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Sky Glass without subscription

Lrrn2 — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:00:59 GMT

I'm thinking of cancelling my Sky subscription and Switching to EE TV (as its significantly cheaper).

Question, does anyone know if its possible to plug and use a BT or EE TV box into a sky glass V1 TV?

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

BenJoBanjo — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:04:06 GMT

@Lrrn2 wrote:
I'm thinking of cancelling my Sky subscription and Switching to EE TV (as its significantly cheaper).
Question, does anyone know if its possible to plug and use a BT or EE TV box into a sky glass V1 TV?

Yes, you can attach any device which connects via HDMI to a Sky Glass TV, including a BT or EE TV box. You then just select the appropriate HDMI input on the Glass TV and you'll see and hear the output of the EETV box.

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

Lrrn2 — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:06:54 GMT

Thank you. That's really helpful. Is there anything on the Sky Glass TV that will not longer work without a subscription?

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

Hunter2660 — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:13:04 GMT

As long as you keep your Sky account, (no need for a subscription), the apps will still work. Plus if you connect an aerial lead to the Glass TV, (I assume you have one, or are you going down the ip route?), then you can use the built in Glass tuner to watch Freeview channels.

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

BenJoBanjo — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:14:27 GMT

@Lrrn2 wrote:
Thank you. That's really helpful. Is there anything on the Sky Glass TV that will not longer work without a subscription?

You won't get any of the live streamed channels basically. As long as you keep your SkyID active you'll still have access to the apps. The Glass TV will basically function as a big monitor with a soundbar built-in.

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

Lrrn2 — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:16:10 GMT

Thank you. Appreciate your help.

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

SKY1992bf — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:19:01 GMT

@Lrrn2 The way to keep your sky id active is NOT to factory reset the tv

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

Lrrn2 — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:19:09 GMT

Do I need an aerial lead. I assumed I could watch live TV through the BT/EE box?

Do I need a home set up blokey? £30.00 one-off cost.

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

Lrrn2 — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:21:51 GMT

I guess the Sky account will still be active on the basis that I'm still paying for the Sky Glass tv. 😂

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

Hunter2660 — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:26:58 GMT

@Lrrn2 wrote:
Do I need an aerial lead. I assumed I could watch live TV through the BT/EE box?
Do I need a home set up blokey? £30.00 one-off cost.

EETV has the option to use Aerial or IP during set up. But using IP will result in fewer channels and some recording restrictions. ie You can't record any BBC channel, you can set it to record but it just leaves a marker, and when you "play" it back it takes you to iplayer (same as Stream). And on any ITV recording you won't be able to FW the ads regardless of any ITVX subscrition. The upside is more HD channels compared to Freeview.

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

BenJoBanjo — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:27:25 GMT

@Lrrn2 wrote:
Do I need an aerial lead. I assumed I could watch live TV through the BT/EE box?
Do I need a home set up blokey? £30.00 one-off cost.

The BT/EE box can be used without an aerial connection. You can get the service delivered either via broadband or aerial if you choose the EETV Pro box or you can get the service entirely streamed via the EE branded Apple TV 4K box. You're probably better off asking what would suit you best on an EE forum as Sky don't like their competition being overly discussed on their forums!

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

SKY1992bf — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:28:40 GMT

@Lrrn2 wrote:
I guess the Sky account will still be active on the basis that I'm still paying for the Sky Glass tv. 😂

The fact you are still paying for it doesn't come into it if you factory reset the tv it will remove itself from your account and disassociate itself from your Sky id meaning you will lose access to the apps

you are still liable for the payments regardless of whether the tv is linked to your account or not

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

mikealanr — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 19:41:16 GMT

Hi @Lrrn2

In addition to the advice already provided see skys official advice here:

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-glass-without-a-subscription

MikeAlanR

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

DaveBanana — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:19:03 GMT

Im going to sound a bit thick here, however I seek clarification. I am currently paying for the UHD add-on with my subscription. If I cancel my full subscription and my Glass becomes essentially a big monitor. Will the screen show 4k if im streaming from an Xbox without anything to do with Sky itself?

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

TimmyBGood — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 21:17:18 GMT

@DaveBanana

In the absence of native UHD input, all 4K panels upscale whatever they are given to UHD because otherwise most of the screen would be empty. How well they do this is a different issue: roughly speaking more expensive silicon gives better results (and SD to UHD is always going to be dodgy)

The Sky subscription UHD add-on allows access to native UHD content: it's not related to the display panel itself.

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

Atl1 — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 21:30:26 GMT

I am looking to cancel.mine due to cost too and I have been told that if I still have the tv it will work like a smart tv. So I would assume based on this.. yes

Re: Sky Glass without subscription

Jporch316 — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:04:11 GMT

@Atl1 wrote:
I am looking to cancel.mine due to cost too and I have been told that if I still have the tv it will work like a smart tv. So I would assume based on this.. yes

Make sure you only cancel your subscription and not your account. And don't carry out a master reset on the tv or it will de link from your account