Official Newsletter from KyLinTV

Dear Subscribers,

Recognizing November is the thankful month of the year, this month KyLinTV brings you several heart-felt dramas, a special "Thanksgiving Day Spotlight" and a new popular TV channel. We hope that you and your family will share the Thanksgiving holiday with KyLinTV!

In November, KyLinTV presents:

* Sky Link TV Premium Channel (NEW!): Based on the west coast, Sky Link TV delivers the latest, highest quality and most in-demand Asian dramas and local and international news as well as cultural programs to best serve the Chinese population living in America. The channel will also launch its own call-in talk show this month called "Sky Link Live Call-In."

The price for Sky Link TV Premium Channel is $3.99/month. KyLinTV will offer a special 2-week FREE preview from November 1st to November 15th for all KyLinTV subscribers. Early birds who order this channel before November 15th will also receive an extra 2-month FREE viewing of Sky Link TV! ORDER NOW so you can watch this great channel for free. To order Sky Link TV Premium Channel, please go to My Account on the Set-Top-Box or call 1-877-888-8598 and press 1.

* Sky Link VOD Theater: This new spotlight consists of the greatest hit dramas from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea. This month's selection includes the historical drama Qiao's Grand Courtyard, idol drama Green Forest, My Home and the Taiwan-Korea co-production of Scent of Love. KyLinTV will also offer a special 2-week FREE preview for all KyLinTV subscribers from November 1st to November 15th.

* November Blockbusters: This month's blockbusters feature two sensational TV dramas (Women`s Worries and The Bottom Line) exploring men and women's relationships and one period drama (The Detective Di Renjie) relating to a famous magistrate in Chinese history. Both Women`s Worries and The Detective Di Renjie will be broadcast FREE on the Yangtse and Kunlun Drama channel.

* Thanksgiving Celebration - A Collection of Chinese Food: This spotlight delivers a variety of cooking methods covering a number of traditional Chinese cuisines, which will help you to prepare for a Chinese-theme Thanksgiving Day dinner. Refreshing appetizers, home-made soups, gourmet treats and savory fruit salads create a Thanksgiving feast for your family.

* A Grateful Heart--Thanksgiving Day Special: This spotlight includes Where is Happiness, a 2007 smashing hit TV drama about a conflict between love and marriage, an enchanting city romance TV series Love in Paris, a funny light-hearted drama The Capture Of Yokomiti Yasuroku, a big-budget animated TV series Legend of Seven Animal Heroes and a variety program titled Celebrity Family, which reveals personal family stories of your favorite celebrity stars.

* KyLinTV will continue to extend its FREE OFFER of Phoenix Premium Channel Package: Phoenix InfoNews, Phoenix North America, and ATV until the end of November. You can also watch the final competition of 2007 Miss Chinese Cosmos Beauty Pageant on November 3rd on Phoenix America or in the spotlight.

KyLinTV looks forward to bringing you the best Chinese TV programs. We will be offering more holiday surprises and specials for you this December. So please stay tuned for more exciting programs very soon!

KyLinTV wishes you HAPPY THANKSGIVING. If you have any questions, please contact us at 877-888-8598.

Sincerely,

KyLinTV Inc.

Four New Channels on KyLinTV

Four More additions to the KyLinTV lineup! This is great, if they keep it up TV in North America will have as many options as in China!

• ETTV Global - ETTV GLOBAL is a variety channel delivering top rated shows each new season. Programs include drama series, talk shows and miniseries from Taiwan and China. Talk shows and entertainment programs already receive great responses from the subscribers satisfying the interests of Chinese speakers in the United States. ETTV GLOBAL provides breaking news updates including domestic and international coverage. Most importantly, ETTV GLOBAL now broadcasts programs produced from the ETTV America Headquarters located in Los Angeles.

• ETTV News - ETTV NEWS is a 24-hour news channel, dedicated to providing objective, fair and extensive news coverage. The regional news team provides complete coverage of local and community news. ETTV travels nationwide transmitting news - live via satellite. Taiwan's top anchors bring the latest news and current events directly from Taiwan to keep subscribers informed with up-to-the-minute news. ETTV has established cooperative ties with over 20 international media organizations in the US, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore to facilitate news worldwide with affiliate networks such as CNN, Phoenix TV, BBC, Reuters and ABC.

• ETTV YOYO - ETTV YOYO is a channel dedicated to serve the youngest audience featuring exclusive programs for children up to 7 years old. Unlike other children's channels, ETTV YOYO takes a holistic approach to programming by encouraging parents and adult caretakers to watch the programs alongside their youngsters on a daily basis. ETTV YOYO features DIY educational items and internationally popular cartoons designed for children from all cultural backgrounds. ETTV YOYO has become widely popular and statistics show its ratings have surpassed Disney-Taiwan.

• Sino Vision - SinoVision was launched in 1990 as a Chinese language television program provider serving the Chinese community with locally produced news, and a variety of entertainment programs in Mandarin.
  
  Market Coverage
  · Five Boroughs of New York City
  · New Jersey, Connecticut, and sections of Pennsylvania
  · Long Island, including Nassau County and part of Suffolk County
  · Upstate New York including Westchester

Video-On-Demand Review

Well, I have been viewing a lot of Video On Demand (VOD) with KyLinTV the past couple of days and it really looks great. I must admit that it seems worth the value ($.10-$1.50 US).

Resume Feature

I also really like the convenience of the "Resume" feature. I wish the TV Shows had that same feature. It is a real pain when you are watching a movie on one of the live TV channels and then suddenly either because of Internet issues, power outages or you need to leave and return later that you must restart the show from the beginning. That is where the VOD is really nice, you can stop and resume within 30 days!

Quality

If you have watched the "Live TV Shows," on KyLinTV, there is a noticeable difference in quality. The VOD is much higher quality! Smoother, better video/audio sync and less artifacts than appear in the "TV Programs".

Price

The price is very reasonable. This is especially true when compared to "Pay-Per-View" found on other networks. The prices range from $.10-$1.50 US Dollars per VOD. $.10 is for a special lasting less than 10 minutes, $.50-$.60 for a TV show and $1.00-$1.50 for movies and special shows lasting 60+ minutes. KyLinTV also offers a package which allows unlimited VOD viewing $420.00 US. If you interested in a TV Drama series you can view the first episode of most for free! While this is a great way to hook you into watching that series, it is also a great way to find new shows you are interested in watching. I think allowing you to watch that first episode for free is a great move on the part of KyLinTV.

Programming Selection

WOW! That best describes the selection. There are A LOT of choices, sports, movies, TVshows, specials, etc. The TV shows (drama) are really great! You can find the show you like by browsing KyLinTV's large library of Chinese language programming and then you can choose which episode from the entire series you want to watch. This is a great way to catch-up on missed episodes or just start back at the beginning and watch the progression of the show.
As mentioned earlier, the first episode in each series is usually free so you have nothing to lose by watching just to sample VOD or to see if the show actually sucks or not ;)

Conclusion

I would certainly recommend this feature if you are interested in catching up on your favorite dramas or just watching movies without going to the store or ordering DVDs from overseas.
I will actually be upgrading my subscription soon to the unlimited package.

Low Bandwidth Testing?

A new channel appeared recently, Testing. It appears to be a "test channel for lower bandwidth." I wonder what this is all about? What does KyLinTV qualify as "lower bandwidth?" I would like to see them perfect the higher bandwidth first ;)

Interesting New Web Site Introduction

 In case nobody else noticed KyLinTV just launched a new frontpage to their website describing their new holiday lineup.
http://kylintv.com

New Channels - Nice Move KyLinTV!

I must admit that the programming selection, on demand and growing selection is great with KyLinTV.
It looks like today a couple channels were added:

• Guangxi Television (GXTV) - GXTV is a channel that depicts local minorities' different culture and customs.
  
  GXTV was established in 1970, since then it has gained a favorable reputation, distinguished editors, a complete technology system and great program content. Today, GXTV is one of the most powerful media groups in southwest China.
  
  The promoted programs on GXTV are Find Jinhua, Folk Songs Show, Lovely GuangXi and Alliance ASEAN.
• The Travel Channel (TravelTV) - Travel TV is a channel that focuses on travel and entertainment. The expert travel information and reputable travel sources help shaped the featured programs.
  
  The Travel TV targets a young working class audience who seek exotic get-a-ways. Travel TV has an audience of over 3 million viewers. The promotional programs on travel TV include Travel World, Travel China, Eating with the Mr. Na, The Braves, Guide Entertainment, Stars Schoolroom, Beautiful Girl and Perfection Perform.

The holiday lineup looks interesting as well so I must give some credit where credit is due. Good job KyLinTV for adding programming! I do appreciate that for sure.

Full Screen - Are we ever going to have it?

I am sure many have noticed the issue with KyLinTV and the screen size. I certainly noticed it out of the box.
The problem is that the picture coming from the KyLinTV STB (Set Top Box) is not set to a resolution which fills a standard TV screen. Therefore, there are slim black bars on the right and left side of the screen at all times. Really annoying!
Another issue may be with their encoding process (which the first maybe as well, not sure).
I have noticed that with several programs there is a digitized looking static bar at the bottom of the screen. It reminds me of the VHS days when there would be stripes of interference across the screen on certain recordings.
I really hope that these issues can be resolved soon. KyLinTV, I hope that you are out there hearing my calls ;)

A Lot of Buffering

It seems that KyLinTV has a problem with bandwidth at certain hours of the day. I have noticed that nearly every day from 18:00-20:00 EST many of the the channels on KyLinTV seem to require constant buffering.
None of my other Internet services including VOIP, other IPTV or any speed test show any problems at all.
I am curious to know if others experience the same issues and if only certain regions face the problem or if it is widespread. Let me know.