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Sky stream

We're thinking of moving to sky stream.. currently got sky Q box.. is it worth changing or staying as I am.. Will bills be less each month or stay same

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@Boopickle wrote:
We're thinking of moving to sky stream.. currently got sky Q box.. is it worth changing or staying as I am.. Will bills be less each month or stay same

It's dependent on a lot of things.

If Sky Q works well for you and how you watch TV (ie recording what you want and watching it back whenever you want to with the ability to fast forward through ads easily) then it's worth sticking with Sky Q. 

Sky Stream is very different and relies entirely on you having fast and stable broadband in whatever room you want to have the Stream puck(s) in. Without this it will not function well. 

You also lose the ability to record in the same sense as Sky Q. Programmes are added to a playlist and will playback on demand from whatever streaming service hosts that particular programme ie iPlayer for BBC, ITVX for ITV, Channel 4 etc. Sky content will playback directly from Sky's servers. Not everything you add to your playlist will be available when you want to watch it - some content is only available to watch live, other content may take a period of time to become available. You have no control over this. 

Fast forwarding and rewinding on Sky Stream is slower and can be a lot glitchier than on Sky Q. You can use voice control to skip X minutes but it can be quite imprecise. 

The benefits of Sky Stream are that it allows you to get rid of the satellite dish and cabling and you can get UHD content on multiple screens in your home with the Whole Home subscription but again, this will rely entirely on you having a sufficient enough broadband connection for every puck in your home. 

It can be a bit cheaper to get Sky Stream but it depends on your package and how well you can negotiate a new Q contract. You also have to factor in the cost of your broadband which needs to be 25Mbps absolute minimum and is essential for Sky Stream to work. There are fewer channels on Sky Stream so make sure it will have the content you want to watch before considering it. 

Sky Stream can work well for some but it doesn't suit others. If you are happy with Sky Q then personally I'd say stick with it.

 

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@Boopickle wrote:
We're thinking of moving to sky stream.. currently got sky Q box.. is it worth changing or staying as I am.. Will bills be less each month or stay same

It's dependent on a lot of things.

If Sky Q works well for you and how you watch TV (ie recording what you want and watching it back whenever you want to with the ability to fast forward through ads easily) then it's worth sticking with Sky Q. 

Sky Stream is very different and relies entirely on you having fast and stable broadband in whatever room you want to have the Stream puck(s) in. Without this it will not function well. 

You also lose the ability to record in the same sense as Sky Q. Programmes are added to a playlist and will playback on demand from whatever streaming service hosts that particular programme ie iPlayer for BBC, ITVX for ITV, Channel 4 etc. Sky content will playback directly from Sky's servers. Not everything you add to your playlist will be available when you want to watch it - some content is only available to watch live, other content may take a period of time to become available. You have no control over this. 

Fast forwarding and rewinding on Sky Stream is slower and can be a lot glitchier than on Sky Q. You can use voice control to skip X minutes but it can be quite imprecise. 

The benefits of Sky Stream are that it allows you to get rid of the satellite dish and cabling and you can get UHD content on multiple screens in your home with the Whole Home subscription but again, this will rely entirely on you having a sufficient enough broadband connection for every puck in your home. 

It can be a bit cheaper to get Sky Stream but it depends on your package and how well you can negotiate a new Q contract. You also have to factor in the cost of your broadband which needs to be 25Mbps absolute minimum and is essential for Sky Stream to work. There are fewer channels on Sky Stream so make sure it will have the content you want to watch before considering it. 

Sky Stream can work well for some but it doesn't suit others. If you are happy with Sky Q then personally I'd say stick with it.

 

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