invisiblekid
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So I've had Sky Q for a few days now and juts thought I'd write a few thoughts and a question or two.
I dont have Sky Broadband or Sports BTW, just the F1 HD and Movies as premium channels.
I like the main 2TB box and the mini boxes are working perfectly for now. Considering one of them is 2 floors up its very impressive. The ability to get full Sky and watch recorded stuff in the bedroom is a massive positive. The blue "Q" on the front looks cool, but it's too bright and I wish they let you turn it down.
The touch remote infuriates me 80% of the time. The fwd/rwd/play touch buttons are rubbish and are worse in the dark. Plus scrolling the time bar whilst watching something is also clunky and annoying as the "previous channel"/"what's next" procedure is confusing.
I quite like the new UI personally, though why oh why does it not go to the guide when pressing the home button??! I dont give a fig about Top Picks. Just take me to the guide!
Talking of which,
Where have the +/- 24hrs buttons gone?!! I have to scroll all the way to look at something 7 days away?
Now 4K stuff. Films merely look a bit better. At 20gb it's hardly going to amaze compared to UHD Blu Rays. Documentaries look better. But content is all over the place!! Why cant Sky just a 4K section instead of having a mini 4K section in every category! Argh!
Also, is there any "live" 4K programs? I realise for now these are mainly football matches which I cannot watch, but if there is a 4K version of something, does the TV then show that OTA or is it all download only? If I look at 4K sports it shows a footy match and says to record this. If I look at the same match via the planner, it only shows in the info that it's in HD.
Overall I love it as we'll fully utilise most of it's capabilities, but there are some infuriating button procedures that are either missing or have gone backwards and take far too many presses to get what you want, and that I cannot fathom why someone would think it was a good idea to add or remove them.
I dont have Sky Broadband or Sports BTW, just the F1 HD and Movies as premium channels.
I like the main 2TB box and the mini boxes are working perfectly for now. Considering one of them is 2 floors up its very impressive. The ability to get full Sky and watch recorded stuff in the bedroom is a massive positive. The blue "Q" on the front looks cool, but it's too bright and I wish they let you turn it down.
The touch remote infuriates me 80% of the time. The fwd/rwd/play touch buttons are rubbish and are worse in the dark. Plus scrolling the time bar whilst watching something is also clunky and annoying as the "previous channel"/"what's next" procedure is confusing.
I quite like the new UI personally, though why oh why does it not go to the guide when pressing the home button??! I dont give a fig about Top Picks. Just take me to the guide!
Talking of which,
Where have the +/- 24hrs buttons gone?!! I have to scroll all the way to look at something 7 days away?
Now 4K stuff. Films merely look a bit better. At 20gb it's hardly going to amaze compared to UHD Blu Rays. Documentaries look better. But content is all over the place!! Why cant Sky just a 4K section instead of having a mini 4K section in every category! Argh!
Also, is there any "live" 4K programs? I realise for now these are mainly football matches which I cannot watch, but if there is a 4K version of something, does the TV then show that OTA or is it all download only? If I look at 4K sports it shows a footy match and says to record this. If I look at the same match via the planner, it only shows in the info that it's in HD.
Overall I love it as we'll fully utilise most of it's capabilities, but there are some infuriating button procedures that are either missing or have gone backwards and take far too many presses to get what you want, and that I cannot fathom why someone would think it was a good idea to add or remove them.