topic Re: Delay changing channels in Sky Stream

Delay changing channels

josh+prior — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:21:39 GMT

There is a black screen delay of 3 secs when changing sky channels. The netflix app connection speed test gives 389mbps. is this delay normal?

Re: Delay changing channels

Skull+Treaty — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:22:38 GMT

@josh+prior wrote:
There is a black screen delay of 3 secs when changing sky channels. The netflix app connection speed test gives 389mbps. is this delay normal?

@josh+prior

Has it always been like that for you?

Re: Delay changing channels

Nigelb1972 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:50:40 GMT

There is a delay because it has to pick up and buffer the stream for the new channel. It's not going to be almost instant like Sky Q etc

Re: Delay changing channels

TimmyBGood — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:28:08 GMT

@josh+prior

As @Nigelb1972 indicates, the historic satellite platforms have the advantage that data for every possible live channel is falling on the dish all the time, and so changing channel can be very rapid.