Sky Updated Epg

Raumarik · 23 Apr 2014 at 18:26

Not sure if it's the TV or the Sky plus box but when changing channels it randomly decides one channel will be set at 1080p, the next at 568 or 720. Means the TV is constantly taking time to display a picture.

I've set the sky box to automatic and to each individual resolution but it seems to ignore it anyway and randomly picks on. Only been happening a bit over a week though.

MagicBoy · 23 Apr 2014 at 18:33

Did you press green to save the setting?

Automatic will change res to suit the channel. I've just set it to 1080i and left it as the box does a decent enough upscaling job.

Raumarik · 23 Apr 2014 at 18:35

Yeah, oddly enough we've got the new EPG whilst I was at work, actually seems to be saving the setting now

V_R · 23 Apr 2014 at 18:38

Got mine too, looks nice.

mark66 · 23 Apr 2014 at 19:28

My blue button isn't cycling through favorites? They are still ticked in the options but nothing happens when I press blue? Anyone else having this?

MagicBoy · 23 Apr 2014 at 19:30

Works fine here...

Psycho Sonny · 23 Apr 2014 at 19:40

Halfmad said:
Not sure if it's the TV or the Sky plus box but when changing channels it randomly decides one channel will be set at 1080p, the next at 568 or 720. Means the TV is constantly taking time to display a picture.

I've set the sky box to automatic and to each individual resolution but it seems to ignore it anyway and randomly picks on. Only been happening a bit over a week though.

sky HD cannot do 1080p.

set it to 1080i is what is recommended unless you have a really good AVR, then leave it on automatic and let the AVR do the scaling.

for most people though without and AVR 1080i is the best setting.

Skeeter · 23 Apr 2014 at 21:23

Got this today. Don't like it.

Guide button doesn't go to the guide, and I can't see any way to disable the menu screen like you could previously. Then having the search bar means you have to press back 5 times to get out of the guide and back to TV.

Not a fan at all, its massively counter intuitive and annoying.

Draeger · 23 Apr 2014 at 21:34

Skeeter said:
Then having the search bar means you have to press back 5 times to get out of the guide and back to TV.

I'm also finding this absolutely infuriating.

Not only that, if you have fat fingers and press the back button just one time too many once back at the TV screen, it chucks you straight back into the Program Guide again. Aaaaaarrgghhh!!!!!! :mad:

TonyTurbo78 · 23 Apr 2014 at 21:58

when in the EPG, is there anyway to bypass pressing the damn back button 4 or 5 times to get back to the tv without the epg displayed on the screen? Whoever thought this was a good idea, must have shared in a battery company or the company that designs the sky controller. So damn annoying.

MagicBoy · 23 Apr 2014 at 22:00

Just had a play - try the Sky button. Takes you back to the TV show.

Skeeter · 23 Apr 2014 at 22:04

Yeah the Sky button takes you straight back to TV. But its an annoying change.

The TV Guide button not opening the TV Guide is my main infuriating annoyance though! I don't have my Sky box connected to my internet, so 6 of the 8 tiles I'm forced to look at don't even work!

Its gone from a well designed and intuitive interface to something cleared geared towards Sky forcing their new On Demand content in your face! Argh!!!

Camalot · 23 Apr 2014 at 22:05

Never used back button to get back to TV, used the blue sky button for years!!

Skeeter · 23 Apr 2014 at 22:06

Camalot said:
Never used back button to get back to TV, you use the blue sky button!!

This is clearly a habbit I'm going to have to get into

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TheVoice · 23 Apr 2014 at 23:59

Skeeter said:
Yeah the Sky button takes you straight back to TV. But its an annoying change.

The TV Guide button not opening the TV Guide is my main infuriating annoyance though! I don't have my Sky box connected to my internet, so 6 of the 8 tiles I'm forced to look at don't even work!

Its gone from a well designed and intuitive interface to something cleared geared towards Sky forcing their new On Demand content in your face! Argh!!!

If you've never connected your box to the internet before, they'll give you a free wireless connector so you can do so. It's worth having it connected, you're missing out on a lot of extra features otherwise.

cyclops12 · 24 Apr 2014 at 04:31

Skeeter said:
Yeah the Sky button takes you straight back to TV. But its an annoying change.

The TV Guide button not opening the TV Guide is my main infuriating annoyance though! I don't have my Sky box connected to my internet, so 6 of the 8 tiles I'm forced to look at don't even work!

Its gone from a well designed and intuitive interface to something cleared geared towards Sky forcing their new On Demand content in your face! Argh!!!

Just hit the tv guide button twice for the guide from 101 or when watching TV hit the back up button for the guide from the channel you're watching.

Camalot · 24 Apr 2014 at 07:23

Skeeter said:
This is clearly a habbit I'm going to have to get into .

It's just how i've always done it. With the back button you have to spam the thing to get back to TV which annoys me, i only use it if i want to back up to the last menu screen. With the Sky button its 1 click.

Skeeter · 24 Apr 2014 at 08:30

Keep spamming the back button and you get in an intimate loop

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Where can I get a wifi connector for free? Every time I've looked they want to charge existing customers for them.

TheVoice · 24 Apr 2014 at 12:45

www.sky.com/freeconnector

MagicBoy · 24 Apr 2014 at 14:36

If you've got the wireless booster that'll work as well. The Ethernet port on the back acts as a bridge. It appears to be the same unit as the original wireless connector with different firmware!