Nowtv day pass for F1
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anonymous-user

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85 months

Saturday 28th October 2017
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omniflow

3,870 posts

182 months

Saturday 28th October 2017
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I watch it on a 46" TV - and it's totally fine.

stiII_I_undomyseatbelts

210 posts

109 months

Saturday 28th October 2017
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Laptop might be tricky if you run Windows 7.

Bristol spark

4,510 posts

214 months

Saturday 28th October 2017
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Its watchable, however its only something like 720P so nowhere near as good quality as on Sky etc, especially if on a large tv.

HardtopManual

2,936 posts

197 months

Saturday 28th October 2017
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You can tell it's not broadcast TV, particularly on wide-angle panning shots where the frame rate drops, and the alternating colours of the kerbs seem to upset the codec somewhat. It is a lot better than it was a couple of years ago, though, and the picture quality is much better than the live alternative, BBC R5L.

Vaud

59,811 posts

186 months

Saturday 28th October 2017
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HardtopManual said:
and the picture quality is much better than the live alternative, BBC R5L.
biglaugh

MitchT

17,158 posts

240 months

Saturday 28th October 2017
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40" TV and 72Mbps internet here. No issues at all. That said, I'll probably just avoid the result and watch it on C4 as Sky, when you're used to C4, is like local radio when you're used to BBC!

LandR

6,249 posts

285 months

Sunday 29th October 2017
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omniflow said:
I watch it on a 46" TV - and it's totally fine.
Yep. Watch it on my TV and it's perfect.

HardtopManual

2,936 posts

197 months

Sunday 29th October 2017
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The NowTV mobile app blocks any attempt to screen-mirror onto a TV unfortunately.

What you could do is buy a NowTV box or Chromecast and connect it to the Internet using your phone's personal hotspot. In fact you may not even need to do that - if your TV is a recent Smart TV, it may already have a NowTV app available for it. Connect TV to Internet via mobile phone and away you go.

Magic919

14,574 posts

232 months

Sunday 29th October 2017
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HardtopManual said:
particularly on wide-angle panning shots where the frame rate drops
This is not possible. You might think it is happening, but the content stays at 25fps throughout.

stiII_I_undomyseatbelts

210 posts

109 months

Sunday 29th October 2017
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Magic919 said:
HardtopManual said:
particularly on wide-angle panning shots where the frame rate drops
This is not possible. You might think it is happening, but the content stays at 25fps throughout.
Obviously he meant bitrate. And the frame rate is at 30fps.

Magic919

14,574 posts

232 months

Sunday 29th October 2017
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In America perhaps, but not here.

stiII_I_undomyseatbelts

210 posts

109 months

Sunday 29th October 2017
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I stand corrected although I see no tearing at 60Hz unlike 50Hz. It's on Windows using NowTV app.

gtidriver

3,718 posts

218 months

Sunday 29th October 2017
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Ive just watched it on a 65" samasung via now tv also 72meg bbfibre, no picture issues.