DStv's embarrassing streaming limit and resolution

I doubt dstv is even 720p. I download series in 720p to save on hard drive space and the quality of my downloaded stuff is significantly better than dstv stream.
 
ProfA said:
I doubt dstv is even 720p. I download series in 720p to save on hard drive space and the quality of my downloaded stuff is significantly better than dstv stream.
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Its 1080i. But highly compressed so cant really draw a comparison.

It looks sub standard and choppy. Thats all we know
 
Or they take your money then just dont give you any channels on your streaming app and then dont answer support questions.
 
Enzo Matrix said:
Its 1080i. But highly compressed so cant really draw a comparison.

It looks sub standard and choppy. Thats all we know
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They are using inefficient codecs I think, their 1080p stream uses more data than Netflix and YouTube's 4K, yet it's quality is comparable to their 480p streams.

Also think it's a 30fps stream, I watched football on Amazon Prime Video with a VPN and the frame was buttery smooth with no artifacting of the ball like you have on DSTV's streams. What you have is 1080i 50hz poorly converted to 30hz
 
Polymathic said:
They are using inefficient codecs I think, their 1080p stream uses more data than Netflix and YouTube's 4K, yet it's quality is comparable to their 480p streams.

Also think it's a 30fps stream, I watched football on Amazon Prime Video with a VPN and the frame was buttery smooth with no artifacting of the ball like you have on DSTV's streams. What you have is 1080i 50hz poorly converted to 30hz
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Whatever it is, they are pulling it thru their arses big time.
 
Polymathic said:
They are using inefficient codecs I think, their 1080p stream uses more data than Netflix and YouTube's 4K, yet it's quality is comparable to their 480p streams.

Also think it's a 30fps stream, I watched football on Amazon Prime Video with a VPN and the frame was buttery smooth with no artifacting of the ball like you have on DSTV's streams. What you have is 1080i 50hz poorly converted to 30hz
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I just showed above that it uses hardly any data at all. A 2mb line is sufficient for “best” setting for Dstv.
 
wingnut771 said:
I just showed above that it uses hardly any data at all. A 2mb line is sufficient for “best” setting for Dstv.
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but they will quickly blame your line for any poor video quality. Rugby was horrendous, the Boks in Green blend into the field at their pathetic quality. I would switch to either a UK stream or even an Aus stream and apart from the miserable quality of commentating, had better image quality than streaming from a then 'local' broadcaster. That's when the stream does not buffer, oh and you can't Airplay to the TV, otherwise it thinks you have two streams running.

I think the point was made, for those not technically savvy, it is a great option, albeit stupidly expensive. Trying to manage the VPN services for the inlaws, and then their IP changes and all hell breaks loose, you have to remote into their setup to fix it.... the money was just worth the headache. The article by an expat was also correct, the other added benefit is that it's all in one place (but once again, it's ease of use when you are trying to manage the viewing of older family members), I happily switch between MotoGP app, iTVx or HBO depending on who is showing what I want to see.

What is clear to see though is that they don't care or listen to their clients, they will only hear once everyone is out of there. The rollout of high-speed internet will eventually mean they are irrelevant.
 
Darynv said:
but they will quickly blame your line for any poor video quality. Rugby was horrendous, the Boks in Green blend into the field at their pathetic quality. I would switch to either a UK stream or even an Aus stream and apart from the miserable quality of commentating, had better image quality than streaming from a then 'local' broadcaster. That's when the stream does not buffer, oh and you can't Airplay to the TV, otherwise it thinks you have two streams running.

I think the point was made, for those not technically savvy, it is a great option, albeit stupidly expensive. Trying to manage the VPN services for the inlaws, and then their IP changes and all hell breaks loose, you have to remote into their setup to fix it.... the money was just worth the headache. The article by an expat was also correct, the other added benefit is that it's all in one place (but once again, it's ease of use when you are trying to manage the viewing of older family members), I happily switch between MotoGP app, iTVx or HBO depending on who is showing what I want to see.

What is clear to see though is that they don't care or listen to their clients, they will only hear once everyone is out of there. The rollout of high-speed internet will eventually mean they are irrelevant.
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Yeah, the above test was on a 250mbps line which has no problem streaming 50GB distros from the EU which uses about 50mbps bandwidth.
 
Sorry to be a stick in the mud, but streaming live sport on DStv looks great on my 500Mbps Ethernet line to my 4k Apple TV box.

I guess quality is down to what you throw at it.
 
Spizz said:
Sorry to be a stick in the mud, but streaming live sport on DStv looks great on my 500Mbps Ethernet line to my 4k Apple TV box.

I guess quality is down to what you throw at it.
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Try on PC? Then try showmax.
 
Spizz said:
Sorry to be a stick in the mud, but streaming live sport on DStv looks great on my 500Mbps Ethernet line to my 4k Apple TV box.

I guess quality is down to what you throw at it.
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Netflix can do 4K at 25mbps, as can YouTube, but DSTV needs 500mbps ... Eina!

Oooops ... , I almost forgot, the magic ingredient - an Apple TV.
 
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