So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.

Ta

On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
wrote:

>So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
>through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
>an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
>annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
>ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.
>
I can hear it too. (Divis transmitter)

-- 
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

On Oct 8, 3:17 pm, Peter Duncanson  wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
> wrote:
>
> >So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
> >through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
> >an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
> >annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
> >ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.
>
> I can hear it too. (Divis transmitter)

I'm Crystal Palace. Was worried at first the telly was on the blink.
I'll get complaing to Virgin then, thanks :)

On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:23:21 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
wrote:

>On Oct 8, 3:17 pm, Peter Duncanson  wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
>> wrote:
>>
>> >So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
>> >through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
>> >an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
>> >annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
>> >ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.
>>
>> I can hear it too. (Divis transmitter)
>
>I'm Crystal Palace. Was worried at first the telly was on the blink.
>I'll get complaing to Virgin then, thanks :)

It sounds a bit like dust on a vinyl disc.

-- 
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

Peter Duncanson wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:23:21 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
> wrote:
> 
>> On Oct 8, 3:17 pm, Peter Duncanson  wrote:
>>> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
>>>> through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
>>>> an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
>>>> annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
>>>> ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.
>>> I can hear it too. (Divis transmitter)
>> I'm Crystal Palace. Was worried at first the telly was on the blink.
>> I'll get complaing to Virgin then, thanks :)
> 
> It sounds a bit like dust on a vinyl disc.
> 
That would only affect Star Trek - The Original Series....

Rob.

"Peter Duncanson"  wrote in message 
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> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:23:21 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
> wrote:
>
>>On Oct 8, 3:17 pm, Peter Duncanson  wrote:
>>> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
>>> >through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
>>> >an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
>>> >annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
>>> >ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.
>>>
>>> I can hear it too. (Divis transmitter)
>>
>>I'm Crystal Palace. Was worried at first the telly was on the blink.
>>I'll get complaing to Virgin then, thanks :)
>
> It sounds a bit like dust on a vinyl disc.
>
> -- 
> Peter Duncanson
> (in uk.tech.digital-tv)

VINYL DISC ! what the hell is that ? ;-)
ah...the good old days.

On Oct 8, 3:37 pm, Peter Duncanson  wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:23:21 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
> wrote:
>
> >On Oct 8, 3:17 pm, Peter Duncanson  wrote:
> >> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
> >> >through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
> >> >an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
> >> >annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
> >> >ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.
>
> >> I can hear it too. (Divis transmitter)
>
> >I'm Crystal Palace. Was worried at first the telly was on the blink.
> >I'll get complaing to Virgin then, thanks :)
>
> It sounds a bit like dust on a vinyl disc.

Yep, if I can remember that far back :/

On Oct 8, 6:49 pm, Mike  wrote:
> On Oct 8, 3:37 pm, Peter Duncanson  wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:23:21 -0700 (PDT), Mike  > wrote:
>
> > >On Oct 8, 3:17 pm, Peter Duncanson  wrote:
> > >> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
> > >> wrote:
>
> > >> >So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
> > >> >through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
> > >> >an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
> > >> >annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
> > >> >ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.
>
> > >> I can hear it too. (Divis transmitter)
>
> > >I'm Crystal Palace. Was worried at first the telly was on the blink.
> > >I'll get complaing to Virgin then, thanks :)
>
> > It sounds a bit like dust on a vinyl disc.
>
> Yep, if I can remember that far back :/

But Virgin1 is fine...... I've bunged 'em an email anyway just to
see if anything happens.

At 1915 there was a brief flash of empty screen, and the 
<snick><snick<<snick> stopped.

Phew - it was getting very annoying ....

Swapover of playout equip. maybe ?

Nalla wrote:

>VINYL DISC ! what the hell is that ? ;-)
>ah...the good old days.

Strangely enough I played an Ell Pee today for the first time in ages.
Side one of US's Joshua Tree.

"I still haven't found what I'm looking for."

An anthem for today's world of fruitless Google searches?
-- 
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Peter Duncanson wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
> wrote:
> 
>> So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
>> through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
>> an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
>> annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
>> ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.
>>
> I can hear it too. (Divis transmitter)
> 

The broadcast on all those backwater channel is pretty dodgy.  Half of 
the audio is missing.  When I got an Audio Description TV I found it on 
the AD channel, which is not quite synchonised with the main audio and 
some of the shared stuff like 'beeps' gets echoed. Then the adverts 
sometimes just duplicate the audio cause a continual echo.

I don't know if its a licence condition or more likely they have just 
got the wrong connections coming from the playout equipment.

They are also heavily compressed, my Sony TV gets this delayed face 
following thing.  In the dark scenes peoples faces are a bit delayed 
their head.

--
Tony

In message , Peter Duncanson 
 writes
>On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:23:21 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
>wrote:
>
>>On Oct 8, 3:17 pm, Peter Duncanson  wrote:
>>> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT), Mike 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >So I'm sat at home today not feeling too good (man flu) and flicking
>>> >through the channels I thought I'd give Star Trek:enterprise. There's
>>> >an interference on the audio almost like static 'clicking'. Most
>>> >annoying to the point where I can't really enjoy the programme. Any
>>> >ideas? Problem at source? No other channels seem thus affected.
>>>
>>> I can hear it too. (Divis transmitter)
>>
>>I'm Crystal Palace. Was worried at first the telly was on the blink.
>>I'll get complaing to Virgin then, thanks :)
>
>It sounds a bit like dust on a vinyl disc.
>
Maybe the editors have run out of ideas for "visual" interference, and 
are expanding their repertoire.
-- 
Ian