Sky Glass Gen1 - End of life

[Cm81]

Hi Everyone, 

I have had a Gen 1 Sky Glass on a payment plan that ends in October, I have no aerial and had Sky Stream been an option when I was looking at options I would have gone with that.

Does anyone know what the options are for an unwanted Sky Glass??

I am looking to change as other TV's provide a better picture and are more suited to consoles, plus Sky Stream is now a thing making Glass a redundant option for me now. 

[MarkGoldsmith]

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@Cm81 wrote:

Hi Everyone, 

I have had a Gen 1 Sky Glass on a payment plan that ends in October, I have no aerial and had Sky Stream been an option when I was looking at options I would have gone with that.

Does anyone know what the options are for an unwanted Sky Glass??

I am looking to change as other TV's provide a better picture and are more suited to consoles, plus Sky Stream is now a thing making Glass a redundant option for me now. 

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Your options are really to either give the TV away or try to sell it online.

[2muchTV]

Couple of options (1) sell eg ebay (2) gift it to someone (3) take to your local recycling centre (tip)

Make sure you do whatever is necessary to remove the TV from your Sky account

[peter-marlow+1966]

What ever  you  diside  to do with  the tv as it is your  property  make sure you do a factory  reset  and get removed  from  you sky account  

[TimmyBGood]

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@Cm81 wrote:

plus Sky Stream is now a thing making Glass a redundant option for me now. 

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Sky Stream has been a thing for just as long as Sky Glass (in the UK) : both were launched in October 2021.  Stream became a standalone product exactly one year later: before then it was only available alongside a Glass television set.

You've actually owned the Glass set from the moment your order was accepted: the monthly payment reduces the balance of the loan used to purchase it.

[Fothergill1]

Hi @Cm81 in addition to the other responses to your question, be aware that the resale value of a Glass TV is pretty poor.  I sold one about 18 months ago and had to drop the price considerably before I sold it.  If I remember correctly I think I only got £250.  Also, don't forget to factory reset it before passing it on.

[Cm81]

Thanks,

I did think they would not go for much, I think you lose the use of most speakers using as a screen without the Sky Subscription. 

Only bought as at the time it was the only option available, as someone mentioned, the standalone Stream came out about a year after Glass and the Puck only worked as a 2nd screen not a main. 

[BenJoBanjo]

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@Cm81 wrote:

Thanks,

I did think they would not go for much, I think you lose the use of most speakers using as a screen without the Sky Subscription. 

Only bought as at the time it was the only option available, as someone mentioned, the standalone Stream came out about a year after Glass and the Puck only worked as a 2nd screen not a main. 

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Not strictly true. You don't lose most of the speakers - they still function, regardless of having a Sky subscription. If you connect a device via HDMI which outputs Dolby Atmos, you will get Dolby Atmos from the speakers on a Glass TV. 

If you keep an active Sky ID without an actual Sky TV subscription, you can still use the apps on the Glass TV. Disney+, Apple TV+, Netflix etc can all still output Dolby Atmos if you pay for the appropriate subscription to receive that audio format. The speaker don't stop functioning. 

The resale value of gen 1 Glass TV's is falling all the time so if you want to sell it, do it sooner rather than later, but don't expect much.  

[Anonymous]

@Cm81 When I sold my Gen One I only asked for enough to pay off the remaining credit agreement - approx £140. A very grateful couple bought it after Sky quoted them £400 for a refurbished set to replace their broken set. I only had it listed for a couple of days, so there are people willing to buy and collect if you're asking a reasonable price.