BBC HD quality picture v ITV HD quality picture

[Leas]

I have a brand new samsung led tv and using virgin tivo box , but it seems that itv hd has a much more quality and sharper picture than bbc hd ? has anyone else noticed this or maybe its a virgin media fault ? any help would be appreciated !

 

[albie_noobs]

It may be the TiVo box mate as on Sky HD I'd say BBC HD has the edge......just!

 

[harriri2000]

I have a virgin tivo box I can't really say I've seen a difference however on normal tv ITV is bloody shocking

 

[Hendrax]

it will differ from show to show, as not all shows will be recorded with a 1080p camera and a lot of stuff is just "up scaled" to a higher resolution resulting in it NOT being "true" HD. i guess the best thing to judge would be live sports and i cant say i have seen much difference and i am using the tivo box too.

 

[The Oldman]

Not sure if the Tivo box shows which programmes are true HD. (Sky box does) As previous poster said the level of definition does vary from programme to programme. BTW in a couple of weeks the BBC HD channel will Become BBC 2 HD showing only the BBC 2 schedule.Again not all programmes will be true HD.

 

[Leas]

the oldman : what meaning only bbc 2 shows will be hd in future ie anything on bbc1 say " eastenders " wont be hd anymore ?

hendrax : its the sports that i find is a massive difference bbc 1 hd match of the day seems grainy and soft to me not very sharp at all ?

 

[LamieRobertson]

I have a brand new samsung led tv and using virgin tivo box , but it seems that itv hd has a much more quality and sharper picture than bbc hd ? has anyone else noticed this or maybe its a virgin media fault ? any help would be appreciated !

Oooooh which model did u go for? Bought a Samsung myself this week

 

[The Oldman]

the oldman : what meaning only bbc 2 shows will be hd in future ie anything on bbc1 say " eastenders " wont be hd anymore ?

hendrax : its the sports that i find is a massive difference bbc 1 hd match of the day seems grainy and soft to me not very sharp at all ?

No BBC 1 HD remains as now. BBC 2 HD replaces the BBC HD channel which currently shows programmes from any BBC channel.

 

[Leas]

Oooooh which model did u go for? Bought a Samsung myself this week

samsung slim 46 led smart

 

[LamieRobertson]

samsung slim 46 led smart

Ah ye i bought the slim model but smaller (white) on account of small living area..but still lov it..looking for a sound bar now

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I have a brand new samsung led tv and using virgin tivo box , but it seems that itv hd has a much more quality and sharper picture than bbc hd ? has anyone else noticed this or maybe its a virgin media fault ? any help would be appreciated !

Which picture mode are you using on the Samsung ? Some programmes are upscaled but don't match the picture quality of a programme originated in HD. BBC also has platform neutrality which basically means the picture quality has to be the same on Sky , Freesat , VM and Freeview , the weak link is Freeview.

 

[Captain Sensible]

I've just got a normal satellite receiver and BBC is slightly better than ITV. Although its hardly any different.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I have a brand new samsung led tv and using virgin tivo box , but it seems that itv hd has a much more quality and sharper picture than bbc hd ? has anyone else noticed this or maybe its a virgin media fault ? any help would be appreciated !

How.could anybody ever notice - no-one actually watches ITV do they ? They've had nothing worth watching since 1973, absolute garbage.

 

[Notters]

How.could anybody ever notice - no-one actually watches ITV do they ? They've had nothing worth watching since 1973, absolute garbage.

This.

 

[Leas]

Which picture mode are you using on the Samsung ? Some programmes are upscaled but don't match the picture quality of a programme originated in HD. BBC also has platform neutrality which basically means the picture quality has to be the same on Sky , Freesat , VM and Freeview , the weak link is Freeview.

when you say picture mode do you mean dynamic , movie etc ?