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dtdt · 25-02-2004, 08:58

Hi all,

I've browsed through the notes and I see that there are a few postings about dodgy pictures during sporting events (artficacts, not the Spurs defense).

I'm in Herts (Hertford specifically) with the digital service and a 4001 box. Just upgraded the telly from a previously v. small 15 year old one with no scart to a 28inch one with lovely scarts and RGB.

However it is depressing to see that when watching pretty much any sporting event (especially Eurosport, though the Bayern /RM game last night was pretty bad too) there are terrible artifact problems. Pitches are blocky green as soon as the camera pans, there is often pixelation around the ball and players. On other dodgy sources (eg foreign news pics) there are similar artifact probs.

Now I'm pretty sure that the Telly is OK (dvd is fine) and the leads are all good quality scarts. Is what I describe 'normal' for an NTL digital service or is it worth NTL either swapping the box or checking the signal ? It's kind of depressing.....

Any advice greatfully received - it's always nice to be armed with ideas before the dreaded call to customer services.

cheers.

dt.

25-02-2004, 08:58	#1
dtdt Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2	How bad is bad enough ??? Hi all, I've browsed through the notes and I see that there are a few postings about dodgy pictures during sporting events (artficacts, not the Spurs defense). I'm in Herts (Hertford specifically) with the digital service and a 4001 box. Just upgraded the telly from a previously v. small 15 year old one with no scart to a 28inch one with lovely scarts and RGB. However it is depressing to see that when watching pretty much any sporting event (especially Eurosport, though the Bayern /RM game last night was pretty bad too) there are terrible artifact problems. Pitches are blocky green as soon as the camera pans, there is often pixelation around the ball and players. On other dodgy sources (eg foreign news pics) there are similar artifact probs. Now I'm pretty sure that the Telly is OK (dvd is fine) and the leads are all good quality scarts. Is what I describe 'normal' for an NTL digital service or is it worth NTL either swapping the box or checking the signal ? It's kind of depressing..... Any advice greatfully received - it's always nice to be armed with ideas before the dreaded call to customer services. cheers. dt.