Understandable for subscriptions, but odd that Sky/Now don't do 1080p pay-per-match on the Sky box. They do boxing, don't they? And movies, obviously.
I was streaming wirelessly, but it works fine for Netflix and Amazon, and I don't want my kitten chewing my Cat 5 cable!
Yes, it works directly on my Samsung smart TV app, and it "worked" on my larger LG TV on which I actually watched the game, subject to the buffering issues.
Installing Silverlight on my PC was one of the issues I had with activating the pass (why?), but I didn't try watching it on my PC.
And...
Yeah, we have a 1080p smart TV, but my point was that the quality issue would therefore apply to an awful lot of people, given the advance of modern TVs. NowTV lags behind at 720p, and most content is only SD.
The trouble with the app on my LG TV is that it forgets my login details. Same for...
Tried a £6.99 one-day sports pass for Now TV last night. Have to say, signing up was easy, but getting it activated took much longer than it should have.
It's not full HD, which makes sport look poor, but the sound and picture also suffered from occasional buffering, not necessarily both at the...