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Message posted on 18 Oct 2021 10:47 PM
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Succession poor image quality
The first episode of the latest series of Succession was very poor quality for a supposed HD channel. Very pixelated in dark areas with that strange flashing effect I've seen on other HBO shows through Sky. Anyone else notice this? The quality of the actual show was great, shame it was let down by the poor image.
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Message posted on 18 Oct 2021 10:57 PM
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I found the sound quality of Succession poor. I also found some other Sky channels sound poor, but the adverts were clear.
Message posted on 19 Oct 2021 10:17 AM
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@magicrevolver wrote:The first episode of the latest series of Succession was very poor quality for a supposed HD channel. Very pixelated in dark areas with that strange flashing effect I've seen on other HBO shows through Sky. Anyone else notice this? The quality of the actual show was great, shame it was let down by the poor image.
Have you got an OLED TV by any chance?
Message posted on 19 Oct 2021 10:41 AM - last edited: 19 Oct 2021 10:42 AM
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@DigBick wrote:
I found the sound quality of Succession poor.
It may be suffering the common curse of having been mixed for a sound system using at least three channels: these audio tracks typically don't reproduce well on standard left/right TV speakers. If you don't already have one, adding even a cheap soundbar can make a significant difference to clarity.
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Message posted on 19 Oct 2021 01:35 PM
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I recall a lot of complaints about the picture quality of the TV series The Outsider a while back, also an HBO show. I found I was able to improve the picture by switching to Film mode on my TV.
Message posted on 19 Oct 2021 04:51 PM
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No it's not a OLED.
Message posted on 20 Oct 2021 02:11 PM
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Hey @magicrevolver,
Can you give some more detail on which part of the picture looks off to you? Also if you have any images that really helps in getting it looked at 😊
Message posted on 20 Oct 2021 07:52 PM
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Sure. It's very grainy and 'blocky' on dark areas and there are lines across the screen at some points. I hope these pics illustrate some examples.
Message posted on 20 Oct 2021 08:38 PM
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The strange lines always show if you display the OSD/time banner. What does it look like without that?
Message posted on 20 Oct 2021 10:57 PM
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@magicrevolverHow does the first episode of the new season of Succession look if you watch a downloaded copy?
Message posted on 21 Oct 2021 07:23 AM
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I've taken an image best I can whilst not on pause.
In darks areas there is a lot of banding and pixelation. It kind of flashes too. Perhaps I should take a video. It's the same on the recorded as well as the downloaded version. This is from the downloaded version.
Message posted on 21 Oct 2021 07:24 AM
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No difference between downloaded or recorded.
Message posted on 21 Oct 2021 09:21 AM
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@magicrevolver @Are you watching from a Q box or a mini? I noticed that with a mini, really dark scenes look better on the Q box.
Message posted on 21 Oct 2021 09:43 AM
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Thanks alot for those! I'll get it sent over to be looked into😊
Message posted on 21 Oct 2021 12:58 PM
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It's from a regular Q box (non UHD)
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