*** Sky Q Thread ***

UltraSBM said:
They whacked the price up of my Sky+HD multi-room to £92 a month.
SkyQ is gonna be even more than that...just for TV...pah.
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While I don't have prices as I'm not at work, is that including BB, line and talk or purely for TV? For just TV that seems expensive and I'd have thought a SkyQ upgrade would work out slightly cheaper?
 
MissChief said:
While I don't have prices as I'm not at work, is that including BB, line and talk or purely for TV? For just TV that seems expensive and I'd have thought a SkyQ upgrade would work out slightly cheaper?
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@UltraSBM
Thats the correct price for Sky World Complete Pack + 1 M/Screen.

Cheaper to go to Sky Q just now.

Pop down to your local Sky stand in one of the shopping centres local to you.
 
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Did the software update this morning and it downloaded Q002.00056.00L (4lpnhsw).

Ultra UHD is there in Sport.

Audio Visual picture resolution option of 2160UHD is present.
 
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Loads of little extras as well Cosimo.

Such as downloading the next episode of box sets etc, auto play of next epsiode, fast forward swipe right by 1 min at a time.

The stability of the system has increasded ten fold, only ever had to reboot my Silver box once in the 2 months or so I have been using it. Twice my mini q has locked up..
 
The brand new features:

• Auto Download Next Episode: Sit back and enjoy episode after episode of box sets. When customers start watching an episode from a series they have downloaded, if the next episode is available it will automatically start to download, so it’s ready when customers want it.

• Auto Play: Watch one episode after another effortlessly. Now when customers get to the end of an episode, the next one will automatically start to play after 30 seconds. Press Select to watch immediately or Dismiss to exit.

• Top Picks: Introduces even more recommendations to the current On Demand offering, so with the best of live, future and Online Video now added, customers will find it even simpler to choose the next gripping drama, box set marathon or live sport to enjoy.

• Series Record: When watching a recording of a show, if the next episode isn’t on until later that week customers can use the Mini Guide to set a recording for the whole series.

• Sports Featured: The new Sports Homepage makes it easier for Sky Sports customers to find the best of live and On Demand sports this summer.

• Get to a specific place in a recording or download more easily by skipping forwards or backwards. Press pause and then swipe on the touch pad to move minute by minute, or swipe-and-hold to move to a specific time in the programme customers’ are watching.

• With PIN Protection for Online Video clips, customers will be prompted for a PIN throughout the day to watch 18+ rated content with the Family Friendly setting on.

Notes:

• Auto Play and Auto Download Next Episode only work if the immediate next episode is available to watch or download at the time the preceding episode is being watched.

• Should a customer want to turn off Auto Play and Auto Download they can do so in Settings > Setup > Preferences.

• Kids content will not Auto Download.

• Customers will receive a notification the first time they download or watch an On Demand show.

• Sports Featured programmes are available to watch live or download to customers with a Sky Sports subscription.

• In the Online Video section of Sky Q customers will be prompted for a PIN to watch ‘18’ rated content between 5am-9pm. For ‘18+’ graded content customers will be prompted for a mandatory PIN at any time of day. This works when the Family Friendly setting is on.


The first software release to Sky Q will also see a number of software updates, improving in-home connectivity and other bug fixes.
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The press release:

https://corporate.sky.com/media-cen..._for_customers_with_more_great_features_added
 
Vertigo1 said:
Despite my earlier fears I'm actually very impressed with the HD upscaling. It's fractionally better than the TV was managing.
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Still haven't decided on that one as our latest Sony does an exceptional job of upscaling. Will have a play with the input settings to see.
 
Cosimo said:
Still haven't decided on that one as our latest Sony does an exceptional job of upscaling. Will have a play with the input settings to see.
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Which model? I'm very impressed with my Sony's HD upscaling, particularly with a clean Bluray source but, if anything, the Sky Q box is fractionally better. Not much in it though.

My fear was that the Q box would be inferior so I'd have to either suffer that or switch it between 1080 and 2160 when I wanted to watch HD or UHD content.
 
Oooh, exciting - been working away from home all week, so looking forward to investigating the new firmware when I get back! Is there much in the way of UHD content - i.e. specifically UHD - or are we looking at up-scaling across the board atm?

EDIT: Looks like August 13th for true UHD?
 
Vertigo1 said:
Which model? I'm very impressed with my Sony's HD upscaling, particularly with a clean Bluray source but, if anything, the Sky Q box is fractionally better. Not much in it though.

My fear was that the Q box would be inferior so I'd have to either suffer that or switch it between 1080 and 2160 when I wanted to watch HD or UHD content.
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It's the Sony Bravia 55XD9305 (LED Premium HDR 4K Ultra HD).

I'd love to know what upscaling engine Sky use.
 
Dooksy said:
Now this is something that's raised my eyebrow. Not possible on the 'normal' Sky box, so you have to do it manually.
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It's included in the latest HD+ update as well..

For you guys who recieved the update today, do you have any UHD content within movies or box sets on demand, just curious!

Glad to see that you prefer the Q upscaling over your TV Vertigo.
 
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