[TV] Sky dishes and boxes OUT

Is it PotG? · Oct 7, 2021

For those that feed the monster

https://news.sky.com/story/sky-glass-new-4k-ultrahd-smart-tv-set-to-replace-satellite-dishes-and-boxes-12427480

beorhthelm · Oct 7, 2021

odd headline from Sky, not really mentioning dishes in the article. if they ditched satellites they'd lose large parts of the population with adequate broadband capacity.

Napper · Oct 7, 2021

beorhthelm said:
odd headline from Sky, not really mentioning dishes in the article. if they ditched satellites they'd lose large parts of the population with adequate broadband capacity.

and gain millions who cant put dishes on rented properties

keaton · Oct 7, 2021

Napper said:
and gain millions who cant put dishes on rented properties

But they can already get Sky through Now

beorhthelm · Oct 7, 2021

Napper said:
and gain millions who cant put dishes on rented properties

you dont need to drop satellites to provide that service though.

Napper · Oct 7, 2021

keaton said:
But they can already get Sky through Now

true. Screens have 6 speakers and a sub woofer.

Looks pretty decent to me

AmexRuislip · Oct 7, 2021

Napper said:
true. Screens have 6 speakers and a sub woofer.

Looks pretty decent to me

I always thought a sub woofer, was a nautical dog :wink:

Swansman · Oct 7, 2021

Just got struck by a wave of nostalgia. Not seen a satellite dish for ten years.

W3 BHA · Oct 7, 2021

Is it PotG? said:
For those that feed the monster

https://news.sky.com/story/sky-glass-new-4k-ultrahd-smart-tv-set-to-replace-satellite-dishes-and-boxes-12427480

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As far as I can see, and I may be wrong, but this also brings an end to recording programs. That will be fine for many, especially the youngsters who stream everything, but unless everything broadcast remains streamable (free within your sky package for ever) then I see this as something that makes things better and more profitable for Sky with only the limited benefit being to those who can now stream without a dish.

KeegansHairPiece · Oct 7, 2021

W3 BHA said:
As far as I can see, and I may be wrong, but this also brings an end to recording programs. That will be fine for many, especially the youngsters who stream everything, but unless everything broadcast remains streamable (free within your sky package for ever) then I see this as something that makes things better and more profitable for Sky with only the limited benefit being to those who can now stream without a dish.

Why? Most smart TVs you can just usb a hard drive to it and they can record. Pretty easy to include an SSD / flash drive within the TV build I would have thought. The Sky and Virgin boxes are made to look like there’s a lot of technology going on, but there isn’t really. Just a proprietary hard drive sat next to a cpu board.

dazzer6666 · Oct 7, 2021

KeegansHairPiece said:
Why? Most smart TVs you can just usb a hard drive to it and they can record. Pretty easy to include an SSD / flash drive within the TV build I would have thought. The Sky and Virgin boxes are made to look like there’s a lot of technology going on, but there isn’t really. Just a proprietary hard drive sat next to a cpu board.

Agreed - suspect there's a drive inside the TV as well. Hadn't heard about this but looks excellent to me - been waiting quite a while to upgrade the telly so this might be the answer. What happens if you use multiroom and don't have Smart TVs in the other rooms but use Q ?

marcos3263 · Oct 7, 2021

Its also clever as it will lock you into sky as its less easy to haggle a new deal and threaten to go to virgin etc if you also lose your TV or are still paying it off.

KeegansHairPiece · Oct 7, 2021

dazzer6666 said:
Agreed - suspect there's a drive inside the TV as well. Hadn't heard about this but looks excellent to me - been waiting quite a while to upgrade the telly so this might be the answer. What happens if you use multiroom and don't have Smart TVs in the other rooms but use Q ?

I’ve binned them all off!

Freeview and payg / sub services for me with an HD plugged into the TV. I have broadband from Virgin but that’s it. No TV services or boxes. Football/Sport on NowTV when I need it. The days of chucking £65+pcm at these goons for me has long gone. Pick and choose my subs now, maybe a couple of months on Netflix, then a couple on Disney+, £10 here and there for a Sports Pass. Honestly I get nowhere near the £700 pa or so I was handing over, that’s without multi-room etc which is easily achieved with freeview and broadband and a smart TV or fire stick.

Wardy's twin · Oct 7, 2021

Swansman said:
Just got struck by a wave of nostalgia. Not seen a satellite dish for ten years.

there are still loads of them around in Brighton, not sure if they are used but just sit there rusting on people's rooves and front walls.

Cowfold Seagull · Oct 7, 2021

AmexRuislip said:
I always thought a sub woofer, was a nautical dog

I always thought it was a dog that replaces another for the last 20 minutes when the original one begins to tire.

Hiney · Oct 7, 2021

dazzer6666 said:
Agreed - suspect there's a drive inside the TV as well. Hadn't heard about this but looks excellent to me - been waiting quite a while to upgrade the telly so this might be the answer. What happens if you use multiroom and don't have Smart TVs in the other rooms but use Q ?

"Whole Home' Pack. Sorted.

S'hampton Seagull · Oct 7, 2021

My question would be, if you get a sky subscription and then want to switch at the end of the contract to virgin, would a new provider be compatible?

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bomber130 · Oct 7, 2021

And they are going to take it out of the box and remove packaging. Nice added touch. Just leaves some other poor sod to put it up.

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um bongo molongo · Oct 7, 2021

KeegansHairPiece said:
I’ve binned them all off!

Freeview and payg / sub services for me with an HD plugged into the TV. I have broadband from Virgin but that’s it. No TV services or boxes. Football/Sport on NowTV when I need it. The days of chucking £65+pcm at these goons for me has long gone. Pick and choose my subs now, maybe a couple of months on Netflix, then a couple on Disney+, £10 here and there for a Sports Pass. Honestly I get nowhere near the £700 pa or so I was handing over, that’s without multi-room etc which is easily achieved with freeview and broadband and a smart TV or fire stick.

Every time I’m tempted to do this, the thing that stops me is the cricket. If Sky lose the cricket, I’m offski.

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