Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
27-07-2014, 22:58
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Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
i have been watching watching a lot of the Commonwealth games on BBC 1 HD and to be the picture qua;ity has been bad for a HD channel.
so has Virgin or the BBC lowered the quality of the feed due to the other feeds they have got going for the games?
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27-07-2014, 23:08
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
Virgin are a main sponsor, so I can't see them doing anything to make it look worse.
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28-07-2014, 12:11
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
It looks fine to me. In what way is it poor?
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Virgin are a main sponsor, so I can't see them doing anything to make it look worse.
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Main sponsor or not, VM wouldn't do anything to make a channel look worse. Just the opposite in fact. For example, when the bit rate of Channel 5 (SD) was reduced on satellite, VM switched to a landline feed to maintain quality.
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28-07-2014, 13:07
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
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It looks fine to me. In what way is it poor?
Main sponsor or not, VM wouldn't do anything to make a channel look worse. Just the opposite in fact. For example, when the bit rate of Channel 5 (SD) was reduced on satellite, VM switched to a landline feed to maintain quality.
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I know they wouldn't - I should have used tongue in cheek smiley!
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28-07-2014, 21:57
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
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It looks fine to me. In what way is it poor?
Main sponsor or not, VM wouldn't do anything to make a channel look worse. Just the opposite in fact. For example, when the bit rate of Channel 5 (SD) was reduced on satellite, VM switched to a landline feed to maintain quality.
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Just in that it keeps going Dark and then really bright.
also when Gary was on over the weekend he was wearing a shirt which it seems the HD feed didnt like as it was flicking like mad.
maybe its just me 
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28-07-2014, 22:14
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
Or maybe you need a new TV......
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28-07-2014, 23:31
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
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You may have a point. It does sound like the sort of thing old CRTs would do. What TV do you have, and how is it connected to the TiVo, love?
(Just for the record, that's the first and quite possibly last time I've ever called anyone "love")
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29-07-2014, 07:53
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
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You may have a point. It does sound like the sort of thing old CRTs would do. What TV do you have, and how is it connected to the TiVo, love?
(Just for the record, that's the first and quite possibly last time I've ever called anyone "love")
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i have a Samsung flat screen TV which is only a few months old so not so sure its that.
we have our Tivo via HDMI.
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29-07-2014, 08:28
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
On BBC red button - it initially pixelates when selecting a sport.
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29-07-2014, 08:28
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
sounds like you have a setting on your tv that adapts the picture to how bright the room is
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30-07-2014, 04:06
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
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sounds like you have a setting on your tv that adapts the picture to how bright the room is
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I did think that but have looked in the settings and they are all off.
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30-07-2014, 12:46
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Re: Has Virgin done something to BBC 1 as poor picture?
It would be worth speaking to Samsung all the same. The TV should still be under warranty
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