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Sky Sports SD picture quality

Patrickgovier
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‎26-02-2023 15:36 - edited ‎26-02-2023 15:37

Hi all.

  • I know I only have sky sports in SD. But is the quality supposed to be this bad? You can't recognise the players, even the advertising is barely readable. It is like watching something that has not buffered. Can this be improved? Contract is up shortly and I will go for HD, but surely it's not supposed to be this bad.

 

 

 

 

 

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japitts
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on ‎26-02-2023 16:23

What size TV screen are you viewing on? With the best upscaling, an SD picture is only going to work upto around 32inch size - anything more than that, and it will suffer.

The Sky-imposed £7/month HD add-on should really be factored in when you buy any large-screen TV these days.

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Tom_W1
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on ‎28-02-2023 17:31

Hi @Patrickgovier thanks for your post here, although we're sorry to hear of the concerns you've raised regarding your picture quality.

As @japitts has mentioned, the larger your TV is, the poorer performance Standard Definition channels will become due to the upscaling.

If you wish to add Sky Sports HD, we can support with this if you call us on 150 / 0345 454 1111, you may notice the benefits of this.

Many thanks

Tom_W
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