platty
Established Member
Just a quick heads up guys .......on BBC HD tonight ...Land of Hope and Glory in all its glory .... ......watched it last year in HD and its spectacular ....
I too love watching it every year but don't agree with the comments about picture and sound quality this year.
When it was good it was very good but it seemed like they were having major technical problems.
Picture dropped out at least 4 times. Sound was fluctuating between stereo / multi-channel and levels kept changing.
Glad to hear it wasn't just me. And yes, at its best it was stunning technically.
I too enjoyed it very much. Now all they have to do is (a) find a way of banning those damned hooters and taming the extra-musical noise-making in general, and (b) lose the nonsensical regional contributions during the Sea Songs.
Both of which never happened in my young day... (!)
Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk
Imagine if all these technical problems plagued Sky's live broadcasts, we'd never hear the end of it on these boards. OK, so the BBC channel is a "trial", but how long can it take for them to get things right, it's been on air for over a year!!
My amp showed the sound as "Dolby Digital 5.0" - first time that has ever happened - and Commentators voice was incredibly "tinny".
Yep, quite probably was. After all there's no point sending an LFE channel for something like the Proms since all the music will be carried in the otehr 5 channels.
REmember that the LFE channel is for Low Frequency Effects and according to the spec should only carry sound for environmental purposes (e.g. to reinforce an explosion).
Steven
Yep, quite probably was. After all there's no point sending an LFE channel for something like the Proms since all the music will be carried in the otehr 5 channels.
REmember that the LFE channel is for Low Frequency Effects and according to the spec should only carry sound for environmental purposes (e.g. to reinforce an explosion).
Steven
How true Martin - The voice of the 'excuse-nics' is wearing a bit thin and last nights broadcast in HD was reminiscent of a bunch of amateurs or for the new recruits to try their hand. How can they get it so wrong so often?Imagine if all these technical problems plagued Sky's live broadcasts, we'd never hear the end of it on these boards. OK, so the BBC channel is a "trial", but how long can it take for them to get things right, it's been on air for over a year!!