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VisionMan

Herbalus wrote: »

I have a 32" Samsung TV, and the NowTV picture quality is fantastic for movies.

Whether it is actually HD or not I don't know, but that's just a label because it's far superior to Film4 for example and I can't tell the difference between BBC1 HD and NowTV.

Then you must have very poor eyesight. :rotfl:

greybuffalo

We hardly watch much t.v and do not mind watch after live.
I saw the advert about "Now tv" the box,we are uninterested in watching sky.
Could i just plug that in and watch reruns?then we could ditch the old T.v licence?

Herbalus

VisionMan wrote: »

Then you must have very poor eyesight. :rotfl:

Thanks for the compliment

But seriously, where I am the streaming quality is very very good. Internet speed is 10mbps so I suppose that helps.

Herbalus

greybuffalo wrote: »

We hardly watch much t.v and do not mind watch after live.
I saw the advert about "Now tv" the box,we are uninterested in watching sky.
Could i just plug that in and watch reruns?then we could ditch the old T.v licence?

You only need a TV license if you watch live TV.

However the NowTV box will let you watch BBC iPlayer, 4OD, 5 on demand, and a few more for free, so not everything. Other services, such as movies etc cost extra.

VisionMan

Herbalus wrote: »

But seriously, where I am the streaming quality is very very good

They stream at a max bit rate of 1.5Mbps. Thats way below broadcast TV standard definition quality. And thats a fact.

Herbalus

VisionMan wrote: »

They stream at a max bit rate of 1.5Mbps. Thats way below broadcast TV standard definition quality. And thats a fact.

Well, thanks for the fact. I don't dispute it.

I still maintain that Now TV (movies at 720p on a Now TV box) with me is a very high standard, and gives a better picture than Film4. That's also a fact as far as I'm concerned, because I can see how the picture quality is inferior. I don't know why, and with you it might be different. I don't know.

Mbps isn't always an indicator of quality, as I'm sure you know. The size of the file doesn't necessarily indicate a better picture.

EDIT: it seems Now TV picture quality differs across devices. As I have the Now TV box and stream in 720p, it would appear to be better than viewing Now TV content from a number of other devices, and always better than viewing live TV, which is always in standard definition.

VisionMan

Herbalus wrote: »

Well, thanks for the fact. I don't dispute it.

I still maintain that Now TV (movies at 720p on a Now TV box) with me is a very high standard, and gives a better picture than Film4. That's also a fact as far as I'm concerned, because I can see how the picture quality is inferior. I don't know why, and with you it might be different. I don't know.

Mbps isn't always an indicator of quality, as I'm sure you know. The size of the file doesn't necessarily indicate a better picture.

EDIT: it seems Now TV picture quality differs across devices. As I have the Now TV box and stream in 720p, it would appear to be better than viewing Now TV content from a number of other devices, and always better than viewing live TV, which is always in standard definition.

720p at 1.5Mbps. Thats not even standard definition quality. Ah well...

Dja76

VisionMan wrote: »

720p at 1.5Mbps. Thats not even standard definition quality. Ah well...

How do you know its 1.5mbps, my router would disagree it appears adaptive on my setup, somewhere between 4.5 to 6 depending on the content

[Deleted User]

Dja76 wrote: »

How do you know its 1.5mbps,

They stream at a max bit rate of 1.5Mbps, your router and broadband speed is irrelevant

Dja76

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

They stream at a max bit rate of 1.5Mbps, your router and broadband speed is irrelevant

What's your source, my draytek 2950 flow monitor is reporting the nowtv device is, as we speak streaming 4.5mbps for White House down?