best PQ for NFL games?

[Lkr]

In order: CBS, NBC, FOX, ESPN HD. Which are your best?

 

[dfergie]

NBC, CBS, NFL, Fox, ESPN....

 

[Paul Wozniak]

They all look fine on my Sony 55".

 

[Jimbo]

All look good on my 60" Pioneer Elite

If I have to rate them, I guess it would be :

CBS, ESPN (when done right, meaning bandwidth wise), Fox , NBC

Jimbo

 

[Madtown HD Junkie]

Fox, espn, then the rest..... 720P seems better imo for sports.

 

[Jimbo]

Fox, espn, then the rest..... 720P seems better imo for sports.

I agree with the 720p statement, but for some reason, CBS normally looks best.

Jimbo

 

[JAG72]

I would have to rank them in the following order.

CBS, FOX, ESPN then NBC

 

[charper1]

I think a lot has to due with what equipment is as each particular game.

CBS, NBC, FOX/ESPN tie

 

[IcEWoLF]

CBS/FOX/ESPN/NFL Network (all of you forgot about them!)/NBC

 

[Jimbo]

Wern't we all bi**in about the poor quality of NBC last year ???

Jimbo

 

[IcEWoLF]

They apparently forgot NBC had the crappiest PQ ever.
Oh god, I hope the games look better this year on NBC.

 

[JAG72]

CBS/FOX/ESPN/NFL Network (all of you forgot about them!)/NBC

I didn't forget about them. I personally did not watch enough games on NFL network to remember the quality of the picture.

 

[vurbano]

CBS OTA there is no equal.

 

[HD MM]

CBS, NFL Network, FOX, ESPN, NBC.

 

[hancox]

CBS, NFL Network, FOX, ESPN, NBC.

Agreed here. Anxious to see if MPEG4 on D* helps things with ESPN at all.


NBC is just hopeless. Pathetic levels of motion macroblocking.

 

[HD MM]

Agreed here. Anxious to see if MPEG4 on D* helps things with ESPN at all.


NBC is just hopeless. Pathetic levels of motion macroblocking.

Yeah NBC has there issues. Does anyone know if they will fix that "out of focus" issue this year? You know, the first in-studio shot after coming back from a commercial or the first few seconds going to a field shot. It always takes a few seconds to get the cameras in focus. Completely unacceptable.

 

[Madtown HD Junkie]

I agree with the 720p statement, but for some reason, CBS normally looks best.

Jimbo

I get blocking here on CBS at 1080, though it is a "clearer" picture. I used to get it OTA and now on D* in HD so we will see it is makes a difference.

 

[bidger`]

I would have to rank them in the following order.

CBS, FOX, ESPN then NBC

Confirm.

NBC is pahhhthetic and need to get their @$$ is gear. I'm anxious to see how ESPN-HD games will look after DIRECTV finishes their MPEG 4 transition.

The argument that 720p is better for Sports holds no water with me since CBS-HD NFL games and YES-HD are the standard HD brdcsts respectively and both are 1080i.

 

[harshness]

Fox, espn, then the rest..... 720P seems better imo for sports.

Apparently your TV doesn't do 1080 well as almost everyone else picked CBS, a 1080i broadcaster.

 

[Jimbo]

Agreed here. Anxious to see if MPEG4 on D* helps things with ESPN at all.


NBC is just hopeless. Pathetic levels of motion macroblocking.

Have you tried the NBC OTA option, is it any better ?