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Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:58:22 GMT

Is the standard offering still fuzzy-vision?

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

zulu17 — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:16:49 GMT

I presume you are asking if there were any changes to the info supplied in your earlier thread

https://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Sport-on-TV-Online-player-or/What-Resolution-is-the-App/m-p/2114155#M27113

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:48:51 GMT

@zulu17wrote:
I presume you are asking if there were any changes to the info supplied in your earlier thread

The you'd presume wrong, as you would know if you read the title of the two threads. 🙄

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

garybs29 — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:01:21 GMT

Wow! Why the need to use the words "fuzzy vision"? FWIW the streams are perfectly watchable in standard definition

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

DarrenDev — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:04:01 GMT

The standard offering on the BT TV boxes hasn't changed - though I would argue that it's never been fuzzy vision. It's standard SD (576i) on the standard channels, full HD (1080i) on the HD channels, and 4k (2160p I believe) on the Ultimate channel.

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:05:10 GMT

@garybs29wrote:
Wow! Why the need to use the words "fuzzy vision"? FWIW the streams are perfectly watchable in standard definition

Because the last time I had it, "fuzzy-vision" was exactly what it was. You had to pay an extra sub for HD, hence the question.

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

garybs29 — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:07:49 GMT

HD is still usually an extra cost, same as elaewhere as it doesn't appear to be fully standard in the UK

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:09:47 GMT

@DarrenDevwrote:
The standard offering on the BT TV boxes hasn't changed - though I would argue that it's never been fuzzy vision. It's standard SD (576i) on the standard channels, full HD (1080i) on the HD channels, and 4k (2160p I believe) on the Ultimate channel.

576 was awful on the 42" I had at the time, on the 55" I have now it would be unwatchable. But thanks for confirming, I won't waste money ordering it.

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:12:24 GMT

@garybs29wrote:
HD is still usually an extra cost, same as elsewhere as it doesn't appear to be fully standard in the UK

Thanks, shame BT aren't more honest about it. Although NowTV's standard offering is 720, which is at least acceptable.

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

DarrenDev — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:12:16 GMT

If you want HD quality, I'm afraid you need to pay for it @Anonymous

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:21:44 GMT

@DarrenDevwrote:
If you want HD quality, I'm afraid you need to pay for it @Anonymous

In 2021? It's no wonder people seek out "alternative" methods of viewing...

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

DarrenDev — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:31:46 GMT

OK, how about you look at it another way:

If the SD option was removed and HD became standard, then the price would need to increase to cover the lost income. So instead of you needing to pay more for HD, everyone would need to pay more - even those who were happy with SD.

Re: Resolution of Streams to a BT Box

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:21:41 GMT

@DarrenDevwrote:
OK, how about you look at it another way:
If the SD option was removed and HD became standard, then the price would need to increase to cover the lost income. So instead of you needing to pay more for HD, everyone would need to pay more - even those who were happy with SD.

Missed this at the time but the argument doesn't stand up on two fronts.

Firstly as you confirmed in the other thread, those subscribing to the app get HD by default for the exact same cost as a sub via TV. Yet TV subscribers only get fuzzy-vision unless paying extra, despite it not costing any more to provide the stream.

Secondly take 5G. BT/EE spent hundreds of millions of pounds for 5G licences that only covers certain areas of the country (I still have no 3G!). However, despite an actual huge extra cost to provide it, those benefiting from 5G pay not a penny more that I do for no data coverage whatsoever.