Anyone got Sky Glass?

[DonDon]

Yes it does; I have just checked.

 

[Scubaregs]

Thanks.

 

[Pondrew]

As promised to SWMBO lounge is getting done up. Decorated, new flooring, old non working gas fire removed, new sofa and an electric fire/media wall being put in.

Feckin expensive business this getting married again!

My advice would be to anull the marriage and go back to your batchelor lifestyle of a broken fire and just streaming free porn!

I had a 'media wall' once! I was poor so decorated the room with old copies of the Daily Express. Only downside was I had to re-do it every week as it soon got dated. :lol:

 

[Scubaregs]

I can't afford to annul mate, as they say in poker I'm "pot committed"

Or should be committed.

 

[Nanu]

The first 30 years are the worst

 

[Big Bad Boris]

The first 30 years are the worst

You’re hopeful :rofl:

 

[DonDon]

I've just celebrated(?) my first 30 years - it's going to get better now?

 

[ekimj10]

Post by pvr » Mon May 06, 2024 4:08 pm

You can’t record with sky glass, dealbreaker for me that you can only live stream
Current:

A Sky technician confirmed this during a recent visit which is a non-starter, he actually said you are far better off with your current set up of Samsung TV and Sky Q box. We seem to be seeing less and less live TV these days, probably news programme and the dreaded EastEnders for you know who. Like the concept of Slass though

 

[Scubaregs]

Having read reviews on FB, when Sky posted an ad for Glass, we cancelled the demonstration we had booked at a local Sky store.
Seems to be lots of problems, would rather buy a new tv and keep the Sky Q box.

 

[DonDon]

Post by pvr » Mon May 06, 2024 4:08 pm

You can’t record with sky glass, dealbreaker for me that you can only live stream
Current:

A Sky technician confirmed this during a recent visit which is a non-starter, he actually said you are far better off with your current set up of Samsung TV and Sky Q box. We seem to be seeing less and less live TV these days, probably news programme and the dreaded EastEnders for you know who. Like the concept of Slass though

As per my post of 17:53 yesterday, you add programmes to your planner and watch them whenever you want. Some programmes will stop being available after a time (varies) but that is also true of Sky Q.

Today I would say that the Sky Q software is less buggy but Stream will improve over time. Also, having switched to Stream, while I could have reverted, I doubt if Sky would be very happy if I wanted to switch back to Stream in the future. Obviously I don't know their plans but I am sure that their development effort is going into Stream and Q is in maintenance mode.

Stream is dependent on your Internet connection, but isn't affected by heavy rain and thunderstorms.

 

[ekimj10]

DonDon, I apologise if I appeared to ignore your post which I'm sure is sound advice, but the TV operator in our house is my other half (also over 80) and the thought of more gadgets and their learning processes, filled me with dread so wrongfully I did ignore it.
I've no idea how popular Glass is but I'm a great fan of Sky and if there is need for improvement and a market they will provide.

 

[DonDon]

DonDon, I apologise if I appeared to ignore your post which I'm sure is sound advice, but the TV operator in our house is my other half (also over 80) and the thought of more gadgets and their learning processes, filled me with dread so wrongfully I did ignore it.
I've no idea how popular Glass is but I'm a great fan of Sky and if there is need for improvement and a market they will provide.

@ekimj10, no problem 8)

 

[pvr]

Are there any known plans by Sky to remove the dish requirement, but use internet only but without a TV attachment?

I am a litle tired of the "you Sky box cannot be located" message on the Q system where I have to reboot all the boxes in a specific order.

 

[Scubaregs]

Sky stream is available just now, but you can't get the months free trial if already with sky.

 

[pvr]

Let me check the minimum speed requirements, I have an internet load balancer to get 3 lines together to get a little bit of speed but in the past Sky could not cope with the fluctuating IP addresses.

 

[flimper]

Have just cancelled Sky after 15 years, and mainly watch the catch up apps and YouTube. Must admit it feels good to not be paying those robbers £60 a month any more