So has anyone got any reliable satellite images for the weather app? To trawl 219 pages is a little bit of a tough ask with the few hours a week i have free at the moment.
Well that explains the sudden drop in quality of my recorded shows. 1hr TS recordings are down from around 3.4 Gb to around 2.4Gb. Pixellation is now quite obvious.Here are the Bitrate charts that confirm TVNZ has slashed the bitrate for TV1 & 2
http://www.satcodx5.com/1600/tsbitrate.cgi?16000050000000000034-v
http://www.satcodx5.com/1600/tsbitrate.cgi?16000050000000000035-v
TV2 was down to 1.5Mbps on wednesday night!!!!!!!!!
It looks like TV3 lowered their bitrate when they started TV3+1 around the 30th march
http://www.satcodx5.com/1600/tsbitrate.cgi?16000050000000000027-v
They seem to have it locked down to about 4 Mbps which isn't too bad.
Have let TVNZ know that not happy at the lowered quality whilst Sky now get TVNZ 6 and 7 etc at HD.
Well that explains the sudden drop in quality of my recorded shows. 1hr TS recordings are down from around 3.4 Gb to around 2.4Gb. Pixellation is now quite obvious.Here are the Bitrate charts that confirm TVNZ has slashed the bitrate for TV1 & 2
http://www.satcodx5.com/1600/tsbitrate.cgi?16000050000000000034-v
http://www.satcodx5.com/1600/tsbitrate.cgi?16000050000000000035-v
TV2 was down to 1.5Mbps on wednesday night!!!!!!!!!
It looks like TV3 lowered their bitrate when they started TV3+1 around the 30th march
http://www.satcodx5.com/1600/tsbitrate.cgi?16000050000000000027-v
They seem to have it locked down to about 4 Mbps which isn't too bad.
Have let TVNZ know that not happy at the lowered quality whilst Sky now get TVNZ 6 and 7 etc at HD.
So this is why the picture quality has dropped. I thought I had an issue with my gear.
Have you had any response from TVNZ?
Hi Craig,
TVNZ is currently undertaking internal testing relating to the planned introduction of new services, and regrets the variation to your viewing experience that you have reported. This testing will continue for some time however whilst TVNZ determines the optimum set of configuration parameters relevant to its new mix of services.”.
Thanks for your enquiry
Freeview team
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online at Freeview | NZ's Favourite TV Programmes in Digital Quality or call 0800 Freeview (373 38439)
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Well that explains the sudden drop in quality of my recorded shows. 1hr TS recordings are down from around 3.4 Gb to around 2.4Gb. Pixellation is now quite obvious.
Have let TVNZ know that not happy at the lowered quality whilst Sky now get TVNZ 6 and 7 etc at HD.
So this is why the picture quality has dropped. I thought I had an issue with my gear.
Have you had any response from TVNZ?
Got this last night:
Hi Craig,
TVNZ is currently undertaking internal testing relating to the planned introduction of new services, and regrets the variation to your viewing experience that you have reported. This testing will continue for some time however whilst TVNZ determines the optimum set of configuration parameters relevant to its new mix of services.”.
Thanks for your enquiry
Freeview team
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This is a no reply e-mail, for more information on Freeview, visit us
online at Freeview | NZ's Favourite TV Programmes in Digital Quality or call 0800 Freeview (373 38439)
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All those people receiving freeview via satellite need to go to the TVNZ website and make a complaint about the drop in bitrate otherwise we might get stuck with a crappy picture from tv1 & 2
heres the contact address Feedback Form | CONTACT US | tvnz.co.nz
All those people receiving freeview via satellite need to go to the TVNZ website and make a complaint about the drop in bitrate otherwise we might get stuck with a crappy picture from tv1 & 2
heres the contact address Feedback Form | CONTACT US | tvnz.co.nz
I've just sent this - I've never been into complaining about things like this but I think for a first timer I did OK :
I wouldn't normally take the time to write a complaint but having spent $1,000's of dollars on a home theatre set up which includes Freeview I have to say that the drop in picture quality while TVNZ "carries out testing at lower bitrates" is extremely irritating.
As someone said on a forum I subscribe to today ""Freeview, Crystal Clear (Pixelated) Digital Quality Television"". Looks like there’s a Tui ad in the making there.
Why is the testing being done on live ..................”
I look forward to your reply.
Obviously I don't expect a reply and if I do get one it will be a stock standard response, but I will be emailing my complaint to my MP and hell, I might even try to find out who writes those Tui ads!
Bleazle
Have TVNZ stated they intending regional feeds?I doubt the bitrate will ever be as good as it was though, not if tvnz want to have multiple regional feeds to satisfy their advertisers.
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