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Sky on xbox - adaptive bit rate problem?

  • 30-01-2013 9:33pm
    #1
    toby2111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭


    Watching Liverpool v Arsenal match on sky through my xbox. Picture keeps going blurry, fading in and out, it's very annoying. Only noticed it since I switched to Sky broadband connection last week, though I'm getting faster speeds. Was never this bad with eircom, and they had slower speeds. When I press X about video quality, it's on auto, doesn't allow me to switch to low, medium and high as it used to. Seems to be lots of complaints on Sky forums about "adaptive bit rate" which they use but as far as I can see Sky haven't fixed it. Anyone else experiencing this? Any solutions?


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  • #2
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,035 ✭✭✭zg3409


    Is your exchange BT enabled?
    What speed does your modem connect at?
    Have you waited the 10 days recommended after installation for speeds to settle?


  • #3
    toby2111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭toby2111


    zg3409 wrote: »
    Is your exchange BT enabled?
    What speed does your modem connect at?
    Have you waited the 10 days recommended after installation for speeds to settle?
    I presume it is BT enabled as I'm on the €17.50 deal & she said I can get up to 20mb.I've gotten 12mb but it alternates between 5 and 10mb.My 10 days are up tomorrow. Should it settle down and fix itself?


  • #4
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,035 ✭✭✭zg3409


    You could try ringing them and see. You could try speed tests and see if is improving day by day. You could just wait and hope. In theory the speed tests should be consistant 24 hours a day with no slow down in the evenings, in theory.


  • #5
    toby2111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭toby2111


    Heres the results of my last few speedtests-
    http://www.speedtest.net/results.php

    Started off well,then dipped,now its flying!I'll check the Sky reception now through Xbox.


  • #6
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,035 ✭✭✭zg3409


    Link doesn't work, but keep doing tests and keep a note of results at different times of the day, day after day.


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  • #7
    toby2111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭toby2111


    Ok,thanks for your help


  • #8
    toby2111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭toby2111


    Picture still going blurry every few minutes. Anyone else experiencing this? Seems to be a problem on UK forums


  • #9
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,841 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    toby2111 wrote: »
    Picture still going blurry every few minutes. Anyone else experiencing this? Seems to be a problem on UK forums

    Does it happen on all channels? Will take a look later to see if the same happens to me

    edit: Seems like my xbox live gold subscription is expired :(


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