Sky Stream - Honest Review

Marcus Bronzy Checks out Sky Stream and gives you an honest review!

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[leemason]

I’ve had Sky Stream since January and it’s been amazing so far. Hooked up to my LG OLED tv and a sound bar and you can’t go wrong.

[andylinder]

Great review on this. I’ve just received my sky stream and it only took me a few mins to get it up and running. I went for this option as I’m unable to have a dish on my house but always wanted sky. This is a superb alternative if your in the same boat as me. Love it. 👍

[davecameron]

As someone who worked for Sky and spent 90% of my day dealing with Stream complaints, don't buy unless you have decent broadband. Minimum recommended is 30mb/s, I’d say no less than 50.
Also, if you want subtitles you'll have to run at 1080p - 4k not supported.

[Daz-odol]

I’ve had Sky Stream puck for last 2 weeks. Better UI than most devices, doesn’t lag, connectivity on Wi-Fi not been an issue either. Comparing it to my to 4K fire stick it’s night and day. £30 with Netflix it’s a £1 a day and the ads haven’t even come up that much. 4K UHD too is awesome got it free for 2 months and Last Of Us etc looks amazing. It’s well worth the money.

[andrewthomson]

Interested in Sky Stream, what happens if you already have Sky Q, do you have to sort out disconnecting the dish yourself.

[thequalitydan]

Great video! They need to work on the latency between actual live TV and the 'live stream' of channels which are about a minute or so behind normal broadcast on satellite and Freeview. Not a major thing in any case but It becomes an issue during live events, especially the football.

[akhan]

This is great especially the size as I can put it behind my TV that’s great son now I have a option

[SuperLeehowarth]

The AC adaptor looks like it sticks out quite a bit, perhaps something to consider if your TV is wall mounted and low profile.

[paulchambers]

Great review thanks, just to clarify, if I want to add to a playlist to watch later, something like a soap from BBC or ITV, I can’t?

[mickcleary]

Got sky stream last week had to send it back had a different name on it got the replacement yesterday no problem now

[Theresabrown]

Is the box rented from Sky or can you buy the box from PC World?

[TheSugarDaddy]

I had one of these boxes it's a great bit of kit but very buggy the remote control battery's don't last long sometimes there is no internet connection at all I was half way through a box set and they took it down if they can sort out the minor problems it would be great I also paid three months in advance which was alot easier great video by the way

[billyfinn]

If the match programme on sky sports starts at 7.30pm and I get home at 9pm, can I go back to the start of the programme?

[jeremylister]

Subtitles are essential.
I've old SKY+ HD box. I've found some programs can only be watched live, if you forget to record it, it's not always available on catch up.
Doc Martin is an example.
Same on freeview play, some past programs are greyed out. Gone, nadda, nowt.
What does sky stream do?
Also can you watch all regular sky channels live or is it just individual show selection like Netflix and Prime?
Am I right that this WAS on 31 day rolling contract and has this now been dropped and replaced by 18 month contract?
Subscription to ff through ads is a terrible idea. Cynical.

[kirkd]

So it’s basically Sky Go but in HD/4K ? Also sky wanted to charge me more for Sky steam than I already pay for Sky Q which is just bizarre as it’s less equipment 🤷🏻‍♂️

[subh]

Hi how much it’s cost of sky sports on sky box or sky stream. I didn’t purchase yet.
Also explain 4K fire stick how it’s work I’m not so good in technology.

[LFCKOP]

American here. Thanks for reviewing this. I’m a huge fan of a lot of UK-based TV, especially live TV. In the past I’ve subscribed to NOWTV and paid for packages. However if I wanted to switch to watching one of your freeview stations, I had to exit the NOW TV app and jump into another streaming app. That’s why this interests me.

Anyway, if you view the settings of the player, is there anything on there that will allow a user to update DNS settings?

[issamhussain]

Hi just wondering does it show live sports or does it show a stream after the game

[barry-bi]

I been toying with idea to having one, i really miss f1.Already got a Amazon fire tv as a present no problems from the sky broadband.Will it be no different to sky stream?.The trustpilot reviews mention contention issues with wifi?Sky needs sort this out before i buy.?

[mitch]

Does the live tv program guide take you straight to the live program when you click or does it just take you to the relevant app?