intolerable sound quality ITV world cup coverage

soolin

I just had to join in. I have had a problem with my ears for a while now and often have tinnitus, and the drone of those blasted horns is making the football almost unwatchable for me.

deanos

Have to agree its pretty bad

splot_2

Better than listening to the wife...

... but the noise is that annoying that I'm seriously considering not watching the match tonight.

DCFC79

I just think its part and parcel of playing out there and watching the matches, its better than some fans shouting abuse not that you would hear it above the horns. We knew about the horns ages ago, some knew about them last year from when the confederations cup was on so we were kind of warned about them.

victoriaplus4

watching football with hubby and the noise of the horns is terrible have a headache coming on but don't have the heart to ask if he can watch it with the sound down.

vicki

madget_2

victoriaplus4 wrote: »

watching football with hubby and the noise of the horns is terrible have a headache coming on but don't have the heart to ask if he can watch it with the sound down.

vicki

Just like me. My husband doesn't like the noise, but is prepared to put up with it (with the sound turned down slightly). However, all of that constant droning sets my teeth on edge, gives me a headache, and I can't bear to listen to it for long. If they only did it once every so often, it wouldn't be so bad, but it's just endless.

I doubt I'll be watching any of the matches this year - unless it's with no sound.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates the constant angry swarm of bees noise.

KeepYourChinUp_2

roddydogs wrote: »

Watch with subtitles.

Subtitles dont work properly with live TV there is always a 4-5 second delay.

Liz3yy

I watched all matches yesterday and even for me the sound of the blasted things got a bit much in the end. It was like watching the football from inside a bees or wasps nest.

Helix

Looks like they are considering banning them: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8737455.stm

wilgiat

Are both BBC and ITV employing pre school age technicians? Every kid knows by recording the background noise separate to the commentator, you can control both sound independently. Thus by turning down the droning noise on the field we would then be able to hear the commentator!
Before they start to blame the Africans, get them to send somebody out to Maplins to buy some sound filters which will do the job just as well.