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archie hunter · 01-01-2010, 15:48

I have the following set up:

Sony KDL37W5500 connected to V+ via HDMI and connected to Sony DZ260 HT via HDMI. The home theatre is also connected to V+ via optical cable.
I've set the V+ settings correctly (HDMI, 1080I etc)

HD channel picture quality is excellent. However for SD channels, especially 'studio bound' programmes (BBC News etc) the picture is not as good as when viewed on my previous SD tv. Things look slightly grainy. I obviously didn't expect SD to be as good as HD but I expected it to be at least as good as on SD tv. I've tried various picture settings on my HDTV but still not as good as I thought. Am I expecting too much ? Can anything else be done?

01-01-2010, 15:48	#1
archie hunter Inactive Join Date: Dec 2007 Services: Ex-Telewest: Virgin Media TV XL with V+, Phone XL, Broadband M Posts: 41	Picture quality - SD channels on HDTV I have the following set up: Sony KDL37W5500 connected to V+ via HDMI and connected to Sony DZ260 HT via HDMI. The home theatre is also connected to V+ via optical cable. I've set the V+ settings correctly (HDMI, 1080I etc) HD channel picture quality is excellent. However for SD channels, especially 'studio bound' programmes (BBC News etc) the picture is not as good as when viewed on my previous SD tv. Things look slightly grainy. I obviously didn't expect SD to be as good as HD but I expected it to be at least as good as on SD tv. I've tried various picture settings on my HDTV but still not as good as I thought. Am I expecting too much ? Can anything else be done?