topic Re: Streaming Fallback in Sky Q

Streaming Fallback

Mr+Ramsden — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:55:23 GMT

Without any sarcastic comments can someone exp;ain why the Q boxes have never had an update so they fall back to a streaming service if for whatever reason satalite signal is lost.

The boxes are capable of streaming (netflix, itvx, appleTV, Amazon Prime etc) and Sky know what subsriptions people have.

We had a huge storm sunday just as the F1 started and lost sinal and as we are reminded time and time again "Its only live once". Yes i know Sky Go is an option but huge difference watching on an iPad than a decent TV.

Re: Streaming Fallback

PandJ2020 — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:02:22 GMT

If you lose Satellite then simply select whatever streaming service to have/like. Sky making that decision for you would likely cause outrage...

Re: Streaming Fallback

GD1 — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:05:02 GMT

@Mr+Ramsden The boxes weren't designed to fail over to a streaming app, which app would it fail over to as there are a number of apps on Sky Q.

Re: Streaming Fallback

Mr+Ramsden — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:10:36 GMT

The oint is if i'm watching a sky channel why on earth can't it fall back to a version of Sky Go ? Or if not possible why can;t there be a Sky Go app on bax that could be user selected to watch stuff you are paying for ?

Re: Streaming Fallback

nigea99 — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:18:56 GMT

@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

The oint is if i'm watching a sky channel why on earth can't it fall back to a version of Sky Go ? Or if not possible why can;t there be a Sky Go app on bax that could be user selected to watch stuff you are paying for ?

Initially it just wasn't designed like that.

TBH the number of times this fall back is required is very low & I doubt if SKY would deem the development worthwhile altthough who knows maybe as SKY Go has developed maybe it could be added to to SKY Q boxes with minimal effort

I appreciate it is very frustrating for those odd times that the weather does interfere

Re: Streaming Fallback

TimmyBGood — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:26:31 GMT

@Mr+Ramsden

Probably because when Q was designed (c2013-15) Sky was still very much the satellite television company, and had an inherited and deeply-entrenched 'satellite-first' mentality despite Q being a hybrid broadcast/online device.

As we've seen, after the Comcast acquisition it's debatable whether satellite reception will even remain a thing past the end of the decade.

Re: Streaming Fallback

Mr+Ramsden — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:05:57 GMT

Thanks for responses and they all make perfect sense. So ulimately a sky go option would be possible and thats about it

Re: Streaming Fallback

digglerthelegend — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:21:40 GMT

You could use Sky Go on a laptop and connect to a tv through HDMI.

Re: Streaming Fallback

Mr+Ramsden — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:24:30 GMT

I could if i had a laptop with HDMI output, all macbooks here 🙂

Shame there is no SkyGo app for my firestick, or a NowTV sub that matches my Sky Sub

Re: Streaming Fallback

PandJ2020 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:01:28 GMT

@Mr+Ramsden wrote:
So ulimately a sky go option would be possible and thats about it

A native version of SkyGo on the box is a great idea - doubt it will be implemented though. (Such development is unlikely now Stream is out)

Re: Streaming Fallback

TimmyBGood — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:07:35 GMT

@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

I could if i had a laptop with HDMI output, all macbooks her

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204388

Re: Streaming Fallback

Mr+Ramsden — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:41:33 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:
@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

I could if i had a laptop with HDMI output, all macbooks her

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204388

Honestly my Mac Book Pro does not have HDMI output

Re: Streaming Fallback

digglerthelegend — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:49:09 GMT

@Mr+Ramsden wrote:
@TimmyBGood wrote:
@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

I could if i had a laptop with HDMI output, all macbooks her

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204388
Honestly my Mac Book Pro does not have HDMI output

You can buy USB -C to HDMI adapters relatively cheap.

Re: Streaming Fallback

Mr+Ramsden — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:07:16 GMT

@digglerthelegend wrote:
@Mr+Ramsden wrote:
Honestly my Mac Book Pro does not have HDMI output
You can buy USB -C to HDMI adapters relatively cheap.

That is true, of course i then have to balance my relativley expensive mac somewhere near my TV 🙂

Re: Streaming Fallback

Chodley — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:13:36 GMT

Acquire a small stool and locate it conveniently close for those stormy days.

Re: Streaming Fallback

digglerthelegend — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:53:14 GMT

@Mr+Ramsden wrote:
@digglerthelegend wrote:
@Mr+Ramsden wrote:
Honestly my Mac Book Pro does not have HDMI output
You can buy USB -C to HDMI adapters relatively cheap.
That is true, of course i then have to balance my relativley expensive mac somewhere near my TV 🙂

So there is a solution to your predicament.