[TV] I am grateful for Motors TV, but

[Rob29]

One other factor I get from time to time is a crackling noise on the sound.

[Peter Mallett]

I can't get Motors TV

[Truckosaurus]

Originally Posted by Rob29

One other factor I get from time to time is a crackling noise on the sound.

I get this too. You have to turn the volume on the set-top-box down and the television set volume up and that sorts it out. I guess MotorsTV's signal is compressed far more than other channels or something technical like that.

[John Turner]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

I can't get Motors TV

We noted this first time round, Peter. If you are looking for sympathy you have it. I think Motors TV is excellent; more power to its elbow. I can live with the niggles!

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Mark Mitchell

Sorry! All a load of ********!

So you disagree, nice of you to put it so politely.

Originally Posted by MM other post

I didn't see it as an outburst, and AA hasn't flamed me (yet!)...

I hadn't read it at that point. I normally consider people who swear at me as having an outburst!

I was a little taken aback because that post quoted in its entirety wasn't really about your issue, it was a post about the word "conspire" and how I thought it had been slightly misused! Surely your main beef is with the thread starter! Although you have less chance of being negged for swearing at a mod I reckon

Originally Posted by MM

but if that's the way Messrs Mallet & Knowles see it then, apologies are offered to AA.

Apology accepted

Back to the discussion...

Originally Posted by Mark Mitchell

Motors TV features very poorly produced programming in the main...

I quite agree with the production quality. When removing adverts I notice that often adverts are dealt with in different ways! It is clear they are on a budget and probably don't have time for some of the editing niceties especially when highlighting (see the verbing noun thread in PF).

However adverts are on generally louder than the main programme on many channels and IMHO Motors is one of them.

I have not noticed Motors being much louder than other channels, I shall look (hear!) out for it in the future. Although I rarely flick.

Generally the poor production of Motors TV doesn't bother me. The races are there live and that is the important thing. Unlike other channels it could never be accused of being style of content. It is just content.

It is just a shame that Peter can't get it.

[Knowlesy]

A crying shame.

I wonder what's on now....

[Woolley]

Well, there's a few negatives, as noted above, but on the whole I find it shows a whole heap of stuff nobody else is showing that I want to watch. Much of it is live, and much of that is repeated later in the week so I can watch it if I forgot it, was too busy or was out marshalling at the time (which surprisingly seems to happen at the same time as motorsport is on live. Tch, how inconsiderate!)

On that basis, I think I can put up with putting the sound down from time to time. I'll even put up with some dodgy cheap editing since they're not charging me any extra for doing it.

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by AdamAshmore

It is just a shame that Peter can't get it.

I used to get it in Turkey.

[Rob29]

Originally Posted by Truckosaurus

I get this too. You have to turn the volume on the set-top-box down and the television set volume up and that sorts it out. I guess MotorsTV's signal is compressed far more than other channels or something technical like that.

Thanks,will give that a try.I had never noticed that the sky box had a volume control and its been sitting there for about 7 years! Could account for why digital programmes always seem to be louder and I often need to turn the sound down?

[luke]

Originally Posted by Mark Mitchell

Isn't Motors TV TX'd from France?
Perhaps the ads are played in from the UK which could possibly explain why they are at a different level?

Good theory but what I think its down to is the fact on other channels on sky is they make the adverts twice as loud as the program so you pay more attention when the adverts come on. All it does for me is reminds me to mute it!

If dead boring compensation adverts wern't boring enough. Loud ones are unbearable.