep 29 2009, 06:47 PM) but he did say there wouldnt be any charge for the HD box for existing mystar customers, they send you the box and you simply swap it over and then send the old clunker back to them, if the csr is to be believed, time will tell I like that idea and of course makes sense. |
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Sep 30 2009, 08:20 AM
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QUOTE (Jason_dinAlt @ Sep 29 2009, 10:31 PM) Are they nuts? No discovery HD and no Nat Geo HD, the two channels I wanted in HD FFS And still no History+2 that they took away from us to put bloody W+2 in. You're not missing out on much. All they play are repeat shows... and its the same ones over and over again... I don't know how many times I've seen Big, Bigger and Biggest wrt the aircraft carriers. I think I can quote the guy now. You're not missing out on much - that must be one reason why Austar didn't take them. Who knows, maybe they are in negotiations still? BBC Knowledge will be available though. |
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Sep 30 2009, 09:35 AM
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QUOTE (nephi66 @ Sep 29 2009, 06:47 PM) Rang Austar this afternoon, to complain yet again about the mystar, and was told the usual line of no complaints about the mystar, and never had these problems with anyone else, so I asked if the mystar HD would be as buggy, the answer was it has the same software, does not instill any sort of confidence in me then, but he did say there wouldnt be any charge for the HD box for existing mystar customers, they send you the box and you simply swap it over and then send the old clunker back to them, if the csr is to be believed, time will tell So if you don't have mystar now but want to get mystar HD then all you have to do is order mystar now, have it installed (free installation) and then order mystar HD when available and swap it over yourself. Therefore you would avoid $100 upfront (pay $14.95 for one month mystar) and avoid a possible long waiting time to have it installed in November. |
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Sep 30 2009, 12:46 PM
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QUOTE (Gremlin @ Sep 30 2009, 09:05 AM) So if you don't have mystar now but want to get mystar HD then all you have to do is order mystar now, have it installed (free installation) and then order mystar HD when available and swap it over yourself. Therefore you would avoid $100 upfront (pay $14.95 for one month mystar) and avoid a possible long waiting time to have it installed in November. I don't think this is the case Gremlin. I think that the $100 upgrade will need to be paid regardless. I gather this will need to be paid before the HD box is shipped? |
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Sep 30 2009, 12:58 PM
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Apologies if it's already mentioned, but over 7 pages and I didn't spot it. What will the HD resolution be? And what about video compression? ie. will the PQ be that much better than SD, which to some, isn't all that flash to begin with, it seems?
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Sep 30 2009, 01:09 PM
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QUOTE (mjt57 @ Sep 30 2009, 12:58 PM) Apologies if it's already mentioned, but over 7 pages and I didn't spot it. What will the HD resolution be? And what about video compression? ie. will the PQ be that much better than SD, which to some, isn't all that flash to begin with, it seems? HD resolution on the new channels will be the same as the existing Foxtel HD channels: 1920x1080i (with exception for ESPN HD which is 1280x720p). Compression is all H.264 at bitrates between 7 and 15 Mbps which produces a video quality superior to anything shown on FTA HD channels and close to Blu-ray quality. |
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