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Re: [IMG] 1.9 Likes / Dislikes & Bugs said by floridafuzz:Also- I though I read somewhere in another thread that fios does not broadcast in 1080p yet no channels broadcast in 1080p...1080i is the highest native resolution...I think DirectTV has a 1080p movie channel but not positive...if you want 'real' 1080p you need to watch Blu-ray's |
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joe01880- thank you very much for explaining it in more detail. I had my 7100 p1's and 7232 set on the default of 1080i and the picture quality was fine. I just got 1.9 and tried native pass through and I don't know if it is my imagination, but the picture quality looks even better. my tv's are all HD. I tweaked my panny plasma with settings I found posted on avsforums. Did the pro calibration make a big difference and do you feel it was worth the investment? |
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thank you, we enjoy watching movies and tv series and pick them up in blu-ray whenever possible to get the best picture quality. |
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said by floridafuzz:joe01880- thank you very much for explaining it in more detail. I had my 7100 p1's and 7232 set on the default of 1080i and the picture quality was fine. I just got 1.9 and tried native pass through and I don't know if it is my imagination, but the picture quality looks even better. my tv's are all HD. I tweaked my panny plasma with settings I found posted on avsforums. Did the pro calibration make a big difference and do you feel it was worth the investment?
Im not one to say yes..go out and get your TV pro calibrated..its a lot of money and im not gonna spend your money..as much as i am able and would like to 
Becareful who you hire to calibrate your TV if you go that route, there are good ones and bad ones..research them first.
CNET is another good source for TV settings. In the end its all about what you like best. An important thing is to give your eye and brain time to adjust to what ever setting you use. |
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join:2004-01-22
White Plains, NY
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More annoyances that anything horrible:
1. On NON-HD sets (so I don't think it's related to changing resolution as has been mentioned here) there is sometimes a LONG pause when changing channels, going from one SD channel to another.
2. When I'm on a favorite channel and hit the favorites button to get the guide that just shows my 8 favorites, it always starts not on the channel I'm watching (as previously and sensibly) but on the channel futher down. A PITA. I know this was mentioned in the old thread, so I'm not the only one, and it hasn't been fixed.
3. I hear ya that the sudden loss of CID is not supposedly related to the upgrade, but it did happen synchronously with that. Still don't have it back, despite doing the "disable, then enable" dance that has worked in the past.
4. In the old guide, hitting the skip forward button brought you to the same time on the next day; now you have to hit the regular forward button instead. This isn't really a problem, but it took a while before I figured that out---the change certainly makes no sense.
5. I'm seeing less in the guide rather than more, and it seems a lot slower scrolling, so that it delays and then catches up with my clicks, usually taking beyond where I wanted to go  .
That's my main beef with the upgrade---at this point (maybe because I don't have very fancy equipment) I'm seeing no benefits and just a lot of niggling annoyances.
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Franklin Square, NY | #1-What do you mean by non-HD set? Is the TV not HD or the box? What box do you have?
#2-is annoying, but will be fixed in 1.9.1 |
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join:2002-02-07
Yonkers, NY
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I think the colors suck. Especially the similiarity between reds for movies and children's shows. What was verizon thinking? Why use only dark shades of red, blue and green? What about yellow? What about orange? It should be instantly clear what type of shows are which, but it is not. |
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| said by WileEC:I think the colors suck. Especially the similiarity between reds for movies and children's shows. What was verizon thinking? Why use only dark shades of red, blue and green? What about yellow? What about orange? It should be instantly clear what type of shows are which, but it is not.
it looks as if Verizon is dancing between hue's that color blind people may have trouble with. They are doing a good job of it too! |
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said by joe01880:I had tried setting the 7232 to pass signals untouched by processing by the FiOS DVR, honestly the only difference i saw was those my TV was making when switching to accomadate that setting. A lag of video and audio for a few seconds as the TV does internal switching. I dont like it so i leave the FiOS 7232 set to send everything as 1080i, the 1080p conversion my TV makes is seemless. Whether you see a difference is dependent on the TV. In any case it will be subtle.
For me, native has improved the PQ on 720p and SD channels. My Panasonic Plasma TV does a better job upconverting these signals to its native 1080p than the Motorola box. I accept the lag as a tradeoff. I doubt many people would be able to tell the difference in PQ but I can. |
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| said by DaveR5:said by joe01880:I had tried setting the 7232 to pass signals untouched by processing by the FiOS DVR, honestly the only difference i saw was those my TV was making when switching to accomadate that setting. A lag of video and audio for a few seconds as the TV does internal switching. I dont like it so i leave the FiOS 7232 set to send everything as 1080i, the 1080p conversion my TV makes is seemless. Whether you see a difference is dependent on the TV. In any case it will be subtle. For me, native has improved the PQ on 720p and SD channels. My Panasonic Plasma TV does a better job upconverting these signals to its native 1080p than the Motorola box. I accept the lag as a tradeoff. I doubt many people would be able to tell the difference in PQ but I can. I also have a Pany plasma and cant stand the lag as I filp around alot, neither can my wife. To be honest I cant see a difference anyway. I looked forward to having native pass thru but no big deal. |
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I assume it's just the widescreen guide being degraded as it's sent over the internet and the low to moderate bit-rate I get for the connection on my work computer. |
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I think the colors in the Guide are fine...the colors in the 'Menu' portion could use a bit of tweaking (better contrast)...the colors, fonts and clarity of the Guide is beautiful though |
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kennye
join:2009-02-05
Carrollton, TX | reply to More Fiber
Moving to this forum:
When scheduling a show that is far out (it looks like past the end of the dvr schedule), the dvr reboots. For example, the schedule ends on 1/15 and the show is on 1/20. It happens when trying to schedule a show or series listed on 1/20. Was trying to schedule Touch and it happened twice. This issue has been fairly consistent since 1.9 was downloaded. The problem is occurring on both 7232 dvrs. When the dvr reboots, a red light comes on next to the time/channel display. |
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ZNYGUY
join:2005-01-06
Lake Grove, NY | reply to More Fiber
I want predictive text put back into search. Who had the bright idea of taking that out anyway? |
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said by TitusTroy:I think the colors in the Guide are fine...the colors in the 'Menu' portion could use a bit of tweaking (better contrast)...the colors, fonts and clarity of the Guide is beautiful though
I suspect that you don't suffer from partial red / green color blindness (an affliction of about 5% of the male population). I do and I can't differentiate all of the colors in the guide, but then again, I'm used to that type of discrimination  Could hte choices be better, yes, is it a big deal, no.
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join:2003-07-23
Bradenton, FL
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said by nickyboy4:said by DaveR5:said by joe01880:I had tried setting the 7232 to pass signals untouched by processing by the FiOS DVR, honestly the only difference i saw was those my TV was making when switching to accomadate that setting. A lag of video and audio for a few seconds as the TV does internal switching. I dont like it so i leave the FiOS 7232 set to send everything as 1080i, the 1080p conversion my TV makes is seemless. Whether you see a difference is dependent on the TV. In any case it will be subtle. For me, native has improved the PQ on 720p and SD channels. My Panasonic Plasma TV does a better job upconverting these signals to its native 1080p than the Motorola box. I accept the lag as a tradeoff. I doubt many people would be able to tell the difference in PQ but I can. I also have a Pany plasma and cant stand the lag as I filp around alot, neither can my wife. To be honest I cant see a difference anyway. I looked forward to having native pass thru but no big deal. Your should only see a second of two delay, and only if the new channel is using a different mode. Unless your are compulsive channel changer that is not a big deal. The difference in quality for the 720P channels is worth it on my 1080p Samsung's |
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said by keyboards:I suspect that you don't suffer from partial red / green color blindness (an affliction of about 5% of the male population). I do and I can't differentiate all of the colors in the guide, but then again, I'm used to that type of discrimination Could hte choices be better, yes, is it a big deal, no.
I understand why you want the colors changed...but honestly do the colors really matter in terms of the Guide itself?...I look at the Guide and read it based off of what info the Guide displays about the channels I am looking at...the colors to me are not what I use to read it...they are just a colorful representation of movies, sports etc but I honestly don't pay any attention at all to the colors
I guess some people do use the colors to guide them but I think of them as eye candy but they don't serve any real purpose...the channel numbers and program info is what I look at
as far as native passthrough...most channels are 1080i so the lag only affects a small number of channels...although it does affect me as I watch a lot of the ESPN HD channels...but again the lag is more then worth it, especially if you're a videophile |
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said by keyboards:said by TitusTroy:I think the colors in the Guide are fine...the colors in the 'Menu' portion could use a bit of tweaking (better contrast)...the colors, fonts and clarity of the Guide is beautiful though
I suspect that you don't suffer from partial red / green color blindness (an affliction of about 5% of the male population). I do and I can't differentiate all of the colors in the guide, but then again, I'm used to that type of discrimination Could hte choices be better, yes, is it a big deal, no. I have both red/green and blue/yellow color blindness and the see the color scheme just fine. Maybe recalibrate your TV. |
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| said by joe01880:said by keyboards:said by TitusTroy:I think the colors in the Guide are fine...the colors in the 'Menu' portion could use a bit of tweaking (better contrast)...the colors, fonts and clarity of the Guide is beautiful though
I suspect that you don't suffer from partial red / green color blindness (an affliction of about 5% of the male population). I do and I can't differentiate all of the colors in the guide, but then again, I'm used to that type of discrimination Could hte choices be better, yes, is it a big deal, no. I have both red/green and blue/yellow color blindness and the see the color scheme just fine. Maybe recalibrate your TV. I think Joe is right on. I am red/green colorblind and I find the colors on the Guide, Menu, VOD, etc. are just fine, easily readable.
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