0 Ratings Reply Steve0164 Beginner on ‎24-10-2018 20h40 My family can't tell the difference and often just stay on the SD version of BBC One after they've watched the BBC West Midlands news. Anyone else experiencing picture issues with the Sky Sport desktop app? Even the BT ultimate channel only looks as good as the standard HD sports channels on sky. Why? but sometimes canal sport 2 downgrade to 1280x720 and champions league laggy in polsat premium and i watch in UK BT sport, goog quality. Give it a go for a week and compare the quality. I see plenty of reviews online but little mention of the picture quality. Fed up with my complaint being ignored and will vote we my feet soon. The BT Sport online player uses adaptive streaming technology to give you the best picture quality possible for your broadband speed. Eastenders looks almost no different on SD or HD (based on watching via Sky). A number of BT Sport viewers took to social media to complain about the quality of the BT Sport HD channel - many of whom wondered whether the launch of BT Sport Ultra HD had caused a drop in picture quality. BT Sport picture is still absolute rubbish. Re: BT Sport picture quality poor an hour ago Pixellated pictures on live TV are often the sign of a signal fault. When BT sport first came out and I watched it online through the app it was pretty bad, it was HD but a low frame rate. Jan 2, 2014. And there's always the option to watch the HD or SD version of the channel instead. B. Beco New Member. Here are some answers to help you. It's not the dish alignment as all other Sky channels work properly. #2. . On my 72Mbps Infinity stream BT Sport comes in at a maximum bitrate of 3.7 Mbps full screen, which appears to be some kind of HD (probably 720p), or 2.7Mbps in a window, which appears to . The picture quality is terrible. The BT Sport online player uses adaptive streaming technology to give you the best picture quality possible for your broadband speed. Very fuzzy around the edges and a little streaking. Even last year the app sometimes dropped to a . I have read literally hundreds of posts about the extremely poor quailty and can find no coherent response or attempt at explanation from Sky. Are you sure you are not watching it in SD. Now not getting perfect reception. - BT Sport via computer Internet uses adaptive bitrates which vary according to your available bandwidth and whether you watch it in a window or full screen. Thread starter polishpete; Start date Dec 11, 2019; P. polishpete . The 24-year-old embodies th Dec 11, 2019 #9 As said by others, suppliers packages vary loads with the amount of channels, picture quality and stability. Re: HD picture quality not much better than SD on Sky Football. In order to watch the BT Sport Ultimate channel with good picture and sound, you need minimum download speeds of 44Mbps. The minimum speed you need to use the online player is 400KB. Even the BT ultimate channel only looks as good as the standard HD sports channels on sky. Totally agree with this. My BT sport is usually good though! Imo!! Hi, I'm looking at getting BT TV in for someone instead of their basic sky tv package. Nope channel 4 only provide all 4 in standard definition. It does not look like 1080i but instead I think I ma getting 720p. 03 Jan 2022 09:14 AM. Quality of BT sport via Sky is very poor why is this? I am . Message 1 of 5. Find out how to fix any problems you're having with BT Sport recordings on BT TV or Sky. Poor Picture Quality and service stoppages during SKY Sports broadcasts* ‎26-09 -2020 14 . #30. I only switched from Sky to Virgin due to Internet speed. However the BT App always seems to be at HD quality and can output to HDMI to my TV (I am using the account of the . Sony XE93 and Sky Q ES140. Totally agree with this. @Anonymous User wrote:. After not bothering with BT Sport for last season as my ADSL speeds were poor I recently upgraded to Infinity 2 and a Home Hub 5. Well I hope they also realised the problem was on every Sky Sports . The Colombian international was ruled out for the season after picking up an injury problem, but has teased fans with his latest social media activity. 0. Really poor picture quality . Have a look at SkyQ site too as I put something on there too. If the picture quality's not great, please check your internet connection. I'm now getting very poor picure quality in the last couple of days especially now watching Super Sunday. #1. First check the service status page to see if there are any temporary problems with the BT Sport channels. The European games are incredible too. But ideally you'll have a speed of 3.5MB or more. Netflix HD is perfect whereas Sky Sports on Now TV is unwatchable. 07-02-2009 07:41 AM. bees VIP Member. Find out what to do if you're having problems with the BT Sport channels not showing on your TV. Same issue with the movie channels, the difference is massively noticeable. The picture tonight on Bt Sport for the Rangers game is incredible. I am having issues with both my laptop and desktop having picture quality issues with the Sky Sports app, it doesnt buffer and doesnt lose sound but the picture is constantly going from absolutely fine to very blurry. It's like I've gone back in time to 1. edited 30/01/18 - 23:20. Poor picture quality. Aug 29, 2016 4 1 3 37 . I keep getting pixelated and frozen screens on ESPN (and occasionally BT Sport2) that i view through my Sky+ box. The message comes up as "there is a technical issue, please try again later". (4,461 Views) Just switched from Comcast to FIOS. I have just attempted to watch Fulham v Burnley and I would estimate that the picture quality was unwatchable for 70% of the game. It comes in and out of SD and HD. BT Sport Ultra HD launched with the broadcast of the Community Shield, the traditional English football season opener, on Sunday 2nd . Ideally you need to be watching in HD at a minimum. Bt tv picture quality blows Sky sports channels quality out of the water.Don't know why but every time I watch Bt sport on the Q box the difference is so noticeable. With the recent BBC UHD HDR trial of Blue Planet 2. I also cannot access the Sky Sports UHD channel. Same issue with the movie channels, the difference is massively noticeable. It is operated by DTV Services Ltd, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and transmitter operator Arqiva.It was launched on 30 October 2002, taking over the licence from ITV Digital which collapsed that year. BT could do better if they really tried, the current bandwidth used on BTS 2 is 9.0 Mbps and that is a peak, and contains audio and overheads, so video will peak around 8Mbps; it's the worst of all. You need to drop the resolution back to 1080i but even with that some channels will look awful. 17 Oct 2021 04:36 PM. They claim there's nothing wrong with the picture and have no other complaints like it. Poor picture quality ‎11 Feb 2022 06:00 AM. It obviously depends on your TV and it's Settings. Hi @Steve0164. I have used Sky Sports App at home many times and have Sky Max broadband and it often pixellates and looks rubbish. If the picture quality's not great, please check your internet connection. Recently my picture quality has become worse from my sky a box . Same problem on my BT box nd now TV box. My BT Sport picture keeps breaking up. 30 mbps with Sky compared to 600 mbps with Virgin. The minimum speed you need to use the online player is 400KB. The service provides consumer access via an aerial to the seven DTT multiplexes covering the . Sky have a fairly strong reputation for using poorly written software and have yet to produce a reliable application. Full sky package except kids + bt sport Samsung 65" QLED TV with 6500k CRI 98 bias lighting and blackout blinds Denon X3600h AVR Dali Oberon 7 floor standing speakers I've just completed a Google search. I only switched from Sky to Virgin due to Internet speed. BTCare Community Forums Profile Forums Ideas Up 0 Replies New Topic Poor BT Sport picture quality compared to BBC iplayer pmacb Visitor 10:48 AM I have signed up to watch BT Sport through Infinity on my laptop but the picture quality often appears very blocky/pixelated especially when watching footb. Poor quality picture BT sports. Having watched Tot v PSV and now Liv v ZVE in Sky HD the picture is very good approaching stunning. @Blackie1892. Find out more. BBC One HD picture quality has been poor for a long time. Check BT Sport service status. 30 mbps with Sky compared to 600 mbps with Virgin. I've just tried it on The Great British Bake Off and the quality is indeed dire and well below that of a normal SD channel, which is incredibly poor for a PSB. But all the channels in the Sky Sports UK package have bad picture quality, if you compare them to BT Sports 1 FHD, BBC One FHD, ITV 1 FHD (other British channels) . The picture quality of All4 is so bad even my wife noticed it! If your speed isn't fast enough, you can get help improving your speed. Why are English games' picture quality rubbish on both BT and Sky? The picture quality is terrible. Hi do you need to drop the picture quality in the set up to 720 in the setup as its set to 1080 as default and last two times I've tried to watch on TVs I've felt sick the to is fine on BT sport via you view box and iPad and MacBook are fine it's just when I watch via now tv box to telly the picture makes me feel ill How this can be branded 'HD' is incredible. I'm now getting over 70mb download speeds. . Unfortunately you will find that most disagree. If you've rebooted your box once, then there's likely a fault somewhere, so this will need VM to intervene. The BT Sport app is excellent. You're likely to need either an engineer visit or a replacement box, depending on what VM's remote diagnostics turn up. For them to be able to deliberately design this in would mean that they have the ability to publish working software in the first plac. But ideally you'll have a speed of 3.5MB or more. Freeview is the United Kingdom's sole digital terrestrial television platform. Asdert 14 Apr 2022 08:38 PM It's not just sky with varying picture quality. @Gerry+Murtagh If you have set your Sky Q box resolution to 2160p but are only watching content in standard definition then you will have a terrible picture. However for the English Premier league games on BT it's not great as it's all dark and pink. For more help, please select your TV product: Two different pictures one with well full kit studio and stadium on BT Sport 1 with pictures from a small lower division stadium with a makeshift studio in their club house bar with flourescent tube lights on BT Sport 2 will look nowhere near as good and rich picture quality. When i try to record baseball games through the night i often wake to find they haven't recorded due to no signal - o. Try emailing Viewrr@sky.uk. But all the channels in the Sky Sports UK package have bad picture quality, if you compare them to BT Sports 1 FHD, BBC One FHD, ITV 1 FHD (other British channels) The Sky Sports package was one of the reasons I joined, but I've been forced to chose other channels because of better PQ (Even US channels are better) Would love for a refresh of the Sky Sports package . I would also say the BT Sport App is much better quality than the Sky Sports App (when it works). Have Panasonic 42" Plasma 1080P TV and had perfect reception on Comcast. Test your speed to make sure your connection's running fast enough. Find out what to do if you're having problems with poor picture quality when you're watching BT Sport. Jul 29, 2017.