ASTRO B.yond Blogger Night

Last night I'd the was invited by Nuffnang to join a list of famous bloggers at the ASTRO B.yond Bloggers Night. This event showcase the superior motion and sound quality of ASTRO B.yond in High-Definition Format or better known as HD. Malaysian bloggers were among the first to watch the premiere of Malaysia's First High-Definition Television Commercial which will subsequently be aired on all the 5 HD channel on ASTRO. Held at Rain Club, Modesto's, Desa Sri Hartamas, the event which was schedule to start at 7.30pm only managed to kick off about 30 minutes later as most people came late.

As tradition in any bloggers event, I'm given a piece of sticker to write my name on and stick it on myself.

Each bloggers were given a goody bag each which contain the press release as well some freebies such ASTRO Water Bottle & a very nice mini organiser.

Experience, See, Hear, Touch and Feel everything in HD, that's the concept that ASTRO is selling.

Bloggers are also invited to pen down their new year resolutions at the entrance.

The crowd enjoy Malaysia's First HD TV Commercial.

I was told that this television commercial is one of the longest in Malaysia Television commercial history with a length of approximately 2.30 minutes. Beside the premiere of the first HD commercial, there were also games whereby bloggers are given a chance to win a 32" LG HDTV and 1 year free subscribtion to ASTRO B.yond service.

SixthSeal.com was one of the first few bloggers featured in HD Advertisement

Me, Jojo, and Euveng posing with our BlackBerry Bold and Curve powered by DiGi

Last but not least, its me and JoJo Struys.

JoJo was there with here Project Alpha Crew to interview some bloggers and to do an event coverage for the night. It's overall a fun filled event with lots of food and free flow of drink, not just soda's but beer as well. Now that's what i call a party, bottomless drinks and food.

Astro B.yond is currently being broadcast in HD and Dobly 5.1 Surround Sound an is available on 5 channel, namely ASTRO SuperSport HD (Ch 831), HBO HD (Ch 431), National Geographic Channel HD (Ch 573), HISTORY HD (Ch 575) and ESPN HD(832).

Existing customer who would like to experience ASTRO B.yond will have to sign up for an additional service at RM20 per month, commit for 12 months and get the installation fees waived. Besides the ASTRO B.yond service, the customers will also get a new B.yond Box, new smart card, new outdoor unit dish, HD Multimedia Interface(HDMI) Cable, and a new remote control. For more info, you may check out http://www.astro.com.my/ or www.facebook.com/Astro