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HandsOfBlue 09-05-2011 18:45

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Originally Posted by mot12 (Post 35232587)
Just put samsung into google , go to samsung UK site. Then go to all lcd televisions , then click on your model i.e 46c650 then click on support for that tv then on firmware , an you will see 3008. PHEWW :D:)

Doh! Thanks

brava210 09-05-2011 19:45

Re: TiVo Picture Quality
 
Surely signal level problems would cause pixellation not softening of the picture

devilincarnate 09-05-2011 19:52

Re: TiVo Picture Quality
 
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Originally Posted by brava210 (Post 35232685)
Surely signal level problems would cause pixellation not softening of the picture

Not sure of this:confused: I know when they installed my TiVo they checked all the connections, BB included and all the signal levels.

So who knows what is going on?

brava210 09-05-2011 20:51

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But if I reconnect my V+ to the cable the TiVO is on the picture is good, so cannot be signal etc :(

devilincarnate 09-05-2011 21:05

Re: TiVo Picture Quality
 
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Originally Posted by brava210 (Post 35232745)
But if I reconnect my V+ to the cable the TiVO is on the picture is good, so cannot be signal etc :(

Pass then I give up in regards to this, Sorry

caph 09-05-2011 21:30

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I've just had my TIVO installed this afternoon having had an SA V+. The picture quality is awful. The football on ITV SD news this evening looked like a low quality internet stream, it was virtually unwatchable. The HD is very hit and miss. Some HD channels are not too bad, others look like SD. I can't get over how much better the picture quality was on the SA V+.

I only upgraded for the 1TB so we could switch our series links to HD!

scotmac 09-05-2011 21:54

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Could PQ also be down to TV type as I have a 42" plasma and find the PQ better on Tivo (both SD & HD), just wondering if people with poor PQ have Lcd`s or Led`s or Plasma would be good to know

caph 09-05-2011 22:30

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Samsung LCD 32" about 3 years old. Pixelation on the football on ITV news was the worst I've ever seen. I just assumed upscaling would have improved since the V+ not got worse!

devilincarnate 09-05-2011 22:32

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With the PQ it seems like it is hit and miss with the boxes:confused: As I do not notice as I had my V-HD box changed for the TiVo?

royaltiger 09-05-2011 22:42

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Tivo installed today, watching with Pioneer KRP-500A isf calibrated, picture perfect as was with V+.

ahardie 09-05-2011 22:50

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Originally Posted by caph (Post 35232823)
Samsung LCD 32" about 3 years old. Pixelation on the football on ITV news was the worst I've ever seen. I just assumed upscaling would have improved since the V+ not got worse!

I could be wrong but that doesn't sound the same issue as some people are reporting. They seem to describe the picture as soft rather than badly pixelated.

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Originally Posted by royaltiger (Post 35232830)
Tivo installed today, watching with Pioneer KRP-500A isf calibrated, picture perfect as was with V+.

Mine is fine too.

Stephen 09-05-2011 22:52

Re: TiVo Picture Quality
 
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Originally Posted by scotmac (Post 35232797)
Could PQ also be down to TV type as I have a 42" plasma and find the PQ better on Tivo (both SD & HD), just wondering if people with poor PQ have Lcd`s or Led`s or Plasma would be good to know

I had a Toshiba 37" and TiVo looked great on it. Now using a 46" Samsung 3D LCD and it looks even better.

Some SD channels look poor but they also look poor on my Samsung V+.

Lew 09-05-2011 22:52

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Looks fine on my Sony 40" LCD as well.

caph 09-05-2011 23:20

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Originally Posted by ahardie (Post 35232835)
I could be wrong but that doesn't sound the same issue as some people are reporting. They seem to describe the picture as soft rather than badly pixelated.[COLOR="Silver"]

I'd say it was blurry. Soft is understating it. I'm trying to watch Never Mind the Buzzcocks on BBC2 at the moment but it looks more like poor quality YouTube than real TV.

I'll give it a few days. The TIVO functionality is fantastic so I'm going to give it a chance.

caph 10-05-2011 08:48

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It seems to be any SD, even SD broadcast on an HD channel that looks bad. The bottom line for me is that the SA V+ did a much better job with SD than Tivo does. Unfortunately it also did a better job of HD though not by as wide a margin as SD.

I'll see if I get used to it, and I'll fiddle with the TV settings in the meantime ...


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