Sky glass yes or no

[BenJoBanjo]

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@Yoghurt wrote:

@BenJoBanjo  I hear loads of people are leaving sky think it's down to the cost not entirely sure I've always said I'd only leave sky if something happened to the company 

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I personally think it's down to the changes in how people watch. The days of linear TV are numbered. With YouTube overtaking ITV to become the second most watched service in the UK, it tells you a lot. 

There's less need for an all-in-one TV service as the younger generations get older. They consume what they want, when they want. They're already used to not needing recording, it's streaming on demand all the way, so there's no real need to pay for a full TV service from Sky, Virgin, EE or whoever. 

Sky+ and Sky Q were revolutionary in their day and remain the preferred and reliable means of getting a full TV service for many people over the age of 40. Sky Stream and Glass are an attempt to recreate that full experience in a streamed form, but many younger people simply don't need the live channel streams because they don't want to be told that they have to sit down at 8pm to watch the show they love. They'll just watch it on demand whenever they like. 

Sky remains a comforting umbrella for many long term customers. Whether it'll remain in the same form, providing a full TV service in years to come, remains to be seen. 

For now though, if you like watching live TV and love sport then Sky Stream is definitely worth considering. 

[Yoghurt]

@BenJoBanjo  Or glass as they are the same thing 

[Yoghurt]

@BenJoBanjo   You are right though in saying that the normal tv watching days are numbered 

[Yoghurt]

@BenJoBanjo  Plus I know a lot of older people will struggle to get used to it  with streaming being the only option eventually 

[BenJoBanjo]

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@Yoghurt wrote:

@BenJoBanjo  Or glass as they are the same thing 

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They're not. This still confuses a lot of people.

Sky Glass is a TV which runs the same SkyOS which runs on a Stream puck. 

A Stream puck is a streaming device which needs to be attached to a TV in order to view and run the SkyOS. 

There are still many people who think Sky Glass is the streaming service. It's not. 

[Yoghurt]

@BenJoBanjo  Then sky should've just released the tv only no wonder folk confused 

[BenJoBanjo]

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@Yoghurt wrote:

@BenJoBanjo  Then sky should've just released the tv only no wonder folk confused 

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I'd say the opposite. The Stream puck on its own would have been a much better idea for the customer. Everyone is/was used to getting a 'Sky box' to attach to their TV. That's what the puck is. Sky Glass is a means of making Sky more money. The profit margin on a TV sold to a customer rather than loaned, is a lot greater. It's all about economics. 

[Yoghurt]

@BenJoBanjo  A lot of folk said the puck is very glitchy and sometimes doesn't work that's why I went for the glass tv when my own tv died last year but I was originally going to keep sky Q until it gets switched off in 2029 2030  but my tv died so I had to switch early 

[Hunter2660]

It's all downto your broadband. If it's strong and stable the Glass TV and or puck will perform exactly the same as the OS is the same on both.

[Yoghurt]

• @Hunter2660  Yes all tv will be streaming only in the near future in the next couple of years so all companies will have to do affordable internet packages especially the older people who will stick with freely which is freeview  otherwise the older people will get left behind and have no tv