topic Re: Sky Q versus Sky+ HD in Sky Q

Sky Q versus Sky+ HD

Mike4444 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:49:37 GMT

Having had to migrate from Sky+ HD to Sky Q, I have to say how disappointed I am with its reduced functions!
I include the remote control in that as well! In my opinion, Sky Q is without doubt an inferior product compared to its predecessor, with fewer options and fewer useful features! Even the remote control is a backward step: No anti-slip back, inergonomic in design with smaller fiddly buttons and user unfriendly compared with the original.

How to take a great design and ruin it in one fell swoop! Tick!

Just my opinions, but not really an 'upgrade' in many ways in my view...

Not happy...😩

Re: Sky Q versus Sky+ HD

best+of+the+best — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 06:12:58 GMT

@Mike4444 wrote:
Having had to migrate from Sky+ HD to Sky Q, I have to say how disappointed I am with its reduced functions!
I include the remote control in that as well! In my opinion, Sky Q is without doubt an inferior product compared to its predecessor, with fewer options and fewer useful features! Even the remote control is a backward step: No anti-slip back, inergonomic in design with smaller fiddly buttons and user unfriendly compared with the original.
How to take a great design and ruin it in one fell swoop! Tick!
Just my opinions, but not really an 'upgrade' in many ways in my view...
Not happy...😩

Fair comment @Mike4444 having had Sky Q since 2016 and Sky+ HD box from 2005.

I was glad to get rid of the outdated Sky+HD box when Sky Q came along.

The Sky Q box has the features I want and more besides but that's my opinion each too their own I guess

Re: Sky Q versus Sky+ HD

nigea99 — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 06:36:23 GMT

@Mike4444 wrote:

Having had to migrate from Sky+ HD to Sky Q, I have to say how disappointed I am with its reduced functions!
I include the remote control in that as well! In my opinion, Sky Q is without doubt an inferior product compared to its predecessor, with fewer options and fewer useful features! Even the remote control is a backward step: No anti-slip back, inergonomic in design with smaller fiddly buttons and user unfriendly compared with the original.

How to take a great design and ruin it in one fell swoop! Tick!

Just my opinions, but not really an 'upgrade' in many ways in my view...

Not happy...😩

SKy Q can be quite a shock for people moving from SKY HD & you are right that some features have never been implemented on SKY Q.

The remote does seem designed by those who are not really in-tune with the diverse users needs and more in line with design aesthetics than practicality - especially the slippiness

I do highlight some of the differences in some notes I have made for people considering switching from SKY +/HD to SKY Q SKY +/HD to SKY Q

which are obviously too late once customers have switched

Whilst some features are not implemented there are other features some of which I take for granted after 7+ years - probably one of the most useful (as mentioned in my notes) is Voice control

I particularly like the live mini preview when you bring up the status bar (I use this a lot to watch something else during adverts to see when my programme is back)

I should also point out there are still a few bugs which we have to accept will never be fixed - my main bugbear is the quite unreliable 'Continue' section within recordings which can often point to the wrong episode - we advise people to use this section with great caution (similarly take great care with the buttons above the recordings thumbnails - again I advise scrolling dwon to the thumbnail or use the buttons below)

I think you will get used to most of Q even if you miss some features not implemented

Re: Sky Q versus Sky+ HD

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:20:06 GMT

I agree. Sky Q is rubbish compared with Sky+ HD.

A massive downgrade.

Re: Sky Q versus Sky+ HD

Chodley — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:28:08 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I agree. Sky Q is rubbish compared with Sky+ HD.

A massive downgrade.

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Re: Sky Q versus Sky+ HD

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:00:04 GMT

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Re: Sky Q versus Sky+ HD

Duffman24 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:03:35 GMT

COULD NOT agree more! I thought Sky + was pretty well perfect. Everything was straightforward and well laid out, controller was so well designed that I rarely had to look at it.

SO disappointed with Q, right down to not being able to pause briefly to read subtitles without pressing pause, then pressing go back button to remove the near half page banner COVERING THE SUBTUTLES then pressing play then having to press go back again! All this having to look at the controller which is. about as un-ergonomic as you could never want. Someone designed this rubbish AND GOT PAID! Shocking.

Re: Sky Q versus Sky+ HD

TimmyBGood — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:44:57 GMT

@Duffman24 wrote:

Someone designed this rubbish AND GOT PAID! Shocking.

To be fair, that was more than ten years ago.

https://www.skygroup.sky/article/introducing-sky-q-a-whole-new-way-of-watching-tv

They've probably moved on by now...