Sky customers will soon be able to watch TV without a satellite with the new 'Sky Glass' service

mjm3346

Peter999_2 said:

Sky Glass comes with Sky Ultimate TV at £26 a month, including Sky Exclusives and Sky Originals. Plus a fantastic range you won't find on Freeview, and Netflix is included as part of the deal.
Fast forward ads included free for 12 months, then £5 a month to keep or simply remove it. All Sky TV packs have a 31 day contract.

Thanks a lot for the link.   Cheeky so and so's.       Though I have been waiting for a charge or for them to just stop you fast forwarding since I got a Sky + box in 2002.   I guess I should be glad it took them 20 years to implement it.

In the last few months NOW TV stepped in that direction when standard packages dropped from 2 SD streams to 1 and ads were added to the stream unless you paid £5 a month to "boost" to 3 HD ad free streams (previous standard was 2 SD ad free streams and "boost" was £3 for 3 HD ad free streams)

[Deleted User]

Deleted_User said:

half_empty said:

Deleted_User said:

Plus why should Sky dictate that I should have such a massive TV?
and what happens to all of the electronic waste?(the old equipment) 

It looks more like a grab for living room dominance over other providers. It will probably appeal to many people, I suppose time will tell how many they shift. The future has been IPTV for some years now. Pity the ISP's seem to still be in the 80's.
Not sure they worry over the recycling past some compliance stuff.
LG have a new super factory starting to get a shift on, the amount of units that will pump out is amazing, not sure they worry over old units, that rate will be far higher than what Sky are doing.

Hardly "green" "then
Have you any idea as to content of electronic hardware? 

In what way have I any idea?

mobileron

Where are the Amstrad tvs.

[Deleted User]

half_empty said:

Deleted_User said:

half_empty said:

Deleted_User said:

Plus why should Sky dictate that I should have such a massive TV?
and what happens to all of the electronic waste?(the old equipment) 

It looks more like a grab for living room dominance over other providers. It will probably appeal to many people, I suppose time will tell how many they shift. The future has been IPTV for some years now. Pity the ISP's seem to still be in the 80's.
Not sure they worry over the recycling past some compliance stuff.
LG have a new super factory starting to get a shift on, the amount of units that will pump out is amazing, not sure they worry over old units, that rate will be far higher than what Sky are doing.

Hardly "green" "then
Have you any idea as to content of electronic hardware? 

In what way have I any idea?

Lead, Mercury, Cadmium etc...
And GOLD!! 

[Deleted User]

Deleted_User said:

half_empty said:

Deleted_User said:

half_empty said:

Deleted_User said:

Plus why should Sky dictate that I should have such a massive TV?
and what happens to all of the electronic waste?(the old equipment) 

It looks more like a grab for living room dominance over other providers. It will probably appeal to many people, I suppose time will tell how many they shift. The future has been IPTV for some years now. Pity the ISP's seem to still be in the 80's.
Not sure they worry over the recycling past some compliance stuff.
LG have a new super factory starting to get a shift on, the amount of units that will pump out is amazing, not sure they worry over old units, that rate will be far higher than what Sky are doing.

Hardly "green" "then
Have you any idea as to content of electronic hardware? 

In what way have I any idea?

Lead, Mercury, Cadmium etc... 

Yeah, I know. I wasn't sure what you were asking if I knew or you wanted to know.

[Deleted User]

Deleted_User said:

half_empty said:

Deleted_User said:

half_empty said:

Deleted_User said:

Plus why should Sky dictate that I should have such a massive TV?
and what happens to all of the electronic waste?(the old equipment) 

It looks more like a grab for living room dominance over other providers. It will probably appeal to many people, I suppose time will tell how many they shift. The future has been IPTV for some years now. Pity the ISP's seem to still be in the 80's.
Not sure they worry over the recycling past some compliance stuff.
LG have a new super factory starting to get a shift on, the amount of units that will pump out is amazing, not sure they worry over old units, that rate will be far higher than what Sky are doing.

Hardly "green" "then
Have you any idea as to content of electronic hardware? 

In what way have I any idea?I te

Lead, Mercury, Cadmium etc...out

Yeah, I know. I wasn't sure what you were asking if I knew or you wanted to know.

I just want to know what Sky intend to do about the millions of Q and HD boxes that will be surplus when glass comes fully on line

brewerdave

Deleted_User said:

Deleted_User said:

half_empty said:

Deleted_User said:

half_empty said:

Deleted_User said:

Plus why should Sky dictate that I should have such a massive TV?
and what happens to all of the electronic waste?(the old equipment) 

It looks more like a grab for living room dominance over other providers. It will probably appeal to many people, I suppose time will tell how many they shift. The future has been IPTV for some years now. Pity the ISP's seem to still be in the 80's.
Not sure they worry over the recycling past some compliance stuff.
LG have a new super factory starting to get a shift on, the amount of units that will pump out is amazing, not sure they worry over old units, that rate will be far higher than what Sky are doing.

Hardly "green" "then
Have you any idea as to content of electronic hardware? 

In what way have I any idea?I te

Lead, Mercury, Cadmium etc...out

Yeah, I know. I wasn't sure what you were asking if I knew or you wanted to know.

I just want to know what Sky intend to do about the millions of Q and HD boxes that will be surplus when glass comes fully on line

Don't think that they will be surplus for a good few years yet. Too many people have been persuaded to upgrade to expensive 4k TVs in the last few years and will expect them to last ,particularly in the current financial circumstances.
 I know someone who still has an old Sky+ box plugged in and working on a modern TV !!

cx6

Available today! Don't all rush at once.

flaneurs_lobster

cx6 said:

Available today! Don't all rush at once.

Walked past Sky shop in city centre today. Can confirm that there was in no way a queue of people round the block.

Pressed my nose against the window, the demo running on a new Glass telly did look rather spiffing.

ilikewatch2

Deleted_User said:

I just want to know what Sky intend to do about the millions of Q and HD boxes that will be surplus when glass comes fully on line

If history has taught us anything it's that the nations car boot sales will be littered with them for decades to come - I regularly see people trying to flog old Sky Videocrypt STB's, not to mention analogue NTL boxes and OnDigital STB's...