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Picture quality in comparison

I just switched from Cox to Verizon recently. I can't complain about HD channels. However, I notice that image quality on regular channels are worse than what I had before with Cox (of course, I use same TV, Sharp AQUOS 52 inch). In other words, images I had on regular channels with Cox are clearer and sharper.

Anybody experiences the same? Any solution? Thanks.

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Techman28

Danny Sadly yes that is the case however its being fixed.....verizon with the last 1.6.0 patch softened the picture too much and will be corrected shortly.

Danny

Well, thanks Techman for this explanation. Do u have any idea when that improvement is gonna happen? My area is Fairfax county, VA.

pixed

undweatand img 1.6b coming to washington,dx metro nexr week. hope it fixes that and some audio sync issues.

pixed

correcting horrible typos.

Understand that IMG 1.6b is coming to Washington, DC Metro area next week. From reliable source. Hopefully will fix this and some audio sync issues.

TimSykes

From what he has posted this issue should be fixed in patch 1.6.1 and the ETA is end of nov to early dec. But remember that is just a estimated time. Can be before of hopefully not after.

HowlingMad

Good to hear there will be a fix. Even though I only have a standard def TV I have been finding the HD channels to be much clearer. I don't know what the conversion to SD process with the box is, but I am surprised at how good those channels look. I watched the HD airing of the movie The Piano, a few days ago and synched it up with my dvd copy, The HD broadcast was sharper and cleaner than the dvd. On network TV channels it's even more lopsided, The HD Fox feed of Prison Break was razor sharp, while the SD feed was soft and fuzzy. I always assumed the SD feeds would look better on an SD television as the signal does not have to be reconverted to 480i, but that has not even been close to the case. I am almost tempted to upgrade to the Extreme HD package to get the much better picture quality on channels like FX and Sci-Fi along with 5.1 sound that many SD feeds don't carry, despite not owning an HD TV.

Danny

We talked about this one month ago and expected that patch 1.6.1 would soon come (late Nov or early Dec). Unfortunately, so far the ugly and blurred 1.6.0 is still in place. Anybody can suggest when it is available? Thanks.

Keyboards

@Danny wrote:
We talked about this one month ago and expected that patch 1.6.1 would soon come (late Nov or early Dec). Unfortunately, so far the ugly and blurred 1.6.0 is still in place. Anybody can suggest when it is available? Thanks.

Still in testing. No ETA (probably after the 1st of the year now - strictly a guesstimate).

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