NCIS

[dmendenjr]

Late notice but Part 1 is on at 7 pm tonight on HDNet, Part 2 is on Friday at 6 pm Est...

Thanks to the late (but timely) notice and dish's remote access.. will have that to watch this snowy weekend...

 

[dfergie]

I'm several episodes behind but watched last nights, NCIS used to be crystal clear but looked like widescreen SD last night... good story, but... (L.A. looked much better)

 

[gadgtfreek]

I asked about it awhile back (1-2 years), and why NCIS looked so bad compared to many others. Something about the cameras they use, but I do notice it looks worse than any other CBS HD show.

 

[dfergie]

I was trying to watch in my BT and kept wondering how it jumped out of focus till I fired up the TV in the livingroom and could see it on the 40" Sony...

 

[gadgtfreek]

Man, must be worse than normal then. I do feel it looks pretty bad, especially when you go right into LA and it looks so much more clean.

 

[dfergie]

I grab some caps later & see if on a pc screen it is visible...

 

[dfergie]

Hard to tell but... 2 from last night, 1 from LA last night, 1 from 2 years ago and 1 from USA...

 

[gadgtfreek]

I have noticed NCIS vs LA, because I always watch them back to back. Plus, NCIS has always had this annoying red look to it.

 

[dfergie]

The last cap was from HDNet the JAG pilot, not USA...
Good story last night though... Gibbs took care of family.

 

[Lothar27]

Picture I had looked perfect to me. Maybe it's the signal from your affiliate?

 

[riffjim4069]

Picture I had looked perfect to me. Maybe it's the signal from your affiliate?

Yep, I enjoyed the episode too...

 

[dfergie]

Not the affiliate, watching CSI and watched Survivor and they look Crystal clear... Some at Avs have noticed the same thing...

 

[gadgtfreek]

I've been in 3 OTA markets, and in all, I've noticed that NCIS always looks worse than the other HD CSI programming. Someone told me, on another forum, awhile back that the cameras they use or something for lower costs, are the issue. Dunno, but MCIS LA always looks better than NCIS.

Also noticed on Miami, that when they arrived in LA, the filters seemed to be off and the PQ was much better IMHO.

 

[Bigguy]

I too have notice a red tint to NCIS & CSI Miami. I get my OTA & also on QAM.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

NO PQ issues for me on Dish, but I was annoyed watching this week's episode when DiNozzo and McGee just broke into the car to search the laptop. Even though they later said "too bad we can't use this evidence, since it was obtained illegally," it irritates the snot out of me that hollywood just runs roughshod over the Fourth Amendment, and basically glorifies the ability to find ways to break into vehicles to gain private information. And, who cares if they break the law in the goal of catching a bad-guy.

Ok, no reason to continue this rant, but I have been grading criminal procedure exams for the past couple days, and crap like that drive me insane.

 

[gadgtfreek]

See, I'm different. Rob, cheat and steal to accomplish a worthwhile goal

 

[1980ws]

NO PQ issues for me on Dish, but I was annoyed watching this week's episode when DiNozzo and McGee just broke into the car to search the laptop. Even though they later said "too bad we can't use this evidence, since it was obtained illegally," it irritates the snot out of me that hollywood just runs roughshod over the Fourth Amendment, and basically glorifies the ability to find ways to break into vehicles to gain private information. And, who cares if they break the law in the goal of catching a bad-guy.

Ok, no reason to continue this rant, but I have been grading criminal procedure exams for the past couple days, and crap like that drive me insane.

For some reason my wife likes this show. Some of the characters I don't care for, like Abby, but Ziva makes up for her. Just wish they let her hair down more.

 

[Lothar27]

I don't know if it's just me or what, but I still haven't had an issue with the PQ of NCIS. Each ep looks just as good as NCIS LA. CBS never looks as good as other networks but these are the only 2 shows I watch on that channel so it doesn't bother me.

 

[MikeD-C05]

I watch Ncis on my local ota Cbs station in 1080i. I have to say this show looks very unclear to me compared to hd shows on other networks like Fox or Abc. Maybe they are purposely bluring the pq to hide the wrinkels on aging Mark Harmon?

 

[gadgtfreek]

Usually filters only affect the faces. Those shows just do not look as good as others.