topic Re: Next firmware update Sky Q in Sky Q

Next firmware update Sky Q

Super+Anthony — Tue, 23 May 2023 09:13:15 GMT

I hear some people have it updated after the Q210 on Sky Q. Mine is still this one

Re: Next firmware update Sky Q

seandrews — Tue, 23 May 2023 09:31:18 GMT

I don't have much faith in that Sky care about Q anymore as they have glass and steam to occupy them.

they won't make anything better as it's essentially a dead product and service they don't want to upkeep anymore.
they would more than happy to get everyone online onto their other bad service but just 1 instead of supporting 2

Re: Next firmware update Sky Q

Super+Anthony — Tue, 23 May 2023 09:34:01 GMT

@seandrews I have to agree with you. I mentioned this to them and of course they said this was not the case, but I suspect what you are saying is accurate, and sooner rather than later, they will only help with issues on glass and stream. I am not going anywhere till they drop the prices on the new products, especially for current long term customers

Re: Next firmware update Sky Q

PandJ2020 — Tue, 23 May 2023 10:29:53 GMT

@Super+Anthony wrote:
I hear some people have it updated after the Q210 on Sky Q. Mine is still this one

Updates are phased - you can't override it.

Re: Next firmware update Sky Q

TimmyBGood — Tue, 23 May 2023 10:58:58 GMT

@Super+Anthony @seandrews

With millions of households using it, Q is hardly 'dead'. It is, however, a mature product that just isn't going to change very much from its current form because that's basically complete, at least as far as the current hardware can support.

Re: Next firmware update Sky Q

seandrews — Tue, 23 May 2023 11:19:23 GMT

I think the chances of Sky releasing another product with a PVR is virtually zero but I'd love to be completely wrong.

Re: Next firmware update Sky Q

PandJ2020 — Tue, 23 May 2023 11:27:07 GMT

@seandrews wrote:
I think the chances of Sky releasing another product with a PVR is virtually zero but I'd love to be completely wrong.

Probably, at best perhaps a small hardware revision.

Re: Next firmware update Sky Q

TimmyBGood — Tue, 23 May 2023 11:47:50 GMT

'Sky' doesn't get to make strategic decisions anymore: direction of travel is dictated by Comcast, and Stream ('Flex 4K' in the US) would seem to demonstrate that they consider the days of the PVR to be over.

Re: Next firmware update Sky Q

SlenderRobert — Tue, 23 May 2023 11:48:58 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:
'Sky' doesn't get to make strategic decisions anymore: direction of travel is dictated by Comcast, and Glass/Stream ('Flex 4K' in the US) would seem to demonstrate that they consider the days of the PVR to be over.

Indeed. You can be sure that it was a Comcast rep that wanted the final scene in this Stream ad:

(skip to 1'51")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AXZOU_SY1o

Re: Next firmware update Sky Q

TimmyBGood — Tue, 23 May 2023 12:20:55 GMT

@SlenderRobert

I thought there was a basic principle in advertising that it's really dangerous to undermine confidence in your current product while promoting a new one...