It look just fine, yeah video and audio is abit off, but we've got it from the start just like in the old days of NASN.
Just like the NASN days.I can live with the picture and audio quaility.Its live in the UK,Thank you Open Access ;)
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It look just fine, yeah video and audio is abit off, but we've got it from the start just like in the old days of NASN.
Just like the NASN days.I can live with the picture and audio quaility.Its live in the UK,Thank you Open Access ;)
happy days are here again!
I've just come in and switched it on, feed is not exactly the smoothest but hey my TV is an old bubble front ferguson anyway lol.
I'm seriously well happy with this if we get it for the rest of the season. Reminds me of watching the Busch series on Motors and then the feed on Nasn. Great American warm up and looks like live feeds on USA breaks.
Looks like there has been enough of a community of us to get this turned around. Much thanks to the dude who has sorted this. I certainly had emailed Nascar and ESPN saying that all we need is a live feed of the American coverage.
Some Nationwide, Trucks and NHRA drag racing would top it off lol.
Lost it but its back!Phew
It doesn't look like the most reliable feed mind...lol I can see mid race cut outs just please don't cut off on the last few laps.
Looking at a stream for comparison, I'd say the feed we get is 4:3, whereas it's really a 16:9 image. That's why it looks odd.
Whoever the mystery people who are busting a gut to do this for us, they have some teething problems. I wish them all the luck they need, it's fine for me on the big TV. It will get better over the coming weeks, I am just pleased it's back on :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rapier Racer
its a 16:9 stream. Looks like an internet stream quality but hell i'll take it in place of my 8mbps broadband stream any day!
Any idea who arranged this for us? I'd like to know so i can say thanks!
Boogity Boogity Boogity! Its on UK TV boys!
I agree I'd also like to send thanks, its awesome!!
The channel seems to have it's own forum...
http://www.dereksmithmedia.com/nascar/index.php
Doesn't seem to be officially open access site.
Its fab to have Live NASCAR back, yes the picture isnt exactly the sharpest in the world, but neither was it perfect on Sky Sports (and we were expected to pay through the nose for that!) Also add in the fact that we get the entire Fox show inc. buildup and i'd give it a big thumbs up, on balance it's way better than the bootleg net streams and its free!
someone needs to tell them.......we quite like the commentary free footage during the ad breaks, no need for that white screen.
Is the race worth watching the dreadful highlights package tonight?
not really, pretty boring.. but when you watch it live every week, its gets like that.. doesn't excite me anymore
Like someone said, doesn't help us Virgin Media folk, unless someone knows something I don't.
Been watching the races on the intaweb - weird thinking of that an 'old school' now.
:rolleyes:
skys coverage was amazing compered to open access the picture and sound is awful id rather watch the highlights in hd on monday evenings
the picture and sound quality is no worse than what we had on NASN a few years ago. Its good enough for me, Its Live and in full thats all i care about.
yes but iv got one of them new led tvs and its just to good for the broadcast
Yeah sturgeon11 I sympathise with you, the difference between the openaccess feed and the Sky highlights is night and day.
But as was said above, mustn't grumble, at least we have live racing coverage and so on!
dont get me wrong we are all very grateful . i recived an email from open access
The backing by fans for the broadcast has been huge
and we greatly appreciate everyones support.
As stated in the last email we are collating all comments
on the broadcast and will be dealing with potential
broadcast improvements.
We hope you enjoy the rest of the season and please
do feel free to keep us updated on comments you have
regarding the broadcasts.
Regards
Oepn Access TV
I did watch the highlights, and unlike last week, it made sense and flowed much better. I would hate to be McMurray in the team meeting after the race!
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If its the only live coverage we have I can live with it :s mokin:
Yeah the same problem here, seems to make everything even more pixelated even dvds and stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by sturgeon11
in this day and age everything should be hd anyway. on sky we get about 35 hd channels on direct tv in america they 200+ hd channels shows how far behind we are in europe and its cheaper rip off britain i hate it. got plans to move to the states anyway
The picture quality wasn't great but I was just glad it was on outright :up:
Given how much of a minority interest NASCAR is in Britain (small enough to mean that Sky dropped it, and Channel 5's highlights were always in the middle of the night), anything is good - particularly a channel that while low-grade appears to exist entirely for the purpose of broadcasting the race and as such will never cut it for anything else! (my Sky+ program had an extra hour of blankness recorded on top of what was broadcast)
No it shoudn't. I already have to pay the government over £120 pounds a year for the privelige of owning a TV in the first place, with the (soon to be reduced) Sky subscrition on top of that. I refuse to pay even more for an HD system. Okay the picture quality wasn't great but it was no worse than watching a stream, and prior to the Open Access deal a lot of people were resigned to putting up with that.Quote:
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If I was an Open Access exec reading this I'd be wondering why I bothered...
If I was an Open Access exec reading this I'd be wondering why I bothered...
i wouldnt cos its the most viewers their ever gona get
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Originally Posted by PitMarshal
i wouldnt cos its the most viewers their ever gona get
Ive just got back from 2 weeks in the states (went to the fontana and vegas races) so to come home to this news is so amazing,never in my wildest dreams did i expect us to have live sprint cup racing again on tv.Can someone please who put this deal together and where i can send a thank you e-mail to.Also who/what is open access tv,is it part of sky entertainment,news or sports package?
part of the reason for this is that NTSC was such a poor format in the first place that the jump from that to HD is far greater than the jump from PAL to HD. NTSC in widescreen is even worse so American broadcasters didn't bother with it, unlike here in the UK where PAL in 16:9 is common.Quote:
Originally Posted by sturgeon11
and for jeff: open access is free to air. anyone can access it on a sky box (channel 190).
Oooh looks like the picture aspect ratio and quality is significantly better this week!
Was thinking the exact same thing, definitely an improvement there.
I thought it was looking better for a minute but it still seems squished on my relic of a TV and quite pixelated still. If only I had a 16:9 ratio button my TV because on my modern portable it sorts it out. I can't adjust it on my Sky+ box?
Think the sound is better though.
Still grateful to have the Sprint Cup anyway :)
ffs shouldn't people be talking about the race instead of how bad the picture quality is ?
don't forget it's free and no longer part of that sky package
go smokes..............
That's what the race thread is for. This thread is about the coverage of NASCAR on tv in various countries around the world.....
open access coverage is really good.
picture is good..
sound is good..
It's the racing that's important, not about it being in 1020HD quality with super annoy your neighbours surround sound.
I'm happy, hell we are all happy, and no EU forced British studio content.
thanks to the open access nascar team.
Yes even though there was an abrupt end of feed before we saw Kurt in Victory lane (which to be fair looked like it may have been beyond the channels control) I'm still not going to hold it against this coverage. I was able to go onto a stream and get the post race anyway. In hindsight I think the picture was better than last week.
They were pretty good about the add breaks too.
Thanks from me too.
Hello... if you pm me you email address i'll send u some of the pics we took of baby busch in DaytonaQuote:
Originally Posted by jeffmr2
Jackie x
Like was said before, makes you wonder why we bother with comments like yours...Quote:
Originally Posted by sturgeon11