tdgeek:

 

There was a lot of doubt early on, fair enough. A very small number of F1 glitches that weren't actually Sparks fault, so pop that down to teething troubles. Since then F1 has been rock solid, great picture, motion was same as Sky. I thought then it was a done deal, and if it stayed that way, everyone here would be happy as, easily a 9.5/10 . But as we know something has changed. Ugh

 

I think most peoples concerns were that it would be ok to start with but under load it would creak. Spark are saying that it's not that, it's compatibility, but surely they had plenty of time to test this earlier and come up with a workaround that didn't punish everyone? I have my suspicions there is something major behind the scenes they are not disclosing, but it's just a gut feeling.

In my view if they don't come up with an acceptable solution that works for all fans, there should be very serious consequences. At the very least SS should do what they did with the commercial sites and give it back to Sky so people have a second option. I am not sure how long it would take for something like that to occur and be good technically. I wouldn't be that surprised if it's somewhat already in the works.

I am fortunate that I have the resources to employ a backup solution but many many won't and on current offering most fans are going to end up with a significantly downgraded RWC experience.  My FIL bought the RWC pass, and I spent sometime yesterday getting the picture acceptable by employing some of the suggested motion settings, but nothing looks as good as what the Sky Broadcast of the game last night did, he's asked me to arrange an alternative :(. The unfortunate thing about this is he won't get as much of the Kiwi Commentary which he is upset with.

I believe that SS know what's at stake and I expect all their resources will be working on something but whether they have the time to do it is another question. Heres hoping.

I don't think it's been clarified by Spark what policy they will employ post start of the RWC if the motion isn't to peoples standards...