 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | reply to cableties
Re: Love the picture I strongly disagree. I think the SD picture quality on my FIOS DVR is ATROCIOUS, while the HD picture is without question much better than cable. The problem is, the vast majority of programming is broadcast in SD so the overall FIOS TV experience is crap. I have heard they are going to release an upgrade to the firmware which 'should' improve the picture quality, but that rumor has been floating around for months......
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 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | reply to wifi4milez
I don't think the FiOS SD picture quality looks that bad. It looks much better than it did with Comcast for me. (I know you disagree) I have only had FiOS for a little over 3 months, so I have never had any other build than the current one. It really only impacts SD pictures on HD TV's, and some particular models and settings contribute to varying degrees of performance. I don't watch too much SD programming, and very little content of any that I do watch is actually delivered in HD, but here's to hoping the March 1.62 build corrects this issue for you.
I do have an issue with the number of people queried for this poll's accuracy. I guarantee if Comcast subscribers in the Twin Cities were asked this same question, the results would be significantly higher. That said, the results of this 842 customer panel seem to be in line with other recent surveys about customer satisfaction, so who knows? Maybe it was just luck that the numbers are about the same for this poll?  |
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wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | said by jmn1207:I don't think the FiOS SD picture quality looks that bad. It looks much better than it did with Comcast for me. (I know you disagree) I have only had FiOS for a little over 3 months, so I have never had any other build than the current one. It really only impacts SD pictures on HD TV's, and some particular models and settings contribute to varying degrees of performance. I don't watch too much SD programming, and very little content of any that I do watch is actually delivered in HD, but here's to hoping the March 1.62 build corrects this issue for you. I agree that the SD picture quality problem is only evident on HD TVs, and only if you are using the FIOS DVR. I have a non DVR box in my bedroom with an old SD TV, and the picture quality there is great. I have also had the service for less than 3 months, so heres to hoping the 1.62 build fixes things!
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JPLPremium
join:2007-04-04
Downingtown, PA
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said by jmn1207:I don't think the FiOS SD picture quality looks that bad. It looks much better than it did with Comcast for me. (I know you disagree) I have only had FiOS for a little over 3 months, so I have never had any other build than the current one. It really only impacts SD pictures on HD TV's, and some particular models and settings contribute to varying degrees of performance. I don't watch too much SD programming, and very little content of any that I do watch is actually delivered in HD, but here's to hoping the March 1.62 build corrects this issue for you. I do have an issue with the number of people queried for this poll's accuracy. I guarantee if Comcast subscribers in the Twin Cities were asked this same question, the results would be significantly higher. That said, the results of this 842 customer panel seem to be in line with other recent surveys about customer satisfaction, so who knows? Maybe it was just luck that the numbers are about the same for this poll? I agree with you on the SD PQ. One thing that keeps getting left out in this discussion is the fact that Verizon also managed to fix some of the video processing on their boxes with that release. For example, in the past, if I put my SD override to 480p or 'off' the mosquitoing I would get on some SD channels would drive me batty. I kept it at 480i as a result. Since they fixed that processing, I switched mine to 480p (they're right - the mosquitoing is totally gone) and the SD picture became almost as sharp as it was prior to this change.
BTW, the SD STBs still provide a picture that's as sharp as ever - the PQ I get on my two SD TVs (one with the QIP2500, one with the DCT700) is astounding.
As for this 'fix', it should correct things, because it'll allow you to adjust the same settings that Verizon messed with in the first place. And from what I understand, you'll even be able to shut them off, taking you right back to where they were before this change took place. |
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jammmin
join:2000-12-14
Upper Marlboro, MD | said by JPL:said by jmn1207:I don't think the FiOS SD picture quality looks that bad. It looks much better than it did with Comcast for me. (I know you disagree) I have only had FiOS for a little over 3 months, so I have never had any other build than the current one. It really only impacts SD pictures on HD TV's, and some particular models and settings contribute to varying degrees of performance. I don't watch too much SD programming, and very little content of any that I do watch is actually delivered in HD, but here's to hoping the March 1.62 build corrects this issue for you. I do have an issue with the number of people queried for this poll's accuracy. I guarantee if Comcast subscribers in the Twin Cities were asked this same question, the results would be significantly higher. That said, the results of this 842 customer panel seem to be in line with other recent surveys about customer satisfaction, so who knows? Maybe it was just luck that the numbers are about the same for this poll? I agree with you on the SD PQ. One thing that keeps getting left out in this discussion is the fact that Verizon also managed to fix some of the video processing on their boxes with that release. For example, in the past, if I put my SD override to 480p or 'off' the mosquitoing I would get on some SD channels would drive me batty. I kept it at 480i as a result. Since they fixed that processing, I switched mine to 480p (they're right - the mosquitoing is totally gone) and the SD picture became almost as sharp as it was prior to this change. BTW, the SD STBs still provide a picture that's as sharp as ever - the PQ I get on my two SD TVs (one with the QIP2500, one with the DCT700) is astounding. As for this 'fix', it should correct things, because it'll allow you to adjust the same settings that Verizon messed with in the first place. And from what I understand, you'll even be able to shut them off, taking you right back to where they were before this change took place. I suffered through the extremely poor picture quality for months until I read the forums here.
I switched my SD override option from 480i to 480p which resulted in a dramatic improvement in SD picture quality.
Just to be clear, it is only SD picture quality on an HDTV set. SD pic on an SD TV looks great.
Only problem I have now is my 6 series DVR freezing up ocassionally which requires a hard reboot(unplugging the box) which is annoying because the cord is hard to reach on my box.
Other than that, I am extremely pleased with FIOS TV |
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Wait. I agree with you on the SD. But since I only watch the HD channels...I didn't think about that.
After watching HD, I can't go back.
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wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | said by cableties:Wait. I agree with you on the SD. But since I only watch the HD channels...I didn't think about that. After watching HD, I can't go back. Yep, the HD picture on FIOS is fantastic. I just wish there was more HD content!
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