"E27002" wrote in message
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On Apr 14, 1:37 am, wrote:
Even the main BBC channels can't cope with highly
mobile scenes such as running water or sea surf without noticable blocks
appearing in the picture. Compared to a decent PAL transmission it looks
utter ****.

I've often wondered why the BBC bother with those moderately-lavish dance shows
et al, given that any fast movement looks completely rubbish after compression.
People are essentially tuning in just to watch an obsolete and unfit-for-purpose
computer screw itself up.


Thanks for sharing. I had no idea. Here in Reno I receive digital TV
thru the Cable system. The quality is outstanding. I don't have a
need to go for Hi Def. I figuered that, if anything, digital quality
in the UK would be better. The old analogue signal was certainly
better in the UK.

It was until 1999, when they added ARCs and (at least in most regions) MPEG2
stages in the 'analogue' transmission chains.