27-08-2007, 18:55
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Re: Setanta picture
Terrible picture here in Notts for the Stevenage v Oxford game. Seriously pixellated on the long distance movement shots. If I'd paid any money for it I'd ask for it back. 
Edit: And then just as I'd finished posting, the picture went black for a second and reappeared in much better quality.
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27-08-2007, 19:50
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Re: Setanta picture
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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher
I'm not a sports fan or even a VM DTV subscriber anymore but inspired by this thread I found I can get Setanta1 on Freeview and Setanta2 on Sky
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Thats strange, if I try to access Setanta Sports 1 on freeview I get the channel encrypted warning.
Jim.
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27-08-2007, 20:21
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Re: Setanta picture
You will need a viewing card Jimbo, plus a decoder or one of these if your TV has a slot AFAIK
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27-08-2007, 21:26
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Re: Setanta picture
I noticed the picture did improve, but it was still showing compression artifacts nonetheless!
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27-08-2007, 22:12
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Re: Setanta picture
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You will need a viewing card Jimbo, plus a decoder or one of these if your TV has a slot AFAIK |
My freeview is built into our 42 inch plasma Panny.  It is a great picture most of the time but it really shows up the poor quality of the Setanta output. 
I didn't think it is was 'free' on freeview, I don't pay extra for it it being on the VIP package, definitely would not pay £10.00 pm for it.
Jim.
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27-08-2007, 22:31
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Re: Setanta picture
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Originally Posted by iadom
Thats strange, if I try to access Setanta Sports 1 on freeview I get the channel encrypted warning.
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You are quite right. 
Whilst channel hopping later on the same day as my post I noticed Setanta1 was marked as encrypted.
Strangely, for an encrypted channel, it is listed when the "Free TV" profile is active?
The only thing I can think of to explain it is that "maybe" only certain games are encrypted?
I've not tried to watch it since so have no further info.
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27-08-2007, 23:04
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Re: Setanta picture
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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher
You are quite right.
Whilst channel hopping later on the same day as my post I noticed Setanta1 was marked as encrypted.
Strangely, for an encrypted channel, it is listed when the "Free TV" profile is active?
The only thing I can think of to explain it is that "maybe" only certain games are encrypted?
I've not tried to watch it since so have no further info. |
it might be like premplus where they will show a run up to the match and then encrypt it if you haven't ordered it
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31-08-2007, 15:23
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Re: Setanta picture
I'm still not happy with the picture format. Fair play they've taken off the AFDs so the STBs aren't forced into displaying 16:9 letterbox on 4:3 TVs, but they're not broadcasting AFD's on 4:3 programs to force the box into fullscreen mode so unless your box is set to 4:3 zoom then the picture is still a postage stamp. BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and numerous others manage to do this, why not Setanta? I don't want to keep having to switch from letterbox to fullscreen. I wouldn't mind so much if there was a quick way to do it, ie using a colour key when the search and scan banner is displayed
eg. BBC Three showing Family Guy with the STB set to 4:3 letterbox will show it in fullscreen on a 4:3 TV rather than showing the pillarboxed 16:9 frame.
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