James Martin Posted October 31, 2023 Report Posted October 31, 2023 Interestingly although the picture does seem a bit "soft" the 5 Star showing via Virgin is significantly better quality than 5 Star "linear". Not sure what it's like for Sky. I know Sky Glass and Sky Stream get 5 Star in HD. Virgin definitely doesn't. Quote
Bri1231 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, James Martin said: Interestingly although the picture does seem a bit "soft" the 5 Star showing via Virgin is significantly better quality than 5 Star "linear". Not sure what it's like for Sky. I know Sky Glass and Sky Stream get 5 Star in HD. Virgin definitely doesn't. 5 Star linear and My5 are bad picture wise. My5 being dire. On Sky Q it [ 5S ] doesn't look too bad but you can still notice that it's not HD. I haven't watched the show on any linear channel since 5 dropped the 6pm, as I used to record it and then watch it at 7pm, more suitable time for me, and in blocks. But I have seen it on occasion in a friends house on 5STAR and My5. My5 looks like we are back to the rabbit ears for signal lol. Horrendous. Edited October 31, 2023 by Bri1231 Info added Quote
CaptainHulk Posted October 31, 2023 Report Posted October 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Bri1231 said: 5 Star linear and My5 are bad picture wise. My5 being dire. On Sky Q it [ 5S ] doesn't look too bad but you can still notice that it's not HD. I haven't watched the show on any linear channel since 5 dropped the 6pm, as I used to record it and then watch it at 7pm, more suitable time for me, and in blocks. But I have seen it on occasion in a friends house on 5STAR and My5. My5 looks like we are back to the rabbit ears for signal lol. Horrendous. The further we go FWD w/ tech, the further we go back lol. Quote
c120701 Posted November 1, 2023 Report Posted November 1, 2023 The Channel 5 X account keeps talking about past characters, which is nice, but it just feels so off brand these days. Quote
James Martin Posted November 2, 2023 Report Posted November 2, 2023 On 31/10/2023 at 09:25, Bri1231 said: 5 Star linear and My5 are bad picture wise. My5 being dire. On Sky Q it [ 5S ] doesn't look too bad but you can still notice that it's not HD. I haven't watched the show on any linear channel since 5 dropped the 6pm, as I used to record it and then watch it at 7pm, more suitable time for me, and in blocks. But I have seen it on occasion in a friends house on 5STAR and My5. My5 looks like we are back to the rabbit ears for signal lol. Horrendous. My5 on a computer is HD, oddly - as is the feed of 5 Star! My5 does have some content in HD via Sky and Virgin, but you have to access the content through your provider's interface, not go into the app. ITV and Channel 4 used to work like this but because you can fast forward through the ads, they've followed the BBC in forcing you into the app - which is fine as both ITV X and Channel 4 Streaming are HD now. Channel 5 haven't gone there yet. Quote
Bri1231 Posted November 4, 2023 Report Posted November 4, 2023 (edited) Big announcement guys. The UK winter finale will air on Channel 5 at 1pm on Friday November 17th and on 5STAR there are no episodes on that date. Channel 5 Friday 1pm Winter finale 5STAR Thursday at 6.30pm Just a few weeks remaining. On 02/11/2023 at 12:30, James Martin said: My5 on a computer is HD, oddly - as is the feed of 5 Star! My5 does have some content in HD via Sky and Virgin, but you have to access the content through your provider's interface, not go into the app. ITV and Channel 4 used to work like this but because you can fast forward through the ads, they've followed the BBC in forcing you into the app - which is fine as both ITV X and Channel 4 Streaming are HD now. Channel 5 haven't gone there yet. Has My5 recently gone HD on Sky now then? I need to check. Thanks As I download the episodes from 5STAR, and in bulk lol, I thought let me watch it using my5. More space on my sky planner, but it was in SD and looked dire. But this was last year so will check that out. 5STAR definitely has been streaming in HD since the launch of sky glass so I guess that makes sense. Channel 5 need to pull their HD finger out across the board !! Edited November 4, 2023 by Bri1231 Quote
Bri1231 Posted November 5, 2023 Report Posted November 5, 2023 Do we think we will get a refreshed opening, with underscore, etc, when the season premiere airs in March? It's been five years since the last refresh now. I'm not fussed at all on the music they use now. 2007 to 2017 had the best music during recaps, IMHO. As for the closing credits, well, what else can they do with those now? I haven't even seen them in about four years bar a few seconds, and as I've said before im all for 7+ style closing ( in house seven promos would be even better but one can dream eh? Lol ) What do you guys think? Are we in for a refresh? Quote
Bri1231 Posted November 13, 2023 Report Posted November 13, 2023 Classic episodes to air over the break Quote
630si Posted November 13, 2023 Author Report Posted November 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Bri1231 said: Classic episodes to air over the break Great news. I just hope theyre different to last years episodes!! 2 Quote
CaptainHulk Posted November 14, 2023 Report Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) On 13/11/2023 at 19:07, Bri1231 said: Classic episodes to air over the break I hope they trot out some 1999. More than 2 eps. Edited November 14, 2023 by CaptainHulk Quote
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