Lead Balloon

[HRF1T2007]

Hi Guys

Watched Lead balloon on BBC HD channel last night and thought the picture quality was awfull, dark scenes ie the black areas looked like they were shimering with noise a lighter whitish flicker up close further away wasn't too bad.
I remember seeing the effect on my old SKY+ box on torchwood sometimes

Is it just bandwith or the cameras or what as other HD channels seemed alright

[derek500]

Just watched it. The picture quality appeared, to me, the same as normal.

Lead Balloon does have a certain quality which is unlike other shows. I think it looks very good in HD.

[wednesday83]

Originally Posted by HRF1T2007

Hi Guys

Watched Lead balloon on BBC HD channel last night and thought the picture quality was awfull, dark scenes ie the black areas looked like they were shimering with noise a lighter whitish flicker up close further away wasn't too bad.
I remember seeing the effect on my old SKY+ box on torchwood sometimes

Is it just bandwith or the cameras or what as other HD channels seemed alright

I personally think its a mixture of all 3. Many programmes on BBC HD have been like this in the past. Although there has been a major improvement in the last few months, the qualityis not what it used to be. The encoders cant really cope with dark scenes and when the camera is moving at a decent pace then its very noticable the bandwith is lacking on this channel.

Some shows shot with good natural light and little movement look very good on this channel cuch as antiques roadshow. As soon as theres a show with lots of darker scenes and movement then it struggles.

Was never a problem when the channel was running with higher bandwith, but some people believe on the day the bandwith was reduced the BBC decided to film shows differently lol.