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[TheWilliamzer]

since last year, whenever I watch a race there's a kind of no sync between the picture/sound and the F1 graphical theme managed by LG electronics, it's not accurate at all and today in FP3 was the worst thing I ever seen since the quaifying of Hungary 2009 when the timing vanished... today the top 5 had 2 Rosbergs and a French massa... etc



It's a shame really in a sport where milliseconds make the difference to see such poor timing and HUD quality...

[Francesc]

A Venezuelan Rosberg.

[Pizdek]

Grosjean?!

[AvranaKern]

A Venezuelan Rosberg.

And a British one

I guess because of Grosjean's absence, flags are out of position by one from 2nd to 8th.

Edited by ali.unal, 26 May 2012 - 11:05.

[ferrarijon123]

Lewis Hamilton's Australian is he?

[Absulute]

British Rosberg looks quite handy.

Not impressed by Aussie Hamilton though.

[TheWilliamzer]

Grosjean?!

looks like the top 5 of FP2 mixed with FP3...

[Brandz07]

Lewis is Australian :S

[Fastcake]

Bit of a cock up there

These things happen.

[mursuka80]

I miss Tag Heuer.

[Baddoer]

Looks fine to me. Even if Vettel became brazilian

[jrg19]

Anyone else's coverage not have the times down the side of the screen at times?

[tomboyracer]

Anyone else's coverage not have the times down the side of the screen at times?

Yes, it was very unnerving! I was watching with Sky, not sure if it was just a Sky problem or world feed?

[jrg19]

Yes, it was very unnerving! I was watching with Sky, not sure if it was just a Sky problem or world feed?

Id guess it was the world feed, spoilt what was probably the best Qualifying of the season so far.

[dweller23]

It's FOM problem, only some of the TV stations (German Sky) can switch the graphics off, but noone can modify them.

The problem first occured in Spain, where we had race standings frozen for over 10 laps (which kept showing Kovalainen in 5th). FOM/LG is really disappointing this year...

[PorcupineTroy]

Vettel doesn't seem to have the speed around here that his late countryman Ayrton had.

[icecream_man]

Vettel doesn't seem to have the speed around here that his late countryman Ayrton had.

I got quite annoyed that the top 10 weren't being shown on-screen during the closing stages of quali. I had no idea of who was where until a fair while after it finished. Poor show

[Brother Fox]

Lewis is Australian :S

Gees I thought the poms stopped giving us their **** 200 years ago?

[Muz Bee]

The obvious cockups aside, and yes I noticed them, there are other issues. They still have some annoying protocols at every race;

When the pitstop phase is about the 1 and 2 stage for about 10 - 15 minutes the graphics lock in on telling us how many stops and no intervals. Isn't there a simple way to do both, like Australian TV does for Bathurst with a little number for the pitstop situation?

Similarly at some point in the race the graphics lock into time splits mode which it stays on for at least 15 minutes. It's easy for the viewer to use simple arithmetic to see a gap from say 6th to 7th but it is a lot harder to work out is 7th is losing time overall to the leader.

There have been numerous times where the timing has got stuck for 5 laps or so even after major positional changes have occurred.

[mknight]

As with most things LG, they malfunction.

[sumpthy]

The 2009 live timing crashing wasn't bad, it was amazing. Don't tell me you didn't love Alonso running around asking everyone their times?

[olliek88]

The 2009 live timing crashing wasn't bad, it was amazing. Don't tell me you didn't love Alonso running around asking everyone their times?

And when telling JB his time he got a response (caught on camera) of "F**KING Hell!"

[saudoso]

As with most things LG, they malfunction.

LOL, I've a couple of their air conditioners... never again. Samsung all the way!

[ChrisF1MyLife]

What grinds my gears is the aspect ratio or something.

I can see the times down the left hand side of the screen, but no drivers names or numbers, pointless and lost

[Fastcake]

What grinds my gears is the aspect ratio or something.

I can see the times down the left hand side of the screen, but no drivers names or numbers, pointless and lost

You're watching a widescreen feed on a 4:3 TV. Press a few buttons to squish the image down to fit everything in

[Szoelloe]

I miss Tag Heuer.

Yeah. Me too.
On another note, the FOM live timing could be tweaked at last to indicate the bloody compounds the cars are running on. It is frustrating not have that relevant info. You have no info whatsoever, until the car is shown on the screen, even than sometimes it is not possible to decide at first.

[917k]

You're watching a widescreen feed on a 4:3 TV. Press a few buttons to squish the image down to fit everything in

No, that wasn't it. I tried all my aspect ratio's [on my WS TV] and still couldn't see the names on the timing board. Pretty amateur and it lasted for most of quals.

[Fastcake]

Yeah. Me too.
On another note, the FOM live timing could be tweaked at last to indicate the bloody compounds the cars are running on. It is frustrating not have that relevant info. You have no info whatsoever, until the car is shown on the screen, even than sometimes it is not possible to decide at first.

You talking about the live timing or the graphics on screen? Because they've just started showing tyre compound this year.

No, that wasn't it. I tried all my aspect ratio's [on my WS TV] and still couldn't see the names on the timing board. Pretty amateur and it lasted for most of quals.

Seems odd that you had the times down the side in quali, considering a whole load of us were complaining about not seeing anything today

Could be a problem your broadcaster made?

[TheWilliamzer]

Today we had a German Kobayashi, a Spanish Maldonado, a German Ricciardo, an American Vergne, a Spanish Rosberg and another Kobayashi (British this time) driving for Redbull.

[gm914]

You couldn't make this stuff up Why do they even have an American flag in the first place?

Edited by gm914, 31 August 2012 - 14:42.

[TheWilliamzer]

You couldn't make this stuff up

I just wonder even if the computer made a mistake mixing up the flags of the guys that ran in FP1, from where came the American flag? Rossi wasn't there!

[Ross Stonefeld]

You couldn't make this stuff up Why do they even have an American flag in the first place?

Alexander Rossi had an FP1 outing(or more?) earlier this year.

[gm914]

Maybe it's:

Klaus Kobayashi
Pedro Maldonado
Dieter Ricciardo
Jim-Bob Vergne
Kevin Kobayashi and
Nacho Rosberg

[MadYarpen]

[gm914]

I'm sticking with Nacho Rosberg for the rest of the year. Just sounds cooler.

[D A]

1st through 5th and 7th are wrong in both. Others are correct. Exact same error?

[TheWilliamzer]

1st through 5th and 7th are wrong in both. Others are correct. Exact same error?

This! but why they didn't fix it yet?

[gm914]

1st through 5th and 7th are wrong in both. Others are correct. Exact same error?

Yes, and the 5th car is the wrong team in both. How weird.

[TheWilliamzer]

I'm sticking with Nacho Rosberg for the rest of the year. Just sounds cooler.

I heard Spaniards and Mexicans call whoever is named Ignacio "Nacho"

[Zava]

might be a coincidence, but Alonso in 4th on the monaco one is OK.

[Wander]

I have to say these are some very weird glitches. I can't remember this **** happening in the 90s FFS!

[BetaVersion]

I have to say these are some very weird glitches. I can't remember this **** happening in the 90s FFS!

+1

I don't remember such constant mistakes on F1 graphics in any time of F1.

Come on LG, you guys are a great company and can do better than that.

[Afterburner]

I have to say these are some very weird glitches. I can't remember this shit happening in the 90s FFS!

Might have something to do with the fact that the graphics back then were less sophisticated, meaning there was less that could go wrong.

[Ross Stonefeld]

+1

I don't remember such constant mistakes on F1 graphics in any time of F1.

Come on LG, you guys are a great company and can do better than that.

Who says it has anything to do with LG? FOM create and provide the graphics.

[Satchel]

Who says it has anything to do with LG? FOM create and provide the graphics.

Exactly, LG for sure just pays FOM to put their logo up there.

[grunge]

Yeah. Me too.
On another note, the FOM live timing could be tweaked at last to indicate the bloody compounds the cars are running on. It is frustrating not have that relevant info. You have no info whatsoever, until the car is shown on the screen, even than sometimes it is not possible to decide at first.

This...it is so frikkin frustrating..they just show a graphic at race start indicating the compound each car is starting on...after that no info on any pitstop.

the live forum is full of posters asking which compounds are on which car

[Afterburner]

This...it is so frikkin frustrating..they just show a graphic at race start indicating the compound each car is starting on...after that no info on any pitstop.

the live forum is full of posters asking which compounds are on which car

In their defence, they have been showing the race strategy of on-camera cars frequently as of late.

[TheWilliamzer]

This...it is so frikkin frustrating..they just show a graphic at race start indicating the compound each car is starting on...after that no info on any pitstop.

the live forum is full of posters asking which compounds are on which car

The iOS / Android official F1 Timing App got this feature.

[TheWilliamzer]

Exactly, LG for sure just pays FOM to put their logo up there.

I don't think so! http://www.formula1....08/11/8739.html

[Vesuvius]

The iOS / Android official F1 Timing App got this feature.

yes that's true...the question is why arent we showed this info on tv as it's possible? Mika Salo said that judges and all the teams have tv-data that shows every tyre types and even the laps every driver have done with each tyre set.