Thing is you can use stream for all your video needs. It integrates every app on the device. Example if you're signed up for say Netflix, Amazon, Disney and Sky movies, when you search for a movie it will search all the libraries, then you just select the movie and off it goes and plays it. Yes, you can still go into the apps seperately but there's no need if you know what you want to watch or you use the search method. The box will also do Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision so you have both the high res audio and video.
While I haven't tried this, I'd assume the boxes somehow get locked down to your own network. Would be easy enough to take it elsewhere as it's small enough and just plug in. Something I'll try at the weekend when I visit my parents and see if it works.
Same scenario would go for a TV app. It would make things incredibly easier to hack / share around the world, so I do understand why they use hardware.
Having everything integrated is massively appealing. Apple TV tries doing this but apps like Netflix aren’t included so it all feels a bit half baked.
I’ve looked deeper and all the streaming apps I use are supported, which is great.
As silly as it sounds though is my other streaming hardware is then essentially rendered a paper weight which would be slightly annoying.
The only other thing I’ve heard (no experience obviously) is complaints with the sky puck lagging at times.
How true is that? Is it similar to using a chromecast, fire stick etc which often do lag and stutter or more like an Apple TV which is really smooth.
Based on the current £19 deal and with my addons, cinema, uhd and ad skipping it would cost me £38 on the 31 rolling contract. But it includes paramount plus which would save me money and if I cancel my Netflix premium and do it through sky it’s only 8 quid….