[finniganps]

I had my 722 installed just over a week ago. I went from a 721 and 508 to the 722. Overall, I'm happy. The only problem I've noticed is that if I'm watching HD, turn off TV (leave 722 on), come back and then back up the DVR on the buffer and hit play, it seems to me the quality of the playback is noticably less than when I watch the show live or record and then watch HD. I really only notice this for the HD channels. It's a minor complaint, but seems to be there every time I've tryed it. Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[Stewart Vernon]

Is this also true when you watch an entirely recorded show? How is the quality bad/different?

Technically, with a DVR you are never really watching live anyway since it is always buffering... you are technically watching a half second or so delayed from the buffer at all times, so there is no reason why backing up would be different.

I have experienced audio drops on some channels while watching in the buffer or recorded shows... but have never noticed a lack of video quality.

 

[Kevin Brown]

Technically, with a DVR you are never really watching live anyway since it is always buffering... you are technically watching a half second or so delayed from the buffer at all times, so there is no reason why backing up would be different.

I have seen other people say this too, but I don't think it's true. There is a thread in the HD section where people in the SF Bay Area have a specific audio/video dropout problem for Fox and ABC that does not occur watching the live feed:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=133727

The dropouts only occur watching a previously recorded, or time-shifted (paused, and then restarted) recording.

Live is really live. Not the same as recorded. I had a 522, and when the hard drive was in the process of dying, I could watch live TV no problem. But watching any kind of recorded show would cause the box to crash. No buffering.

 

[tnsprin]

I have seen other people say this too, but I don't think it's true. There is a thread in the HD section where people in the SF Bay Area have a specific audio/video dropout problem for Fox and ABC that does not occur watching the live feed:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=133727

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Live is really live. Not the same as recorded. I had a 522, and when the hard drive was in the process of dying, I could watch live TV no problem. But watching any kind of recorded show would cause the box to crash. No buffering.

Apparently true, but unless your system is having a problem, such as HDD problems, there should be absolutely no loss of quality on the recording.

 

[finniganps]

Is this also true when you watch an entirely recorded show? How is the quality bad/different?

No problem when the show is already recorded....it only happens if I back up a buffered show say 20 minutes and hit play. Video quality seems to go down. I'll play with it a little more this weekend and see if it's channel specific.

 

[DishSatUser]

No problems here!

Hope you get your issue resolved.

 

[Jason Nipp]

I haven't seen any issues.

But I'll pay more attention now.

 

[Allen Noland]

I had my 722 installed just over a week ago. I went from a 721 and 508 to the 722. Overall, I'm happy. The only problem I've noticed is that if I'm watching HD, turn off TV (leave 722 on), come back and then back up the DVR on the buffer and hit play, it seems to me the quality of the playback is noticably less than when I watch the show live or record and then watch HD. I really only notice this for the HD channels. It's a minor complaint, but seems to be there every time I've tryed it. Has anyone else noticed this?

I do this all the time with the news and sporting events, and I've never noticed a problem. Are you connected via HDMI?

 

[kinglerch]

Another thing you could be seeing is that compression artifacts are always worse initally...then get better as the picture progresses. MPEG needs the picture to develop for a while before it is optimal. How long "a while" is depends on what you're watching.

But of course, if you still see the problem after a few minutes of playing then this issue shouldn't apply.