Sky Glass is a downgrade on SkyQ

[Mark39]

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@trevforum wrote:

BTW I have both Sky Glass(as a secondary TV)and a Sky Stream puck attached via a Pioneer receiver to a Panasonic DX902 TV which I used with Sky Q.

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I have a similar setup; Glass as a secondary (dining room) tv, where it works fine and Puck linked to a Pioneer receiver and a Panasonic tv.

The only irritation for me is the renowned 'continue watching' rail which is unreliable.

[Fothergill1]

@Mark39 I fully agree about the continue watching rail which I have complained about may times on this and the closed forum.  It is often infuriating and to me is the biggest down side to the streaming platform.  I do think it is a little better than it used to be (or maybe I have just got used to its faults).

[BigD1011]

So having read all of the responses to razor1986 I still have to agree.. .we mustn't get distracted by the 'is sky glass an upgrade ' issue because it definitely is presented as one by sky, but what's worse is that all of the issues sky are currently aware of are not disclosed at sky glass sign up. For example, I too have been with sky for a very long time but had not been told that I would not be able to view my subscription channels like Racing TV on sky glass or that there would be fewer channels available to me on Glass, for example like a reduction in news channels and a plethora of others, or that sky go would become so depleted it is fast becoming pointless (there is no Q box for sky go to connect to) so, so many channels are missing, in fact the only news channels available to me on sky go since the switch are sky news and GB news. Sky say that all of this has to do with licencing issues with sky glass.  How can it be that I can no longer watch a premium subscription channel on my television? I imagine we weren't informed about these issues because it would be more likely we'd stick with sky Q. It simply cannot be right that we are encouraged to 'upgrade' and pay more for a radically reduced service/choice.  Come on sky, this is all very disappointing.

[Anonymous]

I was an early adopter of Sky Glass and I've never seen it pushed by Sky as an upgrade to Sky Q. 

At the time it was launched it was a product that was intended to appeal to potential customers who were not able or allowed to have dishes installed on their outside walls. 

I took Glass because I was not able to get Q installed in my rental property correctly to enjoy the UHD features. It was only available on the main box and as that couldn't be located in the living room and my landlord wouldn't allow cables to be run through the property, Glass was the way to resolve this issue for me.

In an ideal world where I would have an equal choice then Q is the superior product but I don't feel Glass has been a downgrade. It meets my viewing requirements and until the recent black screen issue haven't had any issues with its stability. 

Glass and Stream I still see as a product for those who can't have dishes. It's not an upgrade or downgrade, it's just an alternative. 

[stereohaven]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Glass and Stream I still see as a product for those who can't have dishes. It's not an upgrade or downgrade, it's just an alternative. 

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And at some point, will be the only choice.

Q is really starting to show its age now as well and while it remains a top tier PVR, viewing habits continue to change, channels continue to close on satellite and it is struggling to deliver the app experience available on other, more modern hardware.

[Razor1986]

I am the originator of this post. I posted it over 15 months ago. I decided to keep Sky Glass in the end. I've just read my post back, and I do still agree with most of my points. I guess I've just got used to it, but I still maintain that Sky Q is better. There doesn't seem to be any improvements made in the last 15 months.