Black Box Picture Quality

Hi,
Might be one of those strange moments but I am convinced
my picture isnt as good on the new box.
I remember watching reruns off Lost and was
amazed at the quality,and no they werent HD.
Iplayer as well seems strange.
Anyone else notice a difference.
Cheers Bazz

Guyincognito76 wrote:
The picture quality on ESPN was terrible on my old TopUpTV box, but it is better on Vision, possibly as I have that set up with a HDMI cable.
I totally agree with the above.
I'm on the same set-up (HDMI) into a new TV that also has an inbuilt signal booster. The picture quality, especially on ESPN, jumped.
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