quick questions
if you get main box and 2 mini boxes...will you need more than 1 remote.
can you watch 3 different programmes on 3 different TV's at the same time ?
cia
any other useful points pl feel free to share....
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quick questions
if you get main box and 2 mini boxes...will you need more than 1 remote.
can you watch 3 different programmes on 3 different TV's at the same time ?
cia
any other useful points pl feel free to share....
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicerino
Each box comes with a remote.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicerino
You can watch 3 different programs on 3 different TVs *and* record 4 things all at the same time. (may even be 5 things now since an update)
Works great on a tablet too, live TV and recordings, even if the 3 other TVs are in use.
Best thing to happen to TV since Sky+
Some people don't get on with the touch remote that comes with the main box but it works great for me.
Was ready to invest in Sky Q after buying a 4K TV but then found out you have to sign up to multi room (which I would never use) at an extra £12 a month in order to get the 4K channels :indifferent:
Watch less and do more? Use your precious money on a gym membership or a cycle perhaps?? Do some voluntary work or learn a new skill or langauage? Anything but thinking about bloating even more in front of a screen. Hope this'll helps:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicerino
okey dokey....so 3 boxes and 3 remotes (with a touch remote if you like it for main box).
can watch 3 different progs in 3 different rooms at same time....sounds good
One off set up cost which includes installation and equipment so no other costs on top ( apart from monthly charge).....
what about the connection dropping.....lots of people saying they have to re-boot quite often. Is this a problem or only if you have thick walls/massive gap between boxes etc ?
cia again
I go to the gym regularly, have a full time job, family etc. Watching 2/3 hours of TV is no worse than going to a pub every so often, or posting crap on forums every so often.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watcliff
I have Sky Q because I had a pod offer. It ends in 3/4 months. If the price goes up, or there are no offers then I'll cancel. Why? Because it is, essentially, Sky + revamped. Most channels are filled with crap, repeats or repeated crap. Sports in UHD is the only bonus. It is an outdated model, and I'd be amazed if anyone could find 8 things worth watching/recording at any one time. I'd be further amazed if those programmes weren't so repeated at other times and/or available to download.
They sell it as you can watch a movie downstairs and finish it upstairs. Who does that?
It's an attempt to polish a turd, don't bother unless you lan to watch lots of sport and get a good offer.
Netflix and Amazon Prime are offering much better stuff, much cheaper and in UHD. Just hoping that Sky lose the football to an online streaming service soon, without that they are dead in the water.
I've had it almost a year, was quite flaky when I first got it but they don't need rebooting very often these days. Still more often than the HD boxes mind...Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicerino
I haven't experienced those problems to be fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicerino
I disagree, my old HD box was being rebooted Daily in the end. It's why I took the plunge.Quote:
Originally Posted by itkman
Agreed. Only a matter of time before you can stream every game live to your TV. Attendances are such a small portion of revenue these days id be amazed in 10 years if the price of going to a game had fallen and other fans could stream live via a club subscription service.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris
That must have been an issue particular to your box. The platform on the whole was very mature and stable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris
Not so. Search Sky + Box Freezing. Lots had/have the same issue. Sky put too much software on the boxes and one particular update 18 months or so ago and it caused huge issues. Sky never took responsibility and cashed in as many bought replacement boxes.Quote:
Originally Posted by itkman
Currently having to reboot my HD daily and I've got this current one off a mate as my old HD box was playing up. So same problem 2 different HD boxes.
Scam to get you to upgrade to SkyQ imo.
Hmm, could be, mine was rock solid before I went to Q.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
This was/is caused by one of the power saving modes, Eco Saving I think. I changed the main box to one of the other modes and haven't a a problem with the Sky Q Mini Box dropping a connection from the main box since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicerino
I just had to reboot it 15 mins ago as I couldn't change channel. Pain in the arse. Got to wait a good 5-10 minutes sometimes longer before the box initialises.Quote:
Originally Posted by itkman
Do this tonightQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
TV guide
Settings
Go to sub menu
Type 0 1 select
Select option Sky + Rebuild
Select to run it
Do this once a week.
My old box was killed by my constant need to hard reboot. Sky refuse to acknowledge they installed too much software on the boxes. However, they now advise people to use a trick that only engineers should know about. I wonder why?
I was on my 3rd HD box before going to Sky Q. Sky's plan is for 80% of their customers to switch by 2020. It's only a matter of time before they remove the normal package. The model is outdated, but at least with Sky Q we are only leasing the equipment so, if it breaks, they have to fix it.
Do you lose what's recorded when you rebuild?
My 12yo daughter was on a quiz show earlier this year and it's the only recording we've got even though the school promised us a DVD.
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Originally Posted by Kris
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Originally Posted by itkman
My thoughts/experience exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris
Box frequently freezes, comes on without sound, or doesn't respond to the remote commands.
Have unplugged it several times a week.
If you ring Sky, they try to claim it's only your box, but a quick search shows hundreds of customers reporting issues.
The hard ware can no longer handle the software.
No, but you will lose it if you do a full reset.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
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