Just got Bell TV installed, not happy so far... Help please

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If located in a warm spot (or poor ventialtion) it cold also be the fan. These run "when required". As Pinza stated though, some HDDs run quieter than others. One option is to relocate the unit and run using the UHF remote.
 
As mentioned above, not all programming on HD channels is HD either (there was mention of daytime vs Prime time programming), which is irrelevant, it's whether it's true HD or upconverted SD (standard definition), or perhaps WS (widescreen).

See the following post:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=76068

The BTV IPG usually shows whether the programme in question is HD or not. This is not 100% accurate, but it is an indicator, while watching programming on an HD channel means nothing.

I believe that BTV HD STBs default to 480P, so, also as mentioned above, this should probably be changed to 720P (since BTV sends all signals as 720P.)
 
I agree 100%. Most people don't even know where to find their manual, let alone read it. So many of the basic questions asked in these forums are covered in the manual. I don't read the manual cover to cover, but if there is something I am unsure about, I look it up. If that fails, I start researching on Digital Home.
 
Since he said it'd start up for a recording, I assume he had the SA8300HD, which does typically spin down the HDD when not recording or updating the IPG, and is then silent.
 
SpykeYs, sorry to hear about your problems. I just had Bell installed yesterday and to be honest everything is great! I had a nice surprise with regards to the excellent SD quality as well (watching through the 9241 on my 42" HD set), with Starchoice my SD looked terrible (unless I watched on a smaller TV than my 42" then it looked fine). I really like having a searchable guide again (I was with Shaw a few years ago and they had this feature but I lost it with the switch to SC). FYI My hook up is through component ,I have never tried HDMI so maybe give component a shot?

p.s. I should add that I don't hear a lot of noise from my 9241, it is very quiet.
 
i think that would be possible. maybe a componet cable would be better if he is using a cheap HDMI cable.

The best way to check to see if your HD setup is good is to tune to one of the HD demo channels like equator or HDnet cause they run true HD programming 24/7 on those channels
 
Hello again,

I would like to clarify something, im not that dumb when it comes to HD. So please stop with your Read the Manual.

Both of my HD receivers are set to 720p or 1080i (tried both) and I am hooked up using the same HDMI cable.

I have been with Videotron Cable for a year with a close to perfect quality image when it comes to HD (Hockey games were fantastic too.)

Now I just watched an HD Game (Montreal vs Kings) which on Videotron was perfect without any grain.

On Bell, on both of my TV, there is alot of grain in my image if you know what I mean.

Anything I am missing here ?

Thanks!
 
It is possibe that you are using a different input on the TV that is not calibrated the same as the one you had used on Videotron?

See the following post on the proper optimization of the TV.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=76161

Even if it's the same input, it may require a different calibration since the BTV and Videotron STBs signals may be different. What are the makes/models of the TVs and what picture modes are you using?
 
When I had Rogers cable, the HD PQ was far superior to BEV so I am not suprised with the OPs findings. That was in a new development with all new infrastructure. I can't get Rogers where I live now and the overcompression on BEV is quite painful to watch at times.
 
yea i know. i am hoping with the new 8psk modulation they are going with in april it will improve.
 
If the fan noise is too loud, I noticed that when I reset my 9242, hold the power button for a few seconds, the fan shuts down after it resets itself and is quiet or quieter, it's a pain but if your having trouble with noise, try it.
 
If your having alot of trouble with your reception take a look at you dish line up thru the menu item point dish and read up on the subject. I had some trouble with my picture but it was on the digital channels, to the point I couldn't receive a couple, checked my signal strength and noticed it was poor in a couple of modulators. I checked the dish and noted some bolts where loose enough that the wind could have moved it. I think the guy who installed it could of done better but I remember he said it takes alot to be out. I realigned it using the signal strength in the menu and with my son on a walkie talkie. Received better reception than before. However, my HD channels where good to start and remained the same. I won't fool around with the pointing unless you know what your looking for because you can make it worse by the slightest movement. In the point dish menu, the 82 satellite is the digital channels and the 91 I believe is the HD but by checking the modulators and their signal strengths, it can confirm you have good reception.
 
All the signals from 91 & 82 are Digital, that is how the system works.

Also a Signal strength of 55% will not give worse Picture Quality than a strength of 80%, the image will be the same. With Digital you either get an image or you don't.

More signal means less rain fade.

The 91 degree bird at the moment transmits everything in SD, whilst the 82 degree bird has all Bell's HD and several of the ethnic SD channels in it.
 
That's not quite true. Image quality can and will degrade as the signal drops, just not in the same linear way an analog signal would. That's when you get mosaic artifacts and the like.
 
Exactly. In general though, you could say that so long as the picture you see doesn't contain small squares of random colors, you probably not losing anything that is sent your way. This doesn't mean that there won't be any artifacts, as things like a poor quality master or over-compression can have dramatic effects on picture quality, but generally speaking these sorts of artifacts (mosquito noise, macroblocking, ...) are not caused by partial signal losses -- they were transmitted like that to begin with.
 
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