Sky Go onto TV?

[red_slr]

Is there a way to send Sky Go to a TV via WIFI etc?

I have a Chromecast and that's blocked.

How about apple tv?

[Sea Demon]

Doesn't work with Apple TV - tried that

[SS2.]

As far as I recall, SkyGo was always locked down fairly tight - it couldn't be mirrored, it couldn't be cast and the app didn't run on Smart TVs. I think Sky's intention was to prevent them from losing out on additional MultiRoom subscriptions.

Unless things have changed recently, laptop out via HDMI or a hardwired XBox 360 are amongst the simplest solutions.

[Zoon]

Now TV works with Chromecast but not sky go.
After all, they wouldn't want you to get rid of the expensive multiroom packages.

[dub16v]

Some people have had success running Sky Go on rooted Android devices but it's a bit of a faff (e.g. http://androidforums.com/threads/sky-go-has-anyone...

I run Sky Go on my PS4 which is connected to my TV as I couldn't be bothered with the above.

[Digitalize]

Consoles seem to be the only officially supported way other than plugging a computer in to a TV.

[poing]

My old PS3 was relegated to the spare room as a media player, works well with Sky Go. I'd imagine these are pretty cheap now.

[hornetrider]

I use an Xbox 360. I imagine they are cheap as chips now.

[red_slr]

PS4 works? I happen to have a PS4 sitting in a box gathering dust!!!

[Digitalize]

It does indeed.

[gizlaroc]

Only thing with PS4 is it is 60hz only, which is annoying watching sport if you notice frame rate conversion judder.

[jonm01]

I'm pretty sure they charge something like £5 to use it on a 360 now and there's no Xbox One app.

[dub16v]

jonm01 said:

I'm pretty sure they charge something like £5 to use it on a 360 now and there's no Xbox One app.

Yep, I think it's the same for PS4, £5 per month. If you're calling Sky sometimes you can get it bundled in for nothing i.e. through moaning re price hikes.

The app is excellent, it's difficult to tell sometimes if you're streaming or actually watching via a box. Very good quality.

[red_slr]

Ah, well that's that idea out of the window.

OK no problem.

Well looks like I will be putting another CAT6 to HDMI sender in LOL!

[gizlaroc]

The £5 charge is for Sky Go Extra, if you have the full package you get that anyway.

[Gompo]

Anyone have trouble getting SkyGo to work in Firefox and Chrome on their laptop? Last time I tried a couple of weeks ago it kept on throwing up various errors and stuff about Starlight (which I downloaded) and it still didn't work. Ended up resorting to using my phone.

[red_slr]

Gompo said:

Anyone have trouble getting SkyGo to work in Firefox and Chrome on their laptop? Last time I tried a couple of weeks ago it kept on throwing up various errors and stuff about Starlight (which I downloaded) and it still didn't work. Ended up resorting to using my phone.

This is exactly what prompted me to ask the question!!!

[red_slr]

gizlaroc said:

The £5 charge is for Sky Go Extra, if you have the full package you get that anyway.

I have entertainment plus sky sports.

[ooo000ooo]

Gompo said:

Anyone have trouble getting SkyGo to work in Firefox and Chrome on their laptop? Last time I tried a couple of weeks ago it kept on throwing up various errors and stuff about Starlight (which I downloaded) and it still didn't work. Ended up resorting to using my phone.

Tried to use now tv for the first time a few weeks ago. Got a sky sports pass free with some beer, logged into my account on chrome, put the code in and started getting silverlight error messages.
Fired up Edge, thinking it's microsoft's latest browser so will be ok, got the same.
Fire up my youview box went into the now tv app, it doesn't support live streaming.
Downloaded the app onto my android tv box, error on it, something to do with the app detecting an hdmi cable plugged in.
Tried my "smart" blueray player, no now tv app from samsung on that.
Eventually got it working via firefox and a lead from my laptop into the pc port on my tv which doesn't stream the sound and kept on buffering so had to connect up my bose speaker which of course had a dodgy lead so kept on buzzing and cutting out.
Bought a now tv box which to be fair works well.