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22-05-2009, 6:33 PM
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Scifi hd/Dollhouse
I haven't seen much on scifi hd before cause most i have seen has looked poo but Dollhouse looked good last night.
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22-05-2009, 8:33 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
Recorded this, but haven't watched it yet.
How does their HD channel compare to the SD one, which I refuse to watch, due to the size of the DOGs, animimated "coming next", programme squashed into about an 1/8 of the screen to show trailers etc...?
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22-05-2009, 8:38 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
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Recorded this, but haven't watched it yet.
How does their HD channel compare to the SD one, which I refuse to watch, due to the size of the DOGs, animimated "coming next", programme squashed into about an 1/8 of the screen to show trailers etc...?
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I think it looked good i can't remember seeing any coming ups etc. I put the sd one on to compare and it was way better to watch in hd.
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22-05-2009, 11:06 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
When scifi has a HD master the PQ is pretty good, a lot of their stuff is obviously made to budget with the exception of the major US network shows so tends to be more "basic" and that sometimes means a simple clean image.
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23-05-2009, 12:03 AM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
Picture quality for programmes such as 'Knight Rider' and 'Dollhouse' on Sci-Fi HD is superb.
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23-05-2009, 8:12 AM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
Yes very good except I had my first lip sync problem since I upgraded the box firmware when I got it a couple of months ago.
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23-05-2009, 12:21 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
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Originally Posted by Goooner
Recorded this, but haven't watched it yet.
How does their HD channel compare to the SD one, which I refuse to watch, due to the size of the DOGs, animimated "coming next", programme squashed into about an 1/8 of the screen to show trailers etc...?
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You're in for a treat, there was NO DOG on this programme.
I like to think that they are following the BBCs lead in removing the DOG from the most attractive HD material ... but I think we all know deep down in our hearts that it was a mistake in transmission and that "normal service will be resumed" for episode 2 
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23-05-2009, 1:06 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
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Yes very good except I had my first lip sync problem since I upgraded the box firmware when I got it a couple of months ago.
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noticed the same with dollhouse, however i can adjust the lipsinc with my amp and after a bit of adjusting i got the lipsinc spot on.
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23-05-2009, 1:07 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
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You're in for a treat, there was NO DOG on this programme.
I like to think that they are following the BBCs lead in removing the DOG from the most attractive HD material ... but I think we all know deep down in our hearts that it was a mistake in transmission and that "normal service will be resumed" for episode 2
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23-05-2009, 2:26 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
The series link on Sky linked to an episode tonight?
I thought that was a repeat screening of the first one?
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23-05-2009, 2:43 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
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The series link on Sky linked to an episode tonight?
I thought that was a repeat screening of the first one?
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It is, the overall efficiency of series link programming seems to be tailing off and not just on SKY's EPG but also on the Freeview system.
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23-05-2009, 5:19 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
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It is, the overall efficiency of series link programming seems to be tailing off...
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The series link for NCIS on FX HD has been all but useless.
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25-05-2009, 6:45 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
Series link is terrible it has came up about 5 times now telling me that Dollhouse is starting and they are all repeats. I just want it to tell me once for each new episode does series link do this for all programs in it ?
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25-05-2009, 7:11 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
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I just want it to tell me once for each new episode does series link do this for all programs in it ?
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If that is how it is programmed, it's not intelligent in itself it only does what it is told to do by the individual broadcaster.
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26-05-2009, 12:12 PM
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Re: Scifi hd/Dollhouse
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If that is how it is programmed, it's not intelligent in itself it only does what it is told to do by the individual broadcaster.
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Do you think this is deliberate to hype the figures for the first week? If they factor in what Sky boxes are set to record instead of what is actually watched the viewing figures for Dollhouse would be triple the norm.
Sci Fi HD can and do series link properly just to new episodes. Eli Stone did this even though it is widely repeated. Angel goes day to day not to repeats each day.
So the handling of Dollhouse is either a mistake or a way to increase viewing figures.
I found Dollhouse a bit confusing at first but it looks worth sticking with it especilly now we know it has unexpectedly been renewed. The HD PQ was up there with the best on Sky as well. Better than many of their series such as Law and Order (that has dropped) and the newby Lie to Me. Be interesting to see how House looks in HD this weekend.
By the way was that Fred from Angel (Amy Acker) in a small role as a doctor in Dollhouse? Looked like her.
She had a meatier role in Law and Order on Sky last week.
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