Is it worth going back to Sky Q?

redbluecan

I only really watch Premiership and EFL football and England cricket tests. I am tempted to go back to Sky as I would like to be able to record it again and miss live pause.

I currently pay £26 to Now TV plus £2 for the HD to watch sport.

I assume the £35 Sky deal for Essential and Sport is as cheap as they will offer or should I haggle?

Also, do you know if this includes HD and would the delay be less on sport as there seems a big delay on Now TV.

Thanks for any advice

Neil_Jones

Any streaming platform which includes Now will have a delay on transmission from the likes of a linear broadcast.  Same for YouTube.

A linear channel delay is typically 8-12 seconds, but isn't subject to internet traffic congestion.

That being said the £35 I can see on Sky's website is a Sky Stream product, not Sky Q.  The closest Q equivalent is £51 a mont.

goodfella66

Is it worth the difference price? Plus with Now you can install it on different players in your home and play it on any of them (albeit only one at a time unless you pay extra). With Sky themselves you have to pay the multi-room rip-off.

redbluecan

Neil_Jones said:

Any streaming platform which includes Now will have a delay on transmission from the likes of a linear broadcast.  Same for YouTube.

A linear channel delay is typically 8-12 seconds, but isn't subject to internet traffic congestion.

That being said the £35 I can see on Sky's website is a Sky Stream product, not Sky Q.  The closest Q equivalent is £51 a mont.

Thank you so much for this explanation. I did not realise that the £35 package did not include a box to record to or live pause. As you say if I add HD to the cheapest Sky Q basic + sport package it would be £58 which is way too much as I would only watch sports. 

The better option seems to be stay with Now Sports at £26 pm and to subscribe to TNT for two months when the Ashes are on through Discovery+