Sky Q alternatives

[nigea99]

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@Wibbly-Woo wrote:

I understand that Sky is moving away from "ability to record" to "pure stream" - via Internet rather than Satellite ..

I am not looking forwards to losing my ability to record - having had Sky for 23 years 

So when this happens - it doesn't seem to be any point in buying my own hard disk recorder - because I need several channels

Which leads me to my question - is Sky planning a new device to record a signal from internet - preferably several channel at the same time ?

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@Wibbly-Woo 

I think the closest you will get will be like I think some of the streaming services currently provide which is to download a particular programme to watch on the go with time & other limits on viewing .

[Chodley]

Sincerely doubt it. They don't want you recording anything, they want control over what you have access to

Netflix right now with its no nonsense, no ads service is about as good a service as TV is going to see in our lifetimes.

[TimmyBGood]

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@Wibbly-Woo wrote:

So when this happens - it doesn't seem to be any point in buying my own hard disk recorder - because I need several channels

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Note there almost certainly won't be any such devices on the market, because functionality would depend on receiving, storing and playing back encrypted data from external sources that just aren't going to be made available to third party hardware by the online providers.

[TimmyBGood]

@Wibbly-Woo 

https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/tv-recording-freely-end-of-era/ 

[Wibbly-Woo]

It seems like a retrograde step - losing the ability to record and watch at your leisure . before anyone says it - I know that Steaming is pretty flexible but............

I know that some people prefer streaming but I definitely will miss it - and will have to consider whether it is worth spending so much of my limited income on.

[PandJ2020]

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@Wibbly-Woo wrote:

It seems like a retrograde step

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From a consumer point of view.  However, the broadcasters see it as an opportunity to control their material (monetisation).  Being able to 'force' adverts is also good for 'business'....

[TimmyBGood]

@Wibbly-Woo 

And a fundamental point is that broadcast content doesn't belong to the viewer: it's always someone else's property.  What we can do with it is ultimately up to the rights owners: local recording on tape and then disk was a brief period of limited exceptions.

[Rustyfrog]

@Wibbly-Woo 

As an old Wrinkly who has been a user of satellite tv for many years, and remembers the days of  and white parabolic, flat square, and  rectangular dishes, I have witnessed many changes over the years.

Yes I have done my share of moaning, (why yet another change?)  but we all survived, and found ways to still enjoy our television.

Like it or not, we have to accept progress.

[Wibbly-Woo]

I understand that in a few years (def by 2030) - Sky will only be available via the internet rather than satellite ?

What is the reason that we will no longer be able to record - and only stream ?

It can't be the speed of transmission because a 100Mbps internet connection can cope with several data transfers at the same time

Is it purely down to licencing changes (Sky don't want customers to have the ability to record ?)

Why don't sky produce a new "recording" box that can operate purely over the internet ?

What will happen at the point when we lose satellite connections - will Sky be ready for millions to transfer at the same point without losing our connections ? 

[stereohaven]

@Wibbly-Woo 

Read this article and all will become clear: https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/historic-streaming-beats-tv-recording-uk/ 

All of your general questions have been discussed many times on the community and beyond.

[PandJ2020]

This is not just a Sky thing.

Rights holders (of all broadcasters) don't want you to record material.

Access by streaming allows broadcasters to control access to their material - and force income streams (such as adverts - or paying to remove them).

Arguably, with streaming there is no need to record.

Of course, all broadcasters will be planning for the necessary bandwidth.

[Daniel0210]

@Wibbly-Woo 

You've asked these questions before which have received replies on multiple different threads. No need for another new one. 

[SKY1992bf]

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@Daniel0210 wrote:

@Wibbly-Woo 

You've asked these questions before which have received replies on multiple different threads. No need for another new one. 

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@Wibbly-Woo  And the answers haven't and won't change regardless of how many times you ask them