CotswoldsRetreat
Novice Member
Hi
Brief background: bought a LG 65" CS model 3 weeks ago. Previously had a 12 year old Toshiba Regza LCD. Don't have a games console and don't have any cable or satellite connections. Got a TV aerial on the chimney that comes into the loft with a 6 port signal booster to support sockets in various rooms but generally only ever have one TV on at any one time. Coax lead from socket on wall to Panasonic HD recorder and then a lead to the TV aeriel in port.
I just can't get consistent quality picture across channels. As the TV is very modern compared to what I am used to I dins myself trying various settings without really knowing what I am doing other than checking the picture afterwards. I have settled on using the Expert Dark room mode which seems to offer the best picture for most situations.
But just watching the footie on ITV HD now (Channel 103) if the camera is on just one of the pundits talking or goes up close to a footballer on the pitch then the picture quality if awesome. But if we then move to a camera where we see all 4 pundits on screen then their faces look more pixelated. The crowd in the stadium can look very odd - almost cartoonish without any detail. watching the England footie now the close up images on players is great but on wider shots players look pixelated and the details of the crowd is not what I would have expected. The TV adverts look great
Some programs can look very good on BBC HD like Countryfile or BBC News on HD channel.
I watched the football last night on BBC iPlayer on UHD and it was awesome so I know the TV can display good images under certain applications.
I am also very disappointed with the quality of Standard Definition and had had expected better upscaling. Watching BBC News on Channel 231 is poor - just like watching it on my old TV and thought upscaling would make it less grainy. But I have nothing to compare it against and don't know if I am expecting too much.
Are all TV ariels the same? Am I suffering from the way I receive signals? Why is upscaling so poor (or I am expecting too much?)? I've got a setup that's about as simple as you can get it without cable or satellite etc. All the tweaking I do with various advanced settings do nothing to improve image quality to any degree.
Brief background: bought a LG 65" CS model 3 weeks ago. Previously had a 12 year old Toshiba Regza LCD. Don't have a games console and don't have any cable or satellite connections. Got a TV aerial on the chimney that comes into the loft with a 6 port signal booster to support sockets in various rooms but generally only ever have one TV on at any one time. Coax lead from socket on wall to Panasonic HD recorder and then a lead to the TV aeriel in port.
I just can't get consistent quality picture across channels. As the TV is very modern compared to what I am used to I dins myself trying various settings without really knowing what I am doing other than checking the picture afterwards. I have settled on using the Expert Dark room mode which seems to offer the best picture for most situations.
But just watching the footie on ITV HD now (Channel 103) if the camera is on just one of the pundits talking or goes up close to a footballer on the pitch then the picture quality if awesome. But if we then move to a camera where we see all 4 pundits on screen then their faces look more pixelated. The crowd in the stadium can look very odd - almost cartoonish without any detail. watching the England footie now the close up images on players is great but on wider shots players look pixelated and the details of the crowd is not what I would have expected. The TV adverts look great
Some programs can look very good on BBC HD like Countryfile or BBC News on HD channel.
I watched the football last night on BBC iPlayer on UHD and it was awesome so I know the TV can display good images under certain applications.
I am also very disappointed with the quality of Standard Definition and had had expected better upscaling. Watching BBC News on Channel 231 is poor - just like watching it on my old TV and thought upscaling would make it less grainy. But I have nothing to compare it against and don't know if I am expecting too much.
Are all TV ariels the same? Am I suffering from the way I receive signals? Why is upscaling so poor (or I am expecting too much?)? I've got a setup that's about as simple as you can get it without cable or satellite etc. All the tweaking I do with various advanced settings do nothing to improve image quality to any degree.