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12-12-2007, 11:08 AM
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Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
It's just pixelated mush compared to Sky and the BBC. I'm glad I don't pay for it, as I get it free with the Virgin subscription I have.
How can they get away with such awful compression!!
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12-12-2007, 1:28 PM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
Can't say I've had any problems with it.
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12-12-2007, 2:22 PM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
Are you watching it via Sky or Virgin?
On Virgin it looks horrid, calibration for that channel is the same as the others, so I'm aghast at the difference.
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13-12-2007, 4:58 PM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
on Sky it ain't awful, a long way clear of ITV but still a long way off sky sports.
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13-12-2007, 5:13 PM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
I watch it via Sky and have no issues with the picture quality. I was pleasantly surprised when I got it as I'd heard others complain about the PQ.
Edit: agree it's not as good as Sky, but very watchable.....the Rugby World Cup on Setanta was 100 times better than ITV in every way (commentary, pundits and PQ)
Last edited by Dony; 13-12-2007 at 5:27 PM.
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13-12-2007, 6:37 PM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
And there was me thinking this 'digital' TV was to have unbelievable PQ 
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17-12-2007, 7:39 PM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
I watch it on Virgin, and I have to say the quality is pretty dire, terrible pixelation. Sky Sports and the Movie Channels are all crystal clear, so I know it is not my telly.
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17-12-2007, 7:53 PM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
There camera positions are awful for the SPL.I watched Rangers v Falkirk about a month ago and it was awful.The year before they had the exact same game on and the rain was lashing it down big time and they couldn't keep the camera clean,BUT instead of using there brain and maybe cutting away for 2 mins to clean it they kept with it and the camera ended up steaming up so you could hardly make a thing out.
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17-12-2007, 7:53 PM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
I have Setanta on Freeview and it isnt anywhere near as good as BBC. It is better than 5 and ITV 4 tho! :D
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19-12-2007, 10:36 PM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
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Originally Posted by FMC
There camera positions are awful for the SPL.I watched Rangers v Falkirk about a month ago and it was awful.The year before they had the exact same game on and the rain was lashing it down big time and they couldn't keep the camera clean,BUT instead of using there brain and maybe cutting away for 2 mins to clean it they kept with it and the camera ended up steaming up so you could hardly make a thing out.
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The PQ is fine via Sky but as you said i find the camera work annoying as hell
Also Sky keep a very wide view now days and im so used it its annoying when you cant see a players run alone the line etc on setanta especially when there talking about marginal offside decisions and you cant even see the player called offside in the picture as hes right in the corner of the screen
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20-12-2007, 10:01 AM
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Re: Setanta - how pants is their broadcast quality?
The quality is ok here. Do you think it could be that 90% of the games they've shown have been so dire, that you're more interested in the PQ than what's passing for football on the pitch? 
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