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jezza · 18-11-2005, 09:43

I find this all very concerning. I have recently had an NTL engineer over because the quality of the TV picture is (and always has been) really poor, obvious compression artifacts on fast moving pictures, mushy pea football pitches etc. The engineer could do nothing and his supervisor has just called me. He admits that this is down to the high levels of compression they are using as they are trying to get 300 channels down the limited bandwidth available.

Is SKY any better? If so I will move, however will try writing to Simon Duffy first as a matter of principal.

The worrying thing is that these wonderful new digital TV and Radio services are being pushed on the unsuspecting public as the ultimate in picture and sound quality, and most people just sheepishly accept what they are told without question. Meanwhile the government is busy rubbing its hands at the thought of all of the lovely money it is going to make when it forces analogue to close down and sells of the spare bandwidth - leaving the poor consumer with nothing but 1,000s of channels of digital mush - effectively taking us back 20-30 years in terms of transmission quality.

Is it only me or is any one else concerned by this? Should the broadcasters not have some obligation to provide content of a minimum technical quality? Is there any organised pressure group to campaign for this?

As for HDTV, I can't imagine what they will do to that. 720p at 8mbps anyone?

18-11-2005, 09:43	#9
jezza Inactive Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1	Re: NTL Digital Video Compression I find this all very concerning. I have recently had an NTL engineer over because the quality of the TV picture is (and always has been) really poor, obvious compression artifacts on fast moving pictures, mushy pea football pitches etc. The engineer could do nothing and his supervisor has just called me. He admits that this is down to the high levels of compression they are using as they are trying to get 300 channels down the limited bandwidth available. Is SKY any better? If so I will move, however will try writing to Simon Duffy first as a matter of principal. The worrying thing is that these wonderful new digital TV and Radio services are being pushed on the unsuspecting public as the ultimate in picture and sound quality, and most people just sheepishly accept what they are told without question. Meanwhile the government is busy rubbing its hands at the thought of all of the lovely money it is going to make when it forces analogue to close down and sells of the spare bandwidth - leaving the poor consumer with nothing but 1,000s of channels of digital mush - effectively taking us back 20-30 years in terms of transmission quality. Is it only me or is any one else concerned by this? Should the broadcasters not have some obligation to provide content of a minimum technical quality? Is there any organised pressure group to campaign for this? As for HDTV, I can't imagine what they will do to that. 720p at 8mbps anyone?