Sky glass

[Julie19673]

I want to get rid of my sky Q box and wires , is sky glass the best way to go or not 

[MarkGoldsmith]

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@Julie19673 wrote:

I want to get rid of my sky Q box and wires , is sky glass the best way to go or not 

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That depends if you want a new TV or not.

Sky Glass is the Sky's streaming platform built into a TV, Sky Stream is the streaming platform built into a little box ( called a puck) which can connect to any TV ( in a similar way that a Sky Q box does).

[lettice]

In addition to above.

You will need to have a reliable home broadband for a good experience.

It all works via wifi or via an ethernet cable if you prefer.

If you have a fibre broadband connection that's perfect, anything above 100Mbps should work very well.

But, we have seen some on the community that have a non full fibre type connection of around 60-80Mbps that  has also worked ok for them. Would point out, anything less than that in a busy household and you may encounter some intermittent reliability issues with its streaming nature.

For some background information have a read of the Sky Glass TV and Sky Stream FAQs that provide  a good picture of what's involved and with some videos of how it all works.

Sky Stream FAQ

https://www.sky.com/help/sky-tv/sky-tv-stream/sky-stream-faqs/articles/sky-stream-faqs

Sky Glass FAQ

https://www.sky.com/help/sky-tv/sky-tv-glass/sky-glass-faqs/articles/sky-glass-faqs

[2muchTV]

@Julie19673 another option is a Roku 4K Stick or  Firestick 4K (circa £40) with a Now TV subscription (31 days) to see if you like it.

The Roku/ Firestick can be used in an HDMI port and powered from the TV's USB socket so no wires on show.

If you currently have a smart TV with the Now TV app no need for either