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[Wags]

The Fox upscaled picture was marginally better than 7 IMO. Colours look more realistic on Fox to me, the colour of the grass on 7 looks fake almost. Much more natural on Fox.

Might be my tv settings, I'll have a look tonight to see if they are the same!

[hidefdave]

Is it just me, or does the PQ of tonight's match look better than last nights? Still upscaled SD, but whoever is polishing the turd seems to have given it a slighty higher gloss finish than last night!

D.

[SLE355]

hidefdave, on 30 March 2012 - 09:01 PM, said:

Is it just me, or does the PQ of tonight's match look better than last nights? Still upscaled SD, but whoever is polishing the turd seems to have given it a slighty higher gloss finish than last night!

D.

I jumped on to say the same, didnt see much last night but this looks alot better than last Saturday nights game?

EDIT: Looking at the replay, this isn't bad at all tonight, if every seven game looked like this it'd be bareable.

Edited by SLE355, 30 March 2012 - 10:25 PM.

[Port Adelaide Fan]

Channel 7 PQ is so s**t.

Give us AFL in HD channel seven facebook page.
https://www.facebook...318772931522830

[doodlefeatures]

AFL CHIEF Executive Andrew Demetriou has flagged the need for host broadcasters Channel Seven and Fox Footy to settle its differences over some issues with the dual broadcast rights.

http://www.afl.com.a...44/default.aspx

[Ralfi]

doodlefeatures, on 31 March 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

AFL CHIEF Executive Andrew Demetriou has flagged the need for host broadcasters Channel Seven and Fox Footy to settle its differences over some issues with the dual broadcast rights.

http://www.afl.com.a...44/default.aspx

Secondly, Fox Footy's advertising campaign has centred on promoting the channel as giving viewers the opportunity to watch AFL games in high definition.

However, the dispute with Channel Seven has not allowed the pay-tv station to show the simulcast game in HD to this stage.

According to Demetriou, both he and the people at Fox Footy only became aware of the issue not too long ago.

"On that other issue of HD, I only found out about it the other day."

"Again it doesn't seem to be in the spirit with what was agreed [upon] and hopefully some common sense can prevail there too.

"Let's hope we can all sit down and break bread and sort it out."

Amazing, Demetriou might be good something at last...

[SLE355]

Yep, something might change after all, would be awesome if it did!

[Wags]

Bombers v kangaroos has a 'shadow' in bottom left corner of screen.

[doodlefeatures]

Wags, on 31 March 2012 - 07:24 PM, said:

Bombers v kangaroos has a 'shadow' in bottom left corner of screen.

I saw that too, breathed a sigh of relief when I changed channels and it wasn't there

[SLE355]

Freo v Geelong upscaled looked decent last night, the last 2 Seven games have been alot better than the rubbish last Saturday.

[nickc]

Ralfi, on 31 March 2012 - 04:13 PM, said:

Secondly, Fox Footy's advertising campaign has centred on promoting the channel as giving viewers the opportunity to watch AFL games in high definition.

However, the dispute with Channel Seven has not allowed the pay-tv station to show the simulcast game in HD to this stage.

According to Demetriou, both he and the people at Fox Footy only became aware of the issue not too long ago.

"On that other issue of HD, I only found out about it the other day."

"Again it doesn't seem to be in the spirit with what was agreed [upon] and hopefully some common sense can prevail there too.

"Let's hope we can all sit down and break bread and sort it out."

Amazing, Demetriou might be good something at last...

Here's something else from The Age this morning:
http://www.theage.co...0331-1w5js.html
Apparently there are technical issues they are working on....rubbish, 7 have just been surprised by the level of complaints.
Let's hope they can sort their technical issues soon and release the HD signal...
Cheers
Nick

[doodlefeatures]

nickc, on 01 April 2012 - 08:38 AM, said:

Here's something else from The Age this morning:
http://www.theage.co...0331-1w5js.html
Apparently there are technical issues they are working on....rubbish, 7 have just been surprised by the level of complaints.
Let's hope they can sort their technical issues soon and release the HD signal...
Cheers
Nick

Interesting that the people at Fox have queries with the quality of the feeds of the first two games, they really were woeful, channel 7 thru the antenna was a better quality picture

[SLE355]

doodlefeatures, on 01 April 2012 - 08:56 AM, said:

Interesting that the people at Fox have queries with the quality of the feeds of the first two games, they really were woeful, channel 7 thru the antenna was a better quality picture

Yep, there has def been an improvment since those first 2 games.

Lets hope Fox end up with a HD feed. it's good that both the commentary and HD issue are both in the news, not just on forums.

[DansDans]

doodlefeatures, on 31 March 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

AFL CHIEF Executive Andrew Demetriou has flagged the need for host broadcasters Channel Seven and Fox Footy to settle its differences over some issues with the dual broadcast rights.

http://www.afl.com.a...44/default.aspx

Couldnt see this coming a mile away!!! lol

This was never going to end pretty, as if Channel 7 were going to play fair

[fairybread]

Ralfi, on 31 March 2012 - 04:13 PM, said:

Secondly, Fox Footy's advertising campaign has centred on promoting the channel as giving viewers the opportunity to watch AFL games in high definition.

However, the dispute with Channel Seven has not allowed the pay-tv station to show the simulcast game in HD to this stage.

According to Demetriou, both he and the people at Fox Footy only became aware of the issue not too long ago.

"On that other issue of HD, I only found out about it the other day."

"Again it doesn't seem to be in the spirit with what was agreed [upon] and hopefully some common sense can prevail there too.

"Let's hope we can all sit down and break bread and sort it out."

Amazing, Demetriou might be good something at last...

Except that Fox insiders have been telling us all as early as late late year that the Ch7 games were going to be upscaled. They didn't find out "not long ago".

[HomerJ]

More in today's The Age:

http://www.theage.co...0402-1w8so.html

Fox is also angry that its feed from Seven is not in HD. The pay television provider had spruiked that all nine matches it showed - including five of its own - would be in HD.

It's understood Seven's Melbourne boss, Lewis Martin, and AFL chief operating officer Gillon McLachlan, have discussed the problem.

"We're always working with the AFL towards the best outcomes for all fans and this is part of our daily discussions,'' a Seven spokesman said.

Fox executives have refused to comment publicly, but privately question Seven's motives.

[SLE355]

Interesting to see if there's any change this weekend.

[Ralfi]

I really want this crap sorted so I can sign up to Foxtel confident in knowing all my clubs games will be in HD.....

Though I'm still reading info stating Se7en aren't filming in HD. Do we have any official word (or pictures of these supposed HD trucks at the ground)?

[Snig]

Just rang Foxtel 131787 to make a complaint, The guy swore that every game was in HD. He said if I believed differently I would have to take it up with the individual channel via the fox sports website.... .........I actually like the silence after a goal it's a relief after all these years of listening to that bunnings song or a betting ad

Edited by Snig, 03 April 2012 - 09:42 PM.

[DansDans]

Snig, on 03 April 2012 - 09:37 PM, said:

Just rang Foxtel 131787 to make a complaint

Why are you ringing Foxtel to make a complaint? The issue lies solely with Channel 7

[doodlefeatures]

DansDans, on 04 April 2012 - 09:23 AM, said:

Why are you ringing Foxtel to make a complaint? The issue lies solely with Channel 7

I've never seen channel 7 say 'every game in stunning HD'.
It's 7's (and the AFL's) fault the games aren't in HD, Foxtel are solely to blame for advertising that all games will be in 'brilliant' and 'stunning' HD

[DansDans]

doodlefeatures, on 04 April 2012 - 09:27 AM, said:

I've never seen channel 7 say 'every game in stunning HD'.
It's 7's (and the AFL's) fault the games aren't in HD, Foxtel are solely to blame for advertising that all games will be in 'brilliant' and 'stunning' HD

The real issue here is none of us "arm-chair experts" actually have any idea about the inner workings of what is going on with this deal.

Sure, we can see that right now Fox Footy are provided with SD feeds of live games - what we dont, and wont, know is if there was an initial contract or gentlemans agreement in place that promised Foxtel the FTA Ch7 games in HD - do you honestly think Foxtel would advertise all games being in HD if they werent initially confident (due to, in part, an agreement - perhaps?) that all games would be provided to them in HD?

As much as the critics here like to bag out Foxtel and claim they could do a better job with their hands tied and blindfolded, I'm pretty sure Foxtel have a better idea of what is really going on than we do - and certainly more that what is being reporting in mainstream media (strangely none of these stories are appearing in the Herald-Sun, coincidence?)

I would expect this all to be worked out rather quickly

[doodlefeatures]

DansDans, on 04 April 2012 - 11:15 AM, said:

The real issue here is none of us "arm-chair experts" actually have any idea about the inner workings of what is going on with this deal.

Sure, we can see that right now Fox Footy are provided with SD feeds of live games - what we dont, and wont, know is if there was an initial contract or gentlemans agreement in place that promised Foxtel the FTA Ch7 games in HD - do you honestly think Foxtel would advertise all games being in HD if they werent initially confident (due to, in part, an agreement - perhaps?) that all games would be provided to them in HD?

As much as the critics here like to bag out Foxtel and claim they could do a better job with their hands tied and blindfolded, I'm pretty sure Foxtel have a better idea of what is really going on than we do - and certainly more that what is being reporting in mainstream media (strangely none of these stories are appearing in the Herald-Sun, coincidence?)

I would expect this all to be worked out rather quickly

Yes, I do.  
They advertise Carling Cup games as being 'live in HD' when some of them clearly weren't, they advertise their '5 live' NRL games as being 'live in HD' when the games from Townsville aren't, they claimed the swimming series when Thorpe made his comeback was in HD when it wasn't.

No 'arm-chair expert' is claiming to know what is going on behind the scenes, the simple fact is that Foxtel has been bombarding us with '9 games live in brilliant HD' all summer and this is a stone faced lie, and even now that the AFL itself has said the channel 7 games aren't HD, Foxtel are still promoting all games as being 'live in HD'.

[Ralfi]

Yeah that's the thing with networks claiming "HD" - their version of HD has been lower than what it should be. Mainly applies to FTA networks, but it seems Fox are also guilty of this.

[DansDans]

doodlefeatures, on 04 April 2012 - 11:40 AM, said:

Yes, I do.  
They advertise Carling Cup games as being 'live in HD' when some of them clearly weren't, they advertise their '5 live' NRL games as being 'live in HD' when the games from Townsville aren't, they claimed the swimming series when Thorpe made his comeback was in HD when it wasn't.

No 'arm-chair expert' is claiming to know what is going on behind the scenes, the simple fact is that Foxtel has been bombarding us with '9 games live in brilliant HD' all summer and this is a stone faced lie, and even now that the AFL itself has said the channel 7 games aren't HD, Foxtel are still promoting all games as being 'live in HD'.

I still think you should give them a chance to work things out. Who knows, in a few weeks time we might actually have every game in "brilliant HD"

Who knows how Ch7 work...