Football on Amazon Prime

[city saint]

does anyone else have shit picture quality with footy on a smart tv.i have an ethernet cable to the router but the pictures shit.anything else i watch on prime is spot on just the footy.i then tried via wifi on my laptop and its spot on.anyone any ideas im a luddite with tech by the way so numbnuts explanations please

 

[denislawsbackheel]

It is pretty poor

 

[yeseye]

I just got the 30day free trial after a purchase.
I can’t even find the football on the prime app on my TV!
I have managed to get the Leicester V Brighton game on prime via FireStick ,
It was a bit shite at first but its
Ok now, not something I’d pay for though!

 

[mexico1970]

Usually a poor picture quality is down to your download speed, circumvent this by purchasing a cheap HTPC (Home Theater PC) and connect it to your TV via HDMI.

 

[yeseye]

does anyone else have shit picture quality with footy on a smart tv.i have an ethernet cable to the router but the pictures shit.anything else i watch on prime is spot on just the footy.i then tried via wifi on my laptop and its spot on.anyone any ideas im a luddite with tech by the way so numbnuts explanations please

Have you tried connecting your TV to your router via wifi instead of cable?

 

[andyhinch]

No problem, don’t know how it gets there though, assume it’s through wifi ?

 

[Gordyola]

Have you tried connecting your TV to your router via wifi instead of cable?

Cable would be superior to wi-fi

does anyone else have shit picture quality with footy on a smart tv.i have an ethernet cable to the router but the pictures shit.anything else i watch on prime is spot on just the footy.i then tried via wifi on my laptop and its spot on.anyone any ideas im a luddite with tech by the way so numbnuts explanations please

Try this https://howtodoninja.com/how-to/change-video-stream-quality-amazon-prime-video/

 

[Impeccable One]

Usually a poor picture quality is down to your download speed, circumvent this by purchasing a cheap HTPC (Home Theater PC) and connect it to your TV via HDMI.

And this will change the download speed how ?

For the OP : You say other(presume movies) content is good. If that’s the case, your internet speed is not the problem. Many tv’s have specific settings for fast moving action and if you don’t get them correct, it just looks like the ball is a big blur and the players movement isn’t sharp. If this is the case, play with your settings. Also, cheaper TVs from over as little as 3 years ago provide lower picture quality on fast moving action than a newer better quality/technology(oled/qled) from today.

 

[mexico1970]

And this will change the download speed how ?

For the OP : You say other(presume movies) content is good. If that’s the case, your internet speed is not the problem. Many tv’s have specific settings for fast moving action and if you don’t get them correct, it just looks like the ball is a big blur and the players movement isn’t sharp. If this is the case, play with your settings. Also, cheaper TVs from over as little as 3 years ago provide lower picture quality on fast moving action than a newer better quality/technology(oled/qled) from today.

It makes a huge difference, you can even gleen a very good picture with an older TV when you're connected via a dedicated wireless card or dongle. Speeds vary on different platforms, you can get varying speeds in the same room from say an android device compared to a PC.

Latency can also be a problem, whilst registering fast speeds the amount of buffer can degrade the picture quality substantially, a dedicated wifi appliance such as a network card or dongle can rectify this.

 

[Impeccable One]

It makes a huge difference, you can even gleen a very good picture with an older TV when you're connected via a dedicated wireless card or dongle. Speeds vary on different platforms, you can get varying speeds in the same room from say an android device compared to a PC.

Latency can also be a problem, whilst registering fast speeds the amount of buffer can degrade the picture quality substantially, a dedicated wifi appliance such as a network card or dongle can rectify this.

If true, then he doesn’t have a problem with download speed, he has a problem with the hardware/firmware on his TV.