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Old 08-05-2011, 20:09   #203
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Re: TiVo Picture Quality

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Originally Posted by WDLaserjetGLOVER View Post
If you find Freeview PQ better than your Tivo, there is something wrong with it.
IMHO there is indeed something wrong with VM TiVo full stop! I returned it and am much happier. My 3View box gives me more acceptable SD pictures than the TiVo - because there is a sharpness and definition which is absent on TiVo. I was all set to try out Freeview and return the box if I found the picture worse. I am not saying that any platform provides high quality SD, far from it, but IMO TiVo was the pits.

I have seen a wide range of picture quality across Freeview boxes - some are really poor with evident pixellation and movement blur, some are just rather soft (like the Humax). My friend has a Hitachi LCD panel with built-in Freeview and her picture just looks so bad. I did my homework before purchasing my box and reckon I have made an excellent choice. 3View are innovating and are trialling IP HD channels starting at channel 900 and these are really good quality.
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