@Chrisee
I would agree that the current pucks can be reliable if fed with a stable network connection. I've never really had the buffering issues reported by others on here. Lip sync is another matter though - it still remains somewhat random.
One thing I'd disagree on however is the remote approach to app hosting. I don't think it's great at all really, and only serves to slow down the app launching process and opens the system up to problems which are clearly still occurring for some customers.
Your statement about never having to update apps "unlike smart TVs and other streaming devices" isn't correct.
I've been trying out various alternative streaming devices over the past few months in view to potentially cancelling Sky Stream and I can state with good authority that you do not need to manually update apps on Amazon Firesticks or TVs running FireTV OS, Roku Streaming Sticks, Apple TV 4K running tvOS, TVs or streaming boxes running Android TV or Google TV, or on Samsung TVs running Tizen OS.
All of these devices automatically check for app updates periodically and will install them in the background without any user interaction necessary, the same as with SkyOS on Stream pucks and Glass TVs, but just done internally on the device, rather than on a server based app.
Automatic app updates are turned on by default on most devices so the user doesn't have to do anything. You can still manually check for updates yourself and apply them if you want to, but it's not essential, apps will update by themselves.
As much as I like the idea of Sky Stream, I am becoming more and more irritated by its foibles and finding that its USP - the aggregation of content from multiple sources, live channel streams, voice control and playlists are either not of any use to us any more or are available on other devices with locally stored apps and fewer glitches.
