topic Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases? in Sky Store

Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

Andy0757 — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:07:27 GMT

I don't understand why whilst purchasing a movie via sky store UHD is not an option. Yes it is for rentals but not for purchase. Other steaming services offer UHD for purchases at the same price sky charges for HD. Will this be addressed?

Otherwise I'll be making my purchases elsewhere.

can you please give a reason and update?

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

mike+simmonds — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:20:22 GMT

I've no idea what the official reason is @Andy0757 - but my guess is something to do with the Sky Q platform having the ability to store a hard copy of a movie on a TV friendly box (where as most if not all the other platforms are streaming services)

So maybe Sky can't agree a licencing deal with distributors for UHD movies to be downloaded and stored.

Would that do away with the need for 4K Bluray ?

Something like that ??

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

Andy0757 — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:28:26 GMT

Thanks for your feedback @mike+simmonds

Maybe your right, you can however store UHD movies that you record from sky movies so I don't think storage is the problem.
Be interesting to hear skys reason for this. Maybe I'll call them and find out.

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

mike+simmonds — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:11:34 GMT

@Andy0757 wrote:
Thanks for your feedback @mike+simmonds
Maybe your right, you can however store UHD movies that you record from sky movies so I don't think storage is the problem.
Be interesting to hear skys reason for this. Maybe I'll call them and find out.

but of course the sky cinema movies are not brand new ?

you should be able to ask your question through Sky store live chat which opens at 11am.

Here is a good link

https://www.skystore.com/n/hcus/help/contact-us

if you get a good answer, please do post it on here. I'd be interested to know.

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

Andy0757 — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:10:32 GMT

Hi @mike+simmonds I phoned sky today. Movies aren't available to buy and keep at the moment in UHD, it is however something they're working on and hope to have it available soon.
They said it's a matter of paperwork and testing it all works.
They are aware that competitors like Prime have buy and keep UHD options at the same price as Sky charge for HD buy and keep.

so watch this space...

At least I got my answer.

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

Gafs — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:56:31 GMT

Just bought whicked thinking it would be in UHD , no its not, what a joke !!

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

howdy12 — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:26:09 GMT

Always buy your movies on amazon prime store, for the same price you get uhd. In 2025 why sky store still only sell movies in hd is beyond belief, they must be losing revenue. You purchased wicked and it's available on amazon in uhd for same price.

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

Aquadelta — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:12:27 GMT

@howdy12

For the moment I would say that is good advice.

More recently I have been buying movies from Amazon Prime in UHD when available in UHD.

Other than that I do have a fair big movie collection from sky store already (243 movies).

When it's time to uprage the movies I own I will now buy from Amazon Prime or from the Amazon webite on Blu-ray / Ultra Blu-ray.

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

SAS1971 — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:10:20 GMT

Is there still no update from SKY on UHD HDR movies in Sky Store, I have Sky Stream which streams a lot of other content via streaming/download. Seems odd this is not available now.

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

badgerz — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:41:24 GMT

I know this is twelve months on but it seems silly we can't yet watch films on sky store in UHD. At least let us rent them in 4k. I use prime a lot to rent stuff. I'd happily use sky to but we don't have the option anymore. It seems a silly thing to neglect when sky are fighting hand tooth and nail to compete with prime , netflix and apple. Thanks.

Re: Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

howdy12 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:55:15 GMT

I use prime more too, only use sky store if a old movie is only available in hd on both platforms. But all my uhd movies are with prime. Im sure sky store is losing millions over this. Take wicked for good, its 6.99 on both prime and store, sky store hd only, prime uhd for same price. No brainer which one wins.