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Sky Glass 11 interconnectivity

MikeB77 — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:07:50 GMT

Thinking about Sky Glass 11 but need to access Freeview via coax input. Any thoughts?

Re: Sky Glass 11 interconnectivity

BenJoBanjo — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:10:37 GMT

@MikeB77 wrote:
Thinking about Sky Glass 11 but need to access Freeview via coax input. Any thoughts?

You don't get Freeview on Glass TVs. You get access to free-to-air channels via the aerial input and a basic EPG.

Re: Sky Glass 11 interconnectivity

lettice — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:53:20 GMT

@MikeB77

This Sky article below shows you how an aerial connection into the Sky Glass TV works.

The epg is basic, compared to what you would see on a Smart TV, but functional.

You will not be able to add any of the channels programming from this to the Sky Glass Playlist. It is just for viewing only.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/tv-input-app-on-sky-glass?msockid=19aa5821889b6a16099a4eaf897f6bbf

Re: Sky Glass 11 interconnectivity

TimmyBGood — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:23:27 GMT

@MikeB77

Probably more satisfactory to add an external Freeview receiver or recorder over HDMI and connect an aerial feed to that.

Re: Sky Glass 11 interconnectivity

Jporch316 — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 06:45:24 GMT

@MikeB77 wrote:
Thinking about Sky Glass 11 but need to access Freeview via coax input. Any thoughts?

The sky EPG is pretty good - why do you need to access freeview?

providing you already have a coax / aerial then as others have said there is free to view built in to glass or just plug a freeview box into one of the hdmi. I have a netgem freeview box but haven't used it for at least 2 years.......

Re: Sky Glass 11 interconnectivity

BenJoBanjo — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:06:55 GMT

@Jporch316 wrote:
@MikeB77 wrote:
Thinking about Sky Glass 11 but need to access Freeview via coax input. Any thoughts?
The sky EPG is pretty good - why do you need to access freeview?

providing you already have a coax / aerial then as others have said there is free to view built in to glass or just plug a freeview box into one of the hdmi. I have a netgem freeview box but haven't used it for at least 2 years.......

The actual branded Freeview is very useful because it links to third party apps, much like SkyOS, except that with Freeview, it's free.

The EPG on most TVs with built-in Freeview branded tuners will show if a listed programme is available already on demand. If it is, you can select it and it will open iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, 5, etc. and play it.

It's the same on the Freeview app. You can browse the EPG, click on a programme that's available on demand and it'll open the appropriate app to stream it (if you have the app installed obvs). It's very handy.

The upcoming Netgem Freely puck (currently known as the Pleio) will provide the same sort of integration with third party apps as well as ditching the aerial and streaming live channels from all the main free-to-air channels, much like Sky's Essential TV package.

Re: Sky Glass 11 interconnectivity

Jporch316 — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:08:53 GMT

@BenJoBanjo wrote:
@Jporch316 wrote:
@MikeB77 wrote:
Thinking about Sky Glass 11 but need to access Freeview via coax input. Any thoughts?
The sky EPG is pretty good - why do you need to access freeview?

providing you already have a coax / aerial then as others have said there is free to view built in to glass or just plug a freeview box into one of the hdmi. I have a netgem freeview box but haven't used it for at least 2 years.......
The actual branded Freeview is very useful because it links to third party apps, much like SkyOS, except that with Freeview, it's free.
The EPG on most TVs with built-in Freeview branded tuners will show if a listed programme is available already on demand. If it is, you can select it and it will open iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, 5, etc. and play it.
It's the same on the Freeview app. You can browse the EPG, click on a programme that's available on demand and it'll open the appropriate app to stream it (if you have the app installed obvs). It's very handy.
The upcoming Netgem Freely puck (currently known as the Pleio) will provide the same sort of integration with third party apps as well as ditching the aerial and streaming live channels from all the main free-to-air channels, much like Sky's Essential TV package.

My point being if you already have sky os there's no real need for freeview ....