2cvbloke
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Simple question really, I've used about 4 different receivers (Humax box, two Samsung TVs and a Goodmans FreeviewHD+ box), and the picture quality is really getting pretty naff to my eyes on a lot of the mainstream channels, never mind the low-budget ones...
So is it just me or are they messing with the bitrates to the point where it's getting unwatchable? I mean, I have TV shows I've downloaded that are far better quality than the broadcasted versions, and they're not particularly high quality or resolution themselves, heck, the music videos they put on the old Windows95 CDs are higher quality, and they're videos from the 1990s, that's how bad it seems the be getting...
So is it just me or are they messing with the bitrates to the point where it's getting unwatchable? I mean, I have TV shows I've downloaded that are far better quality than the broadcasted versions, and they're not particularly high quality or resolution themselves, heck, the music videos they put on the old Windows95 CDs are higher quality, and they're videos from the 1990s, that's how bad it seems the be getting...