Poor Picture Quality on ITV3

pc49 · 10-01-2011, 20:31

Watched a few programs on ITV3 over the weekend & the picture quality through my V+HD box was terrible. The picture kept breaking up & pixallating ( not sure if I've spelt that right but I'm sure you know what I mean! ).

Switched to the Freeview built into my TV & the picture was much better.

The picture quailty on ITV3 has never been brilliant especially on older programs but I have never seen it this bad.

Any body else had the same problem or should I call VM support?

mersey70 · 10-01-2011, 20:35

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Originally Posted by pc49

Watched a few programs on ITV3 over the weekend & the picture quality through my V+HD box was terrible. The picture kept breaking up & pixallating ( not sure if I've spelt that right but I'm sure you know what I mean! ).

Switched to the Freeview built into my TV & the picture was much better.

The picture quailty on ITV3 has never been brilliant especially on older programs but I have never seen it this bad.

Any body else had the same problem or should I call VM support?

Seems ok here now.

Retro-Cable'94 · 11-01-2011, 09:21

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Originally Posted by pc49

Watched a few programs on ITV3 over the weekend & the picture quality through my V+HD box was terrible. The picture kept breaking up & pixallating ( not sure if I've spelt that right but I'm sure you know what I mean! ).

Switched to the Freeview built into my TV & the picture was much better.

The picture quailty on ITV3 has never been brilliant especially on older programs but I have never seen it this bad.

Any body else had the same problem or should I call VM support?

Yes, i've had the pixelating problem on ITV 3, maybe it's because you have the Samsung V+HD STB which in my opinion has inferior picture quality at upscaling Standard-definition TV when compared to the Scientific Atlanta V+HD STB.

mersey70 · 11-01-2011, 09:28

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Originally Posted by Retro-Cable'94

Yes, i've had the pixelating problem on ITV 3, maybe it's because you have the Samsung V+HD STB which in my opinion has inferior picture quality at upscaling Standard-definition TV when compared to the Scientific Atlanta V+HD STB.

I have the Samsung too, no problems here.

Digital Fanatic · 11-01-2011, 12:33

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Originally Posted by mersey70

I have the Samsung too, no problems here.

no problem at VM towers either. The OP is fed from the same RHE (Regional Headend) as Mersey70 too.

If probs persist then I recomment a call to Support for the OP.

tigglepig · 11-01-2011, 12:45

It's funny, I noticed exactly the same thing on ITV3 last night. No problem with any other channels though. Not enough of a problem to completely ruin watching but enough to be annoying. Unfortunatly I've not watched ITV3 in ages so can't say if it happens often or not.

Will keep a closer eye on it in future.

Digital Fanatic · 11-01-2011, 14:38

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Originally Posted by tigglepig

It's funny, I noticed exactly the same thing on ITV3 last night. No problem with any other channels though. Not enough of a problem to completely ruin watching but enough to be annoying. Unfortunatly I've not watched ITV3 in ages so can't say if it happens often or not.

Will keep a closer eye on it in future.

May have been a glitch. What general area are you in?

tigglepig · 11-01-2011, 14:44

I'm in Cambridgeshire. Not too worried about it though as it wasn't a problem on other channels. If it does become a big problem I'll call up support. :-)

Digital Fanatic · 11-01-2011, 14:49

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Originally Posted by tigglepig

I'm in Cambridgeshire. Not too worried about it though as it wasn't a problem on other channels. If it does become a big problem I'll call up support. :-)

Post on here too if you can. If I'm able to, then I can do some platform checks.

hmptec · 11-01-2011, 17:21

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Post on here too if you can. If I'm able to, then I can do some platform checks.

ITV3 hasn't been brilliant here of late either (Ipswich)

pc49 · 11-01-2011, 17:23

I'm in Sale, Cheshire.

You mention the OP, sorry if this is obvious to others but what does it stand for?

Digital Fanatic · 11-01-2011, 18:30

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Originally Posted by pc49

I'm in Sale, Cheshire.

You mention the OP, sorry if this is obvious to others but what does it stand for?

Original Poster (thread starter)

Gregsy · 11-01-2011, 21:56

Its not been good in Winchester for a while now.

Digital Fanatic · 12-01-2011, 13:47

Thanks all, will keep an eye on this. Some picture quality could be down to the source material though.

leaway2 · 13-01-2011, 11:33

Same poor quality here (Sale, Manchester). I was watching Sherlock Holmes, the scene was foggy London, and was pixallating (spelling borrowed from PC49) very badly.