Sky Glass?

London_Boro

London_Boro

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Anyone got one of these? If so, what do you think? Would you recommend? I currently have Virgin but need to get a multiroom box and there'll be cables everywhere if I do it this way. Thinking of ditching VM for TV, keeping the WiFi and getting one of these.
 
My mate worked on the launch of them, and speaks highly of them.

However the challenge I have is that as soon as your internet goes, then you have no way of watching telly, and so you need to have a super fast and reliable internet connection.
 
You will be paying a over the top for both sky and virgin better off going one way or another. Alternatively get the best broadband you can and a good IPTV service and save a fortune
 
It's a fairly average tv which is thicker than a Britain First member

Much rather have a modern tv with better features and have a box as you might not always have sky

After the first year you have to pay a monthly fee to remove adverts in programs you have "recorded" (they aren't really recorded you are just streaming them). That alone would be enough to put me off
 
Sky compares the TV itself to £700 TVs so it is mid range at best but seems to have better built in sound. It's a 48 month contract for the TV so locks you into Sky and I presume you lose your leverage at renewal when you threaten to quit. I imagine it will end up being way more expensive in the long run than buying a comparable TV and just paying for Sky. If you want the streaming without a dish then they are launching the Puck soon which is basically just the streaming features of the TV in a box.
 
Nano said:
If you want the streaming without a dish then they are launching the Puck soon which is basically just the streaming features of the TV in a box.
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Or even just get NOW TV on an Apple TV which I have.

From this article:-

"The Sky Stream Puck is only available to buy if your household also has a Sky Glass TV."

kenstechtips.com

Sky Whole Home: Watch Sky TV In Multiple Rooms Using A Puck

Sky Whole Home allows you to watch Sky TV in more rooms for an extra £12 per month. Find out how it works with the Sky Stream Puck.
kenstechtips.com kenstechtips.com
 
Isn it just Sky Q with the box built into the back of the telly? I’ve got Sky Q around the house, internet went down recently but the telly still worked.
 
I have sky glass. Love the all non one package but have to say my Samsung TV has a crisper picture. I have messed about with the settings and it’s pretty good. I took over two years not 4. The sky contract for TV is only monthly. So once the TV is paid for you can cancel with 30 days notice.
 
Nano said:
Sky compares the TV itself to £700 TVs so it is mid range at best but seems to have better built in sound. It's a 48 month contract for the TV so locks you into Sky and I presume you lose your leverage at renewal when you threaten to quit. I imagine it will end up being way more expensive in the long run than buying a comparable TV and just paying for Sky. If you want the streaming without a dish then they are launching the Puck soon which is basically just the streaming features of the TV in a box.
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The TV is worth 400 max
 
Thanks all, very helpful! Am still undecided however. Am leaning towards keeping the Samsung TV and getting multiroom in. Just didn't want the cables. I know Sky multiroom is wireless, but it'd mean getting virgin out and getting a dish installed which I'm not keen on as it'll have to go on the back of the house and they look rubbish.

Hopefully VM can come up with a wireless solution soon.
 
Ingleby_Flash said:
Isn it just Sky Q with the box built into the back of the telly? I’ve got Sky Q around the house, internet went down recently but the telly still worked.
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Not quite. Sky Q comes via satellite so doesn't need the internet. You can watch TV with no internet but you can't watch catch-up/on-demand/netflix etc without the internet. Don't think multiroom works either. Glass is the same as Sky Q except the broadcast channels are also streamed.
 
I have Sky, but I don’t want to tie myself for a longer period.
Anyhow, that annoying Glass wizard ad has certainly put me off it on principle.
 
Doing a bit of research, and it looks like Virgin Media will launch a wireless option this year. maybe I'll just hold out for this rather than wire in multiroom.

www.express.co.uk

Virgin Media will finally launch its all-new Sky Glass rival this year

THE NEW YEAR is set to bring a brand-new television box from Virgin Media that will compete head-to-head with Sky Q and Sky Glass. Here's everything we know about the new hardware, dubbed Virgin TV Stream, which is confirmed to launch in "early 2022."
www.express.co.uk www.express.co.uk
 
I think it's a great idea in principle and will probably be the future of TV. No more dishes and all wireless and streamed (although as stated not great when it goes down during watching TV).

I just think it's the first venture into it and for me not worth it. I guess it depends on what you want from a TV? Some just watch TV and simply don't care.

Yet others (like me) look at refresh rates / inputs (hdmi 2.1 etc) and watch YouTube reviews to death before buying. I think a TV is an import outlay if you consider how much you will use it.

So back to sky glass? It's a thick TV if wall mounting and is missing a few features that other TVs in its price brackets have. Do you really need a TV with no sky box? I mean they are pretty easy to hide away.

I think as stated the TV is probably a £400-500 TV in terms of features. You be better spending that or a bit more on an LG / Sony / Samsung .... As in one of the big hitters and just sticking to a sky box.

I'm sure at some point in the future we will see them do a collaboration with LG or someone to intrigate it into one of their brand name launches.
 
Glover_elbow said:
You will be paying a over the top for both sky and virgin better off going one way or another. Alternatively get the best broadband you can and a good IPTV service and save a fortune
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Up until recently, I had TV with Sky and broadband with VM and paid a £1 more than I am paying now.
 
Nano said:
Not quite. Sky Q comes via satellite so doesn't need the internet. You can watch TV with no internet but you can't watch catch-up/on-demand/netflix etc without the internet. Don't think multiroom works either. Glass is the same as Sky Q except the broadcast channels are also streamed.
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Ah, didn’t know that, didn’t think I even had a satélite dish, must check when I’m back in the uk 😂 The multi room did keep working because although there was no internet the local blue tooth and wifi was still up.
 
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