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sharp_aquos_man
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Hello everybody,
I have just received a 32" Sharp 32GD1E. The picture quality on DVDs is excellent, and the sound very good. I'm not an audio/video-phile, but based on a day's viewing, with factory settings, in my opinion the G range is excellent, better than what I have seen at John Lewis and Dixons from other brands (though it may well be due to the fact that their setup is no good). Just so you know, I bought mine from Unbeatable.co.uk, took 10 days to arrive, 2247.99 GBP and a delivery charge of 27.50 GPB, VAT included.
Anyway I have a question - is the quality of FreeView poor or good? Is quality consistent across channels? I have noticed artifacts of MPEG decoding (occasional blockiness, and even streaks of blocks appearing across parts of the screen) and I think it is to do with either the Sharp Aquos AV Box's Integrated Digital Tuner/Decoder, or it is to do with FreeView.
I notice that some channels such as BBC, Sky News, are of fairly high quality. While channels like The Hits, or The Music Factory, tend to be poorly encoded (or they may be originally at a lower resolution) and tend to suffer from artifacts such as the blocking.
Appreciate any advice!
Regards,
Simon
I have just received a 32" Sharp 32GD1E. The picture quality on DVDs is excellent, and the sound very good. I'm not an audio/video-phile, but based on a day's viewing, with factory settings, in my opinion the G range is excellent, better than what I have seen at John Lewis and Dixons from other brands (though it may well be due to the fact that their setup is no good). Just so you know, I bought mine from Unbeatable.co.uk, took 10 days to arrive, 2247.99 GBP and a delivery charge of 27.50 GPB, VAT included.
Anyway I have a question - is the quality of FreeView poor or good? Is quality consistent across channels? I have noticed artifacts of MPEG decoding (occasional blockiness, and even streaks of blocks appearing across parts of the screen) and I think it is to do with either the Sharp Aquos AV Box's Integrated Digital Tuner/Decoder, or it is to do with FreeView.
I notice that some channels such as BBC, Sky News, are of fairly high quality. While channels like The Hits, or The Music Factory, tend to be poorly encoded (or they may be originally at a lower resolution) and tend to suffer from artifacts such as the blocking.
Appreciate any advice!
Regards,
Simon