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Ekona said:
No network connection other than WiFi or Powerline rules it out for me. It also neatly shows just how low bitrate their 4K stuff is going to be, if the Q will be happy to stream it over WiFi only without buffering issues.
There's an ethernet port on all 3 boxes. Only the Sky Q Silver will support 4k, so there's no requirement to stream 4k over wifi. One of the reviews quotes the project director as saying that 4k mini devices will arrive later (once 4k streaming starts).
I purposely stuck CAT5 everywhere so I could avoid having loads of wifi devices going at once, all my kit is hard wired with the exception of mobile devices. There is little point having fibre then being restricted by wifi.
I was hoping this would be out by now, my sky is about to be renewed (got 50% off and £50 credit) but will see. As there are only 2 of us in the house I can’t really see it being of much use, for a family would be great though.
Would I’d like to see is 1080p broadcasts (streaming only I’d guess) as it looks a lot better on my projector.
I was hoping this would be out by now, my sky is about to be renewed (got 50% off and £50 credit) but will see. As there are only 2 of us in the house I can’t really see it being of much use, for a family would be great though.
Would I’d like to see is 1080p broadcasts (streaming only I’d guess) as it looks a lot better on my projector.
I've stuck multiple high end WiFi access points at the far corners of my house connected to my router via cat 5 to get around WiFi being generally rubbish and more important for me able to sustain heavy loading from my family. Anything I care about is connecting via 5Ghz and gets more than enough stable bandwidth for 4k video, even when the rest of the network is under load.
Unless you live in a house using thick stone for interior walls you can fix WiFi issues with application of cat 5 (powerlines if you really have to) connecting a mesh 5 Ghz WiFi network. As 5 Ghz has poor range its much less likely to suffer congestion problems from neighbours' WiFi, but you have to have way more access points in a decent sized property.
Having said all that Sky's routers are complete rubbish, no way I'd want to use their networking kit, I'd rather not bother with Q if they try and lock you into their network hardware for multi room.
The tech looks really good and when the 4k channels start rolling out I'll likely resubscribe to Sky. It does what I currently get with my multi room and device Kodi setup but with broadcast content.
Unless you live in a house using thick stone for interior walls you can fix WiFi issues with application of cat 5 (powerlines if you really have to) connecting a mesh 5 Ghz WiFi network. As 5 Ghz has poor range its much less likely to suffer congestion problems from neighbours' WiFi, but you have to have way more access points in a decent sized property.
Having said all that Sky's routers are complete rubbish, no way I'd want to use their networking kit, I'd rather not bother with Q if they try and lock you into their network hardware for multi room.
The tech looks really good and when the 4k channels start rolling out I'll likely resubscribe to Sky. It does what I currently get with my multi room and device Kodi setup but with broadcast content.
Nice review from DigitalSpy
But again no answers on pricing.
http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/television/review/a...
I give this remote about five minutes in the real world (dropped, stuck down back of sofa, chewed by dog, sticky toffee covered children's fingers) before it dies.
But again no answers on pricing.
http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/television/review/a...
I give this remote about five minutes in the real world (dropped, stuck down back of sofa, chewed by dog, sticky toffee covered children's fingers) before it dies.
This is the official blog entry: https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page/2...
The one off costings don't entirely make sense I don't think. They make it appear that if you take movies and/ or sports WITHOUT Sky BB, you can still have the Q Silver package for £99. But then if you re-read it, it seems that you DO need to be a Sky BB customer to get that level of discount. I've sent them an email directly to clarify.
Paul
The one off costings don't entirely make sense I don't think. They make it appear that if you take movies and/ or sports WITHOUT Sky BB, you can still have the Q Silver package for £99. But then if you re-read it, it seems that you DO need to be a Sky BB customer to get that level of discount. I've sent them an email directly to clarify.
Paul
Moily said:
I think this may be misleading. The bundle prices announced by Sky are for new customers - I don't think pricing has been set yet for existing customers.The bit about the box being the responsibility of Sky to repair is wrong too. The news release only refers to mechanical issues, and then suggests people buy extra insurance for the box.
Truffles said:
Moily said:
I think this may be misleading. The bundle prices announced by Sky are for new customers - I don't think pricing has been set yet for existing customers.The bit about the box being the responsibility of Sky to repair is wrong too. The news release only refers to mechanical issues, and then suggests people buy extra insurance for the box.
Sky are adopting the same box ownership model as Virgin - the box is loaned to you and they'll fix breakdowns FOC. You're liable for accidental damage though.
If I am correct in assuming that there will be no additional cost for multi room (£12 ) - the selling point of sky Q. It will work out the same cost for me if I took the silver Q box plus mini box. Currently paying £58 for package including movies plus £12. Sky Q silver is £71 and includes one mini box.
Just need to justify the £150 for the equipment.
Just need to justify the £150 for the equipment.
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