when I first moved from D* to V*, first thing that I noticed was the SD channels looked a quite a bit better (aside from some weird artifacts on some channels). HD was harder to tell, since the content wasn't the same. But now the new recently added SD channels aren't looking good at all. Really soft with muddled colors. I don't have D* any more so I can't compare, but my guess is now SD channels are on par with D*, meaning bad! And seriously, was anybody begging for Fox Movies? Old, B-list, cropped SD movies. What a waste of bandwidth.
New channels look bad!
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siujoey said:
It's not the TV silly. If you can't see the PQ degrade when things move, you need some glasses. Voom was never like this before a couples weeks ago. It's been experienced and reported by many others. OTA channels are fine, it's Voom channels. Something to do with the new encoders and/or the new channels using more bandwidth.
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I agree the picture quality is horrible since the new encoders & channels have been added.Even the hd channels are becoming unwatchable everythings pixled and blocky.Im getting real close to canceling and going back to d* or tryin dish.Vooms pq used to be a hell of a lot better than this crap we are seeing now.
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I've had every service and one thing is the same......VH1-Classic looks TERRIBLE. But it is still a great channel!
I've had every service and one thing is the same......VH1-Classic looks TERRIBLE. But it is still a great channel!
Nayl said:
Ok but how much time do they need? It's now been 3 weeks and the PQ still sucks. If the new encoders can't be tweaked properly, then get rid of them. I'd like to see Voom go back to the old encoders and give us the great PQ that we used to have and are actually paying good money for. What they are doing now is not a good way to keep subscribers and sign up new ones.
ram1220 said:
The problem with this thinking is it doesnt apply to all channels.... some channels look way better than they were before new encoders. Alot of the SD look worse but moving ~200 channels over is going to take a long time to get every channel looking good again.... They cant make too many "drastic" tweaks at once because they are being viewed all the time.... they have to make a small one here and there.
Im sorry i did not realize picture quality was such a little thing......thats why i orderd voom for better pq and more HD.At the moment they are delivering niether.The only reason Im still hangin around is for spanish soccer on world sport HD and thats getting difficult to watch.Nayl said:
"I have all three hoocked up to my DLP..... voom by far is the best.... then D* and last E*"
As seen above, not everyone's "PQ" assessment/experience is the same. I still have great PQ on my HD channels...and I don't watch any of the SD stuff so can't really comment. My HD PQ surpasses what Charter cable provides...
If you don't like the quality...switch providers
Lob
As seen above, not everyone's "PQ" assessment/experience is the same. I still have great PQ on my HD channels...and I don't watch any of the SD stuff so can't really comment. My HD PQ surpasses what Charter cable provides...
If you don't like the quality...switch providers
Lob
They HAVE improved the SD channels, especially in the lower channels (SD movies). The improvement has been in sharpness, and that is VERY important to me. However, I agree there is still a lot of pixelization and blockiness going on during motion (esp. in muted or foggy scenes - read low contrast). With this type encoder, that will be harder to cure, but they can do some. And, clearly (no pun), some channels are better than others. We should continue to press them to keep working on the improvements.
As far as HD - Adelphia just added Discovery HD here, and I could flip between the two, and alas, VOOM was actually sharper and more vivid. I kid you not. I was surprised (and encouraged).
If they tell me that we are inside of a year getting MPEG4 and that it will cure the compression/quality problem for sure, then I'm definitely hanging on.
As far as HD - Adelphia just added Discovery HD here, and I could flip between the two, and alas, VOOM was actually sharper and more vivid. I kid you not. I was surprised (and encouraged).
If they tell me that we are inside of a year getting MPEG4 and that it will cure the compression/quality problem for sure, then I'm definitely hanging on.
