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love Virgin2013 27-07-2014 23:58
Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
i have been watching watching a lot of the Commonwealth games on BBC 1 HD and to be the picture qua;ity has been bad for a HD channel.

so has Virgin or the BBC lowered the quality of the feed due to the other feeds they have got going for the games?

andy_m 28-07-2014 00:08
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
Virgin are a main sponsor, so I can't see them doing anything to make it look worse.

spiderplant 28-07-2014 13:11
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
It looks fine to me. In what way is it poor?

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35717895)
Virgin are a main sponsor, so I can't see them doing anything to make it look worse.
Main sponsor or not, VM wouldn't do anything to make a channel look worse. Just the opposite in fact. For example, when the bit rate of Channel 5 (SD) was reduced on satellite, VM switched to a landline feed to maintain quality.

andy_m 28-07-2014 14:07
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35717975)
It looks fine to me. In what way is it poor?


Main sponsor or not, VM wouldn't do anything to make a channel look worse. Just the opposite in fact. For example, when the bit rate of Channel 5 (SD) was reduced on satellite, VM switched to a landline feed to maintain quality.
I know they wouldn't - I should have used tongue in cheek smiley!

love Virgin2013 28-07-2014 22:57
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35717975)
It looks fine to me. In what way is it poor?


Main sponsor or not, VM wouldn't do anything to make a channel look worse. Just the opposite in fact. For example, when the bit rate of Channel 5 (SD) was reduced on satellite, VM switched to a landline feed to maintain quality.
Just in that it keeps going Dark and then really bright.

also when Gary was on over the weekend he was wearing a shirt which it seems the HD feed didnt like as it was flicking like mad.

maybe its just me :)

Mad Max 28-07-2014 23:14
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
Or maybe you need a new TV......:)

spiderplant 29-07-2014 00:31
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35718097)
Or maybe you need a new TV......:)
You may have a point. It does sound like the sort of thing old CRTs would do. What TV do you have, and how is it connected to the TiVo, love?

(Just for the record, that's the first and quite possibly last time I've ever called anyone "love")

love Virgin2013 29-07-2014 08:53
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35718115)
You may have a point. It does sound like the sort of thing old CRTs would do. What TV do you have, and how is it connected to the TiVo, love?

(Just for the record, that's the first and quite possibly last time I've ever called anyone "love")

i have a Samsung flat screen TV which is only a few months old so not so sure its that.

we have our Tivo via HDMI.

richard s 29-07-2014 09:28
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
On BBC red button - it initially pixelates when selecting a sport.

jb66 29-07-2014 09:28
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
sounds like you have a setting on your tv that adapts the picture to how bright the room is

love Virgin2013 30-07-2014 05:06
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35718136)
sounds like you have a setting on your tv that adapts the picture to how bright the room is
I did think that but have looked in the settings and they are all off.

spiderplant 30-07-2014 13:46
Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
 
It would be worth speaking to Samsung all the same. The TV should still be under warranty


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