Originally Posted by David Waine:
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Okay, their wages.”
Which they will get paid if they sell anything or not.
Not the full story by any means. They have also improved the encoding. Bearing in mind that broadcast quality is not as high as DVD (for SD) or Bluray (for HD) - that is true regardless of platform -
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I know all of this. they say they have improved encoding, but only to put more junk on and not improve quality
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“ the main channels hold up fairly well and the lower bitrate ones are very much at the mercy of the TV's electronics. Whereas an analogue CRT will somewhat mask the broadcast's shortcomings, a digital LED / plasma will display them ruthlessly. That is life, I am afraid and we will have to accept compromises until the majority of Freeview switches over to HD - and that isn't going to happen any time soon. I am pernickety about picture quality and I write as I find. Whether the resultant picture is watchable depends on a number of things: the quality of the scaling engine, the size of the panel and how far away the viewer sits - and that is before you set the thing up properly. If you exercise a bit of common sense, you can circumvent a lot of the shortcomings so many people complain about with Freeview. The TV I bought was the smallest of the ones I looked at (but only by an inch), but it produced the best SD picture - and that was very noticeable in the shop. At home, and not encumbered by switching boxes, it is visibly better again, and the HD is flawless. It is also big enough to look impressive in the room without overwhelming it.
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You really think the main channels hold up well? I think they are awful or they was when I watched them 12 months ago and I doubt much have changed apart from the no doubt lowering the quality again to stuff crap into a over crowded platform.
If it was my Tv as you seem to think then why is it that the quality that I get on SD content on Netflix is better than what I used to get on Freeview? some of the stuff I watch is naff in quality, but then it is old, so I expect that, but other stuff like say New Tricks is far better quality on Netfliks picture wise that I ever remember it on TV. Bearing in mind I am using the same TV, even using the Wii instead of the PS3 the quality is better.
We should not have to circumvent a lot of the shortcomings of Freeview. for goodness sake this system have replaced our analogue system and yet it is to be honest crap compared to analogue, ok there was no widescreen with analogue, but there was no real reason why it could not be done.
sorry, but Freeview as it is is trash, people just put up with it, like the ones who had a analogue Tv set up with pictures that are stretched and they did not notice. Because to be honest most people are almost blind when it comes to quality and this is coming from someone who have to wear specs. if I can notice the difference then surly people with good eye sight should be able to.
the only channel that had decent HD was Channel 4, I saw time team in HD on channel four and was pretty impressed, i have no idea what it is like now mind you. BBC HD is not that great to be honest.
Of cause you will disagree with me, but this is just my opinion on the British TV system, which is naf be it via Dsat or Freeview. If as much effort have been put in getting a decent picture than there have been in putting so much crap on the systems, then maybe things would be better.
Get rid of the naff channels and use the space to up the quality of SD and if there is space left, up the quality of HD.
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“Enjoy your new telly when the time comes. I think plasmas will be around for a while yet.”
Not sure when I will get one, I would have liked another Philips, but they don't make Plasmas any more. It could be next year before I decide unless mine goes belly up in the mean time.
The one thing I have noticed on mine is that I pressed a channel button yesterday and nothing came up, It should have said something about tuning in and not being about to detect a aerial. I turned it off at the mains, left it for a few mins, turned it back on and it was fine. I hope that is not the start of a problem. I am not bothered about the tuner as it is not used anyway, I just use Netflix, but normally if one thing goes something else follows..
I may have to start looking to see what is on the market