TiVo BBC Red Button - Page 17

Itshim · 28-06-2012, 10:56

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Originally Posted by arcimedes

I am watching Ivanovic v Sanchez. I startted by using the red button on the BBC 1 HD channel and its very stuttery. I have now switched to the BBC 1 SD channel and there is no stuttering.

The olympics shouldnt be a problem as they will be linear channels.

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Originally Posted by Itshim

Tried to watch tennis last night on the red button Djokovic v Harrison. All I can say is I have seen better pictures taken on a phone half way up Snowdon Out of sync completely, stuttering picture ( makes slow-motion look quick) sound no were near the picture, you hear the score before the point was played .
With a picture quality that makes etch- a- sketch look like a Rembrandt. If this what is is going to be like with only one live feed I dread to think what the Olympics will be like.
If this is it then in future perhaps I will look to setup the TV to use Freeview again

This was SD not HD see above

**Maggy** · 28-06-2012, 12:28

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Originally Posted by jempalmer

Steady on Maggy! Think about your blood pressure lol. I agree though, it is pretty poor given how long it's been "coming soon".

Actually I am really peeved at the freezing of the licence fee causing the BBC to find ways to make cuts..I suppose it is a small price to pay but it is not the first cut I've had to observe.They had to sell off my favourite hangout(h2g2) at the BBC online site and I'm not certain that it's done it any good..

Plus I can't help feeling that the news coverage at BBC News channel has suffered badly.It's not at it's usual standards recently and a lot of it's daytime programmes are dreadful..worse than they used to be.

denphone · 28-06-2012, 12:32

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

Actually I am really peeved at the freezing of the licence fee causing the BBC to find ways to make cuts..I suppose it is a small price to pay but it is not the first cut I've had to observe.They had to sell off my favourite hangout(h2g2) at the BBC online site and I'm not certain that it's done it any good..

Plus I can't help feeling that the news coverage at BBC News channel has suffered badly.It's not at it's usual standards recently and a lot of it's daytime programmes are dreadful..worse than they used to be.

l have to agree with you Maggy because as a avid supporter of the BBC for a considerable amount of years there is no doubt in my mind that the BBC's quality threshold in the last year has become much worse in my mind and l can only see it getting worse with the worst of the cuts yet to come.

28-06-2012, 13:19

^^^ What you both said, it really is pathetic given that we have no choice but to pay for a licence whilst they, seemingly arbitrarily, decide what to cut/change etc. I am in complete agreement.

BenMcr · 28-06-2012, 13:24

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Originally Posted by jempalmer

^^^ What you both said, it really is pathetic given that we have no choice but to pay for a licence whilst they, seemingly arbitrarily, decide what to cut/change etc. I am in complete agreement.

The changes are being done via the Delivering Quality First plan - which was out for public consultation last year.

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Public and staff consultation

The BBC Trust will be consulting the public about proposed changes to services. You can voice your opinion about this area of Delivering Quality First on the BBC Trust's website until December 2011.

This bit is specifically about the Red button services http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/abouttheb...uturemedia.pdf

So to say it's being done arbitrarily isn't accurate.

denphone · 28-06-2012, 14:15

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

The changes are being done via the Delivering Quality First plan - which was out for public consultation last year.

This bit is specifically about the Red button services http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/abouttheb...uturemedia.pdf

So to say it's being done arbitrarily isn't accurate.

Its alright consulting the public Ben but the trouble is th BBC just pay lip service to anything the public says and just does its own thing no matter what the public say.

BenMcr · 28-06-2012, 14:20

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Originally Posted by denphone

Its alright consulting the public Ben but the trouble is th BBC just pay lip service to anything the public says and just does its own thing no matter what the public say.

Again I wouldn't say that's completely true look at Six Music.

However with the amount of cash the BBC won't have, they have had to do something - it's just not possible to keep everything as it is and whatever they do is going to annoy some percentage or other.

Itshim · 28-06-2012, 15:26

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Again I wouldn't say that's completely true look at Six Music.

However with the amount of cash the BBC won't have, they have had to something - it's just not possible to keep everything as it is and whatever they do is going to annoy some percentage or other.

Personally I would wish that they scrapped somethings so providing a good service on what was left. Instead of a lot of half baked , poor quality services. As the topic is Red button I wont list them here

denphone · 28-06-2012, 15:32

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Again I wouldn't say that's completely true look at Six Music.

However with the amount of cash the BBC won't have, they have had to something - it's just not possible to keep everything as it is and whatever they do is going to annoy some percentage or other.

Yes whatever they do will annoy some people but l have my doubts about some of the people they actually employ to do some of these jobs because in my mind they just don't listen to the public enough and after all its us who are paying the LF.

ntluser · 28-06-2012, 16:05

Am I right in thinking that Virgin Media will be axing the Red Button Feature for non-Tivo customers in the near future?

I currently use a V+ box with a CRT TV capable of receiving High Definition channels and find the Red Button Multi-Screen feature quite useful.

Any info would be greatly appreciated please.TIA.

Itshim · 28-06-2012, 16:23

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Originally Posted by ntluser

Am I right in thinking that Virgin Media will be axing the Red Button Feature for non-Tivo customers in the near future?

I currently use a V+ box with a CRT TV capable of receiving High Definition channels and find the Red Button Multi-Screen feature quite useful.

Any info would be greatly appreciated please.TIA.

Sound correct to me . You want it we scrap it. Virgins motto ( bring it on Carl & Den

)

ntluser · 28-06-2012, 16:34

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Originally Posted by Itshim

Sound correct to me . You want it we scrap it. Virgins motto ( bring it on Carl & Den

)

Thanks for that but I think their motto is "Coming Soon"!! LOL!!

Shame about the red button. Looks like it's a case of buy a new TV and get a Tivo.

Then again I could just do without it!!

passingbat · 28-06-2012, 16:45

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Originally Posted by Itshim

Sound correct to me . You want it we scrap it. Virgins motto ( bring it on Carl & Den

)

But isn't it the BBC who control Red button services? Surely it is they that are to blame if red button services are reduced or removed from the V+?

denphone · 28-06-2012, 16:48

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Originally Posted by passingbat

But isn't it the BBC who control Red button services? Surely it is they that are to blame if red button services are reduced or removed from the V+?

Exactly but some seem not not to realise that.

ntluser · 28-06-2012, 16:50

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Originally Posted by passingbat

But isn't it the BBC who control Red button services? Surely it is they that are to blame if red button services are reduced or removed from the V+?

You could well be right. Just wondering why the BBC would want to reduce their viewer base. Maybe they are thinking of scrapping the TV licence fee and selling access to their channels for a commercial price.