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  #2322252 21-Sep-2019 22:23
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gehenna:

Stream is definitely not up to the task for the demand.  Every 20 seconds it’s dropping down to sub-sub-SD for 5 seconds or so.  Froze once for a few seconds here at the same time as posted above.  


If the internet is just a series of tubes, the Spark Sport ones appear to have high cholesterol 🤔



This. Was about to post exactly that. The sub-sub-SD is horrendous to watch.




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  #2322253 21-Sep-2019 22:27
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Dropping in and out of watchable resolution more and more as the game goes on.

Also, does audio sound very 1 channel?



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  #2322254 21-Sep-2019 22:27
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Except for that freeze I posted the photo before, been solid here.




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  #2322256 21-Sep-2019 22:29
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Also when you post about any drops please state if using Smart TV, ATV, Chrome cast, Freeview DishTV box or what else.




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  #2322257 21-Sep-2019 22:29
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We are having continue freezes and dropouts. Refreshed the page and it locked us out saying too many devices online. Really disappointed.

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  #2322259 21-Sep-2019 22:30
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Regular reductions in quality here, on apple tv, wasnt like this in the Aus or Fra games.
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  #2322261 21-Sep-2019 22:32
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All good on AppleTV 2degrees 1g connection . Odd low quality
And yes wasn’t as many low quality patches in previous games tonight

 
 
 
 

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  #2322262 21-Sep-2019 22:33
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freitasm: Also when you post about any drops please state if using Smart TV, ATV, Chrome cast, Freeview DishTV box or what else.

 

Also good to know which ISP, as people will be served off different CDN caches etc

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  #2322265 21-Sep-2019 22:34
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Samsung App, Q7 TV, VF 100 fibre, wired.

 

Frequent drops to very poor quality, but no total loss of feed.

 

Just the TV and my laptop (wifi) in use.




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  #2322267 21-Sep-2019 22:35
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Constant drops in quality via Samsung TV (wired) app, 2degrees consumer max fibre.

Going to try via casting from PC and/or phone to cabled Chromecast Ultra (also wired) for the 2nd half.

The adverts during the break are also reducing in quality.




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  #2322271 21-Sep-2019 22:37
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AB vs SA. Sporadic very poor picture quality, resolves after 10-15 seconds. Has happened twenty or so times in the 1st half. No problems all afternoon with the other live games. 

 

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  #2322272 21-Sep-2019 22:37
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Well, at least the ads are sharp and smooth...

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  #2322273 21-Sep-2019 22:37

The resolution drops are still better than Sky in the middle of a thunder storm. LOL.

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  #2322274 21-Sep-2019 22:37
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Oh no! Damien just went all blurry!




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Resolution drops for the ABs game, more so the last part of the first half, runn8ng on Apple TV 4K on spark uff in palmy.
Noticed earlier when using the home theatre for sound that the audio would frequently drop to 1 channel (usually the right front). Haven’t seen (heard) it when using the inbuilt speakers on the LG OLED B8

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