topic Should I move to Stream and Glass in Sky Stream

Should I move to Stream and Glass

DHWsky — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:06:34 GMT

I am currently a Sky Q customer, 1 main box and 2 mini boxes. My contract is at an end. I need one new TV so am evaluating a Sky Glass TV with 2 Sky Stream pucks.

I am happy to stream but am used to recording F1 and Football and watching shortly after they have finished or from the start while still playing. I have read a number of posts suggesting this can be an issue so before committing to a change I am keen to get actual users feedback.

Your thoughts as users would be appreciated.

Re: Should I move to Stream and Glass

Mister_Dalek — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:18:22 GMT

@DHWsky wrote:
I am currently a Sky Q customer, 1 main box and 2 mini boxes. My contract is at an end. I need one new TV so am evaluating a Sky Glass TV with 2 Sky Stream pucks.

I am happy to stream but am used to recording F1 and Football and watching shortly after they have finished or from the start while still playing. I have read a number of posts suggesting this can be an issue so before committing to a change I am keen to get actual users feedback.

Your thoughts as users would be appreciated.

Some people love it, others hate it.

Sky Stream can work well for some customers and quite badly for others. It's quite a different experience to Sky Q but the only real way to know whether it'll work for you is to try it.

It relies entirely on you having a fast and stable broadband network. Without this it's pointless even considering.

Re: Should I move to Stream and Glass

Jporch316 — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:23:57 GMT

@DHWsky wrote:
I am currently a Sky Q customer, 1 main box and 2 mini boxes. My contract is at an end. I need one new TV so am evaluating a Sky Glass TV with 2 Sky Stream pucks.

I am happy to stream but am used to recording F1 and Football and watching shortly after they have finished or from the start while still playing. I have read a number of posts suggesting this can be an issue so before committing to a change I am keen to get actual users feedback.

Your thoughts as users would be appreciated.

It's a different way to consume tv .... personally I love it and it does everything I need it to with the added bonus of getting rid of the satellite dish!

as I've mentioned to everyone who asks so your research , watch a lot of YouTube videos to familiarise yourself with the interface and how it works . Sky have a YouTube channel which shows it all works

Re: Should I move to Stream and Glass

DHWsky — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:25:18 GMT

Thx, I do have fast FTTP and stream a lot. Concerns around other user's comments about sports not be easily available shortly after live broadcast or to start for beginning during Live broadcast e.g. F1

Re: Should I move to Stream and Glass

TimmyBGood — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:41:00 GMT

@DHWsky wrote:

Concerns around other user's comments about sports not be easily available shortly after live broadcast or to start for beginning during Live broadcast e.g. F1

There's simply no guarantee that's going to happen as reliably as it can with playback of an individual local hard drive recording made of the live broadcast. It's undoubtedly more reliable than when the service was launched, but mistakes and technology failures do occur.

Re: Should I move to Stream and Glass

Exiled-in-HH — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:21:04 GMT

@DHWsky wrote:
I am currently a Sky Q customer, 1 main box and 2 mini boxes. My contract is at an end. I need one new TV so am evaluating a Sky Glass TV with 2 Sky Stream pucks.

I am happy to stream but am used to recording F1 and Football and watching shortly after they have finished or from the start while still playing. I have read a number of posts suggesting this can be an issue so before committing to a change I am keen to get actual users feedback.

Your thoughts as users would be appreciated.

Which other TVs are you considering?

As you'll need 3 pucks with other TVs😉

Re: Should I move to Stream and Glass

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:30:56 GMT

Sky Glass TVs are now 3 years old, you'd be crazy to invest in a 3 year old TV. Look for a decent Nano or OLED and if you really want Sky get pucks.

Visit a Sky store and check out streaming as it is totally different to Q and does not suit everyone.

Now TV is also a worthwhile consideration these days too, far cheaper and now in UHD

Re: Should I move to Stream and Glass

Bulls1974 — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:10:01 GMT

As Gincap says,

Sky Glass tv's are inferior to the TV's of the last 2 years. The best of last years, will and does out perform them. They do have a small visual advantage in that the puck is part of the tv. However if their is a fault on the stream parts or the TV it's self then the whole system is down. Stream and the very small pucks are reduce the chances of total failure.

Read the Glass forums 😎