Thread: unbiased answer needed NTL vs SKY PQ
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Old 16-03-2005, 00:09   #13
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Re: unbiased answer needed NTL vs SKY PQ
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Originally Posted by handyman
Well according to the DTV courses I went on the DTV standards for data compression are identical for Cable DTV, SAT DTV and Terrestrial DTV. Under normal conditions the picture quality should be identical between the 3 sources as they all have to adhere to the standards set down when the DTv licences where set-up.

And regardless of what anyone says everytime I see ITV1 on My folks 32" widescreen (SKY) on a saturday night It looks horrid. Its all pixallated.

As For variable compression rates this is true but sky should have the same issues Ie. 8mbit multiplex with four channles in and one suddenly shows a live action crowd shot then its bandwidth requirements will rocket. However low bandwidth channels such as QVC should alwyas balance this out.
QVC was one of the first channels to start dithering and freezing when we had NTL DTV.
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