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I wanted to list the pros and cons on both systems somewhere in a an attempt to fully understand the capabilities of the new Q system. One of the main issues with the newer system over the old seems to be the expectation that Q will be “better” than plus, partly due to what was promised at launch and what was actually given to customers in the end.
I guess I’ll start with the pros of Q that plus does not have. That I know of....maybe people will chip in and correct or add features for the benefit of others. Followed by the “buts” that might let Q down for some.
Sky Q has over plus
UHD capability of course. But only 1uhd Box per household allowed. UHD arguably not as good as other platforms
And now HDR, but only for 3 titles so far.
1080p HD capability on other tv’s via mini boxes over Wi-fi primarily and Ethernet. But only 2 further boxes allowed per household. So 3 boxes total per household. 1 tv per box as standard.
Internet Wi-fi hot spots on each box. But only if you take sky broadband, will not work for other providers.
Voice activation via remote control. Commands and search titles etc.
If you loose the Q remote, press and hold the Q logo on the box and the remote will bleep.
live mini tv is available on plus, but Q also has it in the banner for other channels that are actually broadcasting. But only on the main box.
Q will rewind over two programmes. Last I saw plus dudnt
Please add any missed..?
Q promised but not delivered;
Ethernet connection between boxes via built in extenders. Used to be available in the software but it was removed by software update.
Touch sensitive remote control. Far easier to scroll through the menus but erratic behaviour when pressing buttons made it unusable. NLA.
A better distribution system than the old RF output in sky plus. It’s far better quality, but restricted to 2 further boxes only. Better?
Please add..?
sky plus has, that Q does not;
more buttons on the remote. Guide. Interactive. Box office. Services. NLA on Q. You have to go through the menus. Individual buttons for play and pause. These are combined on Q remote. This mean’s you can’t press play on the q remote and have the last recording start playing from the planner. You have to go through the menus. It also means you can’t change to a channel that’s recording and instantly rewind the recording like you could on sky plus, for some reason. You have to go through the menus and find the same programme you were watching and watch it from the recordings listing.
A search feature accessed from the software. The only access to search on Q Is via the remote and it’s dedicated search button, or the voice control button. This means you can’t use your tv remote to search Q. You can’t get to it. Unless there’s some other shortcut?
slow motion pause. NLA on Q
Bookmarks. NLA on Q
Starter for 10, please do add as required
I guess I’ll start with the pros of Q that plus does not have. That I know of....maybe people will chip in and correct or add features for the benefit of others. Followed by the “buts” that might let Q down for some.
Sky Q has over plus
UHD capability of course. But only 1uhd Box per household allowed. UHD arguably not as good as other platforms
And now HDR, but only for 3 titles so far.
1080p HD capability on other tv’s via mini boxes over Wi-fi primarily and Ethernet. But only 2 further boxes allowed per household. So 3 boxes total per household. 1 tv per box as standard.
Internet Wi-fi hot spots on each box. But only if you take sky broadband, will not work for other providers.
Voice activation via remote control. Commands and search titles etc.
If you loose the Q remote, press and hold the Q logo on the box and the remote will bleep.
live mini tv is available on plus, but Q also has it in the banner for other channels that are actually broadcasting. But only on the main box.
Q will rewind over two programmes. Last I saw plus dudnt
Please add any missed..?
Q promised but not delivered;
Ethernet connection between boxes via built in extenders. Used to be available in the software but it was removed by software update.
Touch sensitive remote control. Far easier to scroll through the menus but erratic behaviour when pressing buttons made it unusable. NLA.
A better distribution system than the old RF output in sky plus. It’s far better quality, but restricted to 2 further boxes only. Better?
Please add..?
sky plus has, that Q does not;
more buttons on the remote. Guide. Interactive. Box office. Services. NLA on Q. You have to go through the menus. Individual buttons for play and pause. These are combined on Q remote. This mean’s you can’t press play on the q remote and have the last recording start playing from the planner. You have to go through the menus. It also means you can’t change to a channel that’s recording and instantly rewind the recording like you could on sky plus, for some reason. You have to go through the menus and find the same programme you were watching and watch it from the recordings listing.
A search feature accessed from the software. The only access to search on Q Is via the remote and it’s dedicated search button, or the voice control button. This means you can’t use your tv remote to search Q. You can’t get to it. Unless there’s some other shortcut?
slow motion pause. NLA on Q
Bookmarks. NLA on Q
Starter for 10, please do add as required
). So a shared planner is a bit of a show stopper. The other thing which I understand may be a problem going forward is that currently I own the box so at a later stage if I cancel Sky I can use the box to view the free channels etc, obviously with Sky Q they own the box so this wont be an option (although I heard mention that a quad?? lnb would solve this?).
