Quote:
Originally Posted by carlwaring
PQ is a personal and subjective issue anyway so who's to say who's right and who's wrong?
|
Have to say what is wrong for some people with Tivo is definitely not subjective. The reduction in clarity of the picture is obvious for those affected, the mystery is why it affects some which I estimate is a good 10% of installs.
You see posts from new Tivo installs every day on here and VM support forum with comments about the negative picture as well as those who say it is fine. If it was based on posts it would be more like 50/50 but those with installs where they are happy are unlikely to post as those who see a problem so more like 10% I would say.
Only VM would know for sure but by viewing both the threads on cable forum and also the 2 on the VM support forum on this subject, there is an issue here which just cannot be ignored.
VM are looking into this though, NickO from VM on the Tivo support forum has said they are investigating and comparing Tivo with V+. He will report when they have completed their investigations.
I read a post elsewhere by somebody who had an early Pace (I think, would have to hunt to confirm) box install and that had a poor PQ at first until they did a software update, so there is light at the end of the tunnel and I still wonder if accurate signal frequency/strength is a factor.
Personally, I find the SD PQ now as something I can live with, not as clear as the V+ and there is definitely a mist like or softening affect even on HD on my Tivo, rather than the crystal clear excellent picture on V+. But the gap is not that great now with TV adjustments to say the TIvo has to go like others have done and overall I would say the benefits outweigh the PQ issue I see, plus feature issues/usability (as I see it) improvements required.