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Sky Q Review: An Installation story & genuine world Impressions

best from its introduce we reckoned the new sky Q system sounded like just what we needed at the Automated Home so we put our purchase the very first day it ended up being available. It’s been 10 days because it was installed, so is this the 21st Century TV experience we were expecting or is everything a bit of a let down?

The Installation

Our engineer turned up around 9:30am as well as was perturbed to hear we were a BT Web house. The next 5 minutes were spent on the trials as well as tribulations of a sky installer particularly on exactly how it works fine with sky routers however whatever else is a “lottery.”

When I discussed we wished to by-pass the whole wireless thing completely and go the hard-wired path with the builtin Ethernet ports he admitted he had no concept exactly how to set that up or even exactly how a LAN worked.

Worst of all he told us he was only allotted 85 mins to do our entire system – in shape new meal as well as LNB, set up the primary sky Q Silver box as well as 3 sky small boxes, carry out software application updates etc. He’s expected to do 7 installs a day!

The engineer was a fantastic guy, he worked very fast replacing our near 20-year-old rusty meal with a new one (normally you only requirement to modification the LNB for sky Q). The new set up was evaluated at the LNB as well as then once again at the end of our cable televisions – all eco-friendly lights.

The sky Q Silver Box

Our old Sky+ 1TB box was eliminated as well as the skinny new Q DVR slid into its location under the Mac small as well as Sonos. It looks great in black although you can skin it in a range of ways. keep in mind if you are upgrading from an existing sky system you will no longer have gain access to to the recording or season passes on your old box. Our engineer told us he hadn’t fitted any type of of the routine (non-Silver) Q systems.

The Silver box is the brains of the whole operation as well as from what we can discover out its 12 tuners are shared out across the house to the other gadgets something like this:

4 Tuners for Recording
1 Tuner for online TV on the Silver Box
2 Tuners for online TV or Recordings on the Minis
2 Tuners for online TV or Recordings on the tablet App
1 Tuner for the TV Guide
1 Tuner for PIP on the Silver Box
1 Tuner for future utilize (4K?)

Its 2TB’s can store as much as 350 hours of HD TV (there’s around 300GB reserved by sky for other uses). round the back there’s a S/PIDF optical audio out however full Dolby digital audio is offered over the HDMI cable television now. There are a couple of USB ports as well as an HDMI IN for future use.

The Silver box will get a software application upgrade to enable Sky’s 4K service coming later this year (50fps 2160p UHD output utilising HDMI 2.0 as well as HDCP2.2). The non-Silver Q box as well as the small boxes will stay at 1080p. I’ve discovered some routine sky channels have very, shall we state ‘average’ photo high quality these days. I don’t understand much about exactly how these things work however it makes me question is sky compressing channels even much more to capture the maximum out of each transponder, making space for the 4K channels?

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អ្នកអាចមើលការថតសំលេងថ្មីៗឬការចុះបញ្ជីពួកវា A-Z ។ ទោះបីជារដូវកាលថ្មីបង្ហាញទាំងអស់បង្ហាញថាមាននៅក្រោមអក្សរត្រឹមត្រូវ។

វាសាមញ្ញក្នុងការមើលអ្វីដែលទាញយក (ប្រអប់ប្រអប់ការទិញក៏ដូចជាតាមតម្រូវការ) ក៏ដូចជាអ្នកអាចផ្អាកជួរយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័ស។ ផលិតផលដែលមិនលុបគឺជាខ្យល់អាកាសមួយក៏ដូចជាការជ្រើសរើសពីកន្លែងដែលអ្នកបានចាកចេញនៅលើកម្មវិធីរបស់អ្នកពីផ្នែក Q របស់ខ្ញុំ។ ផ្នែក ‘សម្រាប់អ្នក’ នៃ q របស់ខ្ញុំត្រូវបានគេរំពឹងថានឹងបង្ហាញថាការសម្តែងទោះជាយ៉ាងណាបន្ទាប់ពី 10 ថ្ងៃនៅតែរដ្ឋនៅតែរដ្ឋកំពុងរកឃើញអ្វីដែលខ្ញុំចូលចិត្ត។

ការរអាក់រអួលពិតប្រាកដមួយគឺប៊ូតុងផ្ទះនាំអ្នកទៅផ្នែក “ជ្រើសរើសកំពូល” ជាជាងការណែនាំទូរទស្សន៍ទាំងអស់របស់យើងចង់ឃើញ។

រក្សាឱ្យក្រុមគ្រួសារទាំងមូលរីករាយ – 4 ការថតសំលេងនៅម៉ោង 9 យប់

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ប្រសិនបើអ្នកមានភាគនៃកម្មវិធីមួយពីរដូវផ្សេងគ្នាសូមជួយឱ្យពួកគេបែកគ្នាក៏ដូចជាបង្ហាញក្នុងថតដាច់ដោយឡែក។

បន្ទាប់ពីគ្រាន់តែពីរបីថ្ងៃនៃការប្រើប្រាស់ខ្ញុំពិតជាចូលចិត្ត UI ថ្មី។

ការដកស្រង់

ប្រអប់ Q បឋមរួមមានការដកចំនួន 2 ដែលជាទម្លាប់របស់ IR មួយក៏ដូចជាប៊្លូធូសថ្មីប៉ះនឹងមេរោគ។ ខ្ញុំជាអ្នកតស៊ូមតិសម្រាប់បច្ចេកវិទ្យាថ្មីៗបំផុតទោះយ៉ាងណាខ្ញុំនៅតែមិនទាន់សម្រេចចិត្តលើប៊្លូធូសប៊្លូធូស Sky Q ប៉ះដាច់ឆ្ងាយពីចម្ងាយ។ វាត្រូវការការប្រើប្រាស់បន្តិចបន្តួចចំពោះការទទួលបានឧទាហរណ៍អ្នកអាចមានអារម្មណ៍ថាអ្នកអាចចុចផ្នែកខាងលើនិងផ្នែកខាងលើក៏ដូចជាផ្នែកម្ខាងនៃបន្ទះប៉ះដើម្បីអាចរកឃើញអេក្រង់ប៉ុន្តែមានលទ្ធផលមួយផ្សេងទៀតដែលត្រូវការ អូសពន្លឺ។

ដូចគ្នានឹងអេបផលអេសអេសអេសថ្មីដែរដែរប្រសិនបើអ្នកប៉ះបន្ទះបន្ទះរបស់បន្ទះវិធីសាស្រ្តខុសនៅពេលជ្រើសរើសវាអ្នកអាចលោតចេញពីទីតាំងរបស់អ្នកបានយ៉ាងលឿនក្នុងពេលចាក់សារថ្មី។ បន្ថែមពីលើការបណ្តុះបណ្តាលអង្គចងចាំម៉ាសរបស់អ្នកដើម្បីប្រើពីចម្ងាយរបស់អ្នកអ្នកក៏ត្រូវប្តូរទៅវិធីប៊ូតុងប៊ូតុងចាស់នៅពេលប្រើរចនាប័ទ្មផ្សេងទៀតនៃប្រអប់តូចទាំងអស់នៅក្នុងបន្ទប់គេង។ ហឹម។ អ្នកអាចទិញប៊្លូធូសពីចម្ងាយសម្រាប់ខ្នាតតូចរបស់អ្នកផងដែរប្រសិនបើអ្នកចូលចិត្ត (40 ផោន) ទោះជាយ៉ាងណាប្រសិនបើមេឃចង់ឱ្យយើងប្រើទៅនឹងចម្ងាយនេះពួកគេគួរតែផ្គត់ផ្គង់វាសម្រាប់ប្រអប់ទាំងអស់។ នៅលើការកើនឡើងប៊្លូធូសបង្កន័យថាវាដំណើរការដោយមិនចាំបាច់ដឹកនាំដោយផ្ទាល់នៅឯប្រអប់សូម្បីតែការងារនៅក្នុងបន្ទប់ជាប់គ្នា។

មានប៊ូតុងរកមើលដែលមានភាពវៃឆ្លាតដើម្បីរកឱ្យឃើញកម្មវិធីរបស់អ្នកក៏ដូចជាការថតសំលេងទោះយ៉ាងណាវាជាការងារមួយដែលចាំបាច់ក្នុងអត្ថបទ។ វានឹងមានលក្ខណៈសាមញ្ញជាងនៅពេលដែលកម្មវិធីទូរស័ព្ទបង្ហាញក៏ដូចជាមុខងាររកមើលសំឡេងគឺដោយសារតែត្រូវបានបើកនៅក្នុងការធ្វើឱ្យទាន់សម័យកម្មវិធីកម្មវិធីនាពេលខាងមុខនេះ (ប៊្លូធូសដាច់ដោយឡែក) ។

ព័ត៌មានជំនួយ: ទោះបីជាមិនច្បាស់ភ្លាមៗក៏ដោយសញ្ញាសើមេឃនៅផ្នែកខាងលើនៃចំណុចដាច់ស្រយាលនីមួយៗគឺពិតជាប៊ូតុងដែលនាំអ្នកដោយផ្ទាល់ទៅក្នុងកំណត់ត្រារបស់អ្នកដែលមានប្រយោជន៍ខ្លាំងណាស់។

Sky Q ខ្នាតតូច

ពីប្រអប់ស្កាយក៍បឋមរបស់អ្នកក៏ដូចជាកំណត់ត្រាត្រូវបានផ្ញើតាមរយៈអាយភីទាំងលើវ៉ាយហ្វាយឬនៅក្នុងស្ថានភាពរបស់យើងដែលមានលក្ខណៈដូចគ្នានឹងប្រអប់តូចនៅជុំវិញផ្ទះ។

បាច់ប្រាក់រួមមានប្រអប់តូចតែមួយក៏ដូចជាយើងបានទិញ 2 បន្ថែមទៀតសម្រាប់ចំនួនសរុបនៃបី។ បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះមិនមានជម្រើសដំឡើងដោយខ្លួនឯងសម្រាប់មីនីទាំងនេះទេដូច្នេះអ្នកនឹងបង់ថ្លៃដំឡើង£ 50 នៅលើកំពូលនៃការចំណាយ£ 99 ប្រសិនបើអ្នកទិញច្រើនជាងមុនបន្ទាប់ពីការដំឡើងរបស់អ្នក។

អ្នកអាចមាន 4 មីននៅលើប្រព័ន្ធប្រាក់មួយ Q (គ្មាននៅលើប្រអប់មិនមែនប្រាក់ទេ) ទោះយ៉ាងណាអ្នកអាចប្រើបានតែក្នុងពេលដំណាលគ្នាប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ នេះហាក់ដូចជាការរឹតត្បិតមិនធម្មតាមួយនៅពេលដែលអ្នកអាចប្រើប្រាស់គ្រាប់ 2 គ្រាប់បន្ថែមលើមីនីថុន 2 នាទីទោះបីជាសន្មតថាពួកគេមានអត្រាប៊ីតទាបក៏ដោយ។ តាមឧត្ដមគតិដែនកំណត់នេះនឹងមិនត្រូវបានបង្រួមនាពេលអនាគតដូចនៅក្នុងផ្ទះរបស់យើងយើងពិតជាមានពេលខ្លះដែលមានll 3 boxes might be utilized at once. For now you get a message when the maximum number are in utilize as well as you have to get a household member to switch theirs to standby to let you utilize yours – or view on a tablet instead.

Up up until now we have always distributed our sky around the home utilizing the RF modulator developed into the old Sky+ Box, so to all of a sudden see sharp 1080p on our bedroom telly is fantastic.

The sky Q small box under the telly – F1 in HD in the Bedroom!

The Mini’s remotes are quickly configuration to manage your TVs volume. Other helpful features include pressing the house button to turn on your TV in addition to the box as well as a long press of the standby button to turn your TV off too.

The UI to select your channels as well as recordings on the minis is similar to the primary box. A good enhancement right here would be to enable each small to filter its own recordings.

Fluid seeing is Sky’s marking moniker for pausing your telly in one space as well as choosing it up in one more as well as this works well.

If you’re a sky Broadband customer, then each small box becomes a wireless gain access to point (2.4GHz as well as 5GHz b/g/n/ac) broadening the protection of your WiFi utilizing this AirTies fit together network. If (like us) you have a different broadband service provider then this function is disabled.

The system likewise has builtin Powerline Networking hardware to send your AV packets across your mains wiring, however strangely this is currently disabled.

Tablets & Apps

You can view online channels as well as your recordings with the sky Q app on an iOS or Android tablet. This works fantastic in our home as well as now it’s simple to take sky to the bath!

Sky TV guide on our Lenovo Android Tablet

Rights administration problems rear their unsightly head right here though. try to view a BBC on demand show on your tablet as well as you’ll get a message telling you that you can’t do that. however record the exact same show yourself instead of downloading it as well as it plays fine. រង់ចាំ​អ្វី? The BBC only want you to view on-demand from their own iPlayer app. That’s just nuts Auntie.

You can copy shows to your tablet to view when you are away from home. I was able to verify from my router web traffic that shows sent from my sky Q box to my tablet were actually downloaded from the Web instead of coming across my LAN. It appears like your recordings are truly sent from the Sky Go platform to your tablet so it’s worth checking you have lots of data (or as well as limitless bundle) with your house broadband contract.

The apps likewise disable the choice to output the tablets display to a TV. So you can’t get round the 2 TV mini limit by hooking up your iPad or Android tablet to your telly.

There’s currently no phone app for sky Q, although they are verified for release sometime later this year. For now you can utilize the old Sky+ app to routine recordings as well as catchup downloads, however you cannot see your planner or view online TV or recordings like with the tablet app. It seems a pity that sky couldn’t have had the phone apps prepared for the introduce of the system, all of us bring a phone, not a tablet.  It’s one more indicator that sky Q has been introduced before being completely baked.

So far there’s no method to view sky Q on a PC or Mac (the method you can with sky Go) as well as no word if that’s coming later. personally I’d far rather view on my MacBook than a small tablet screen with a wheezy speaker.

Early Verdict

In the end our engineer spent well over 2 hours on our installation. That’s without any type of of the wireless pain that numerous of his other installs entailed. Sky guarantee Q clients a special experience, however they’re putting far as well much pressure on their difficult working engineers, because of both lack of training in addition to providing them as well bit time to do a great job.

It’s still extremely early days for Q as well as many of the problems discussed on their forums are associated to WiFi problems. however we’ve not seen a single problem utilizing Q through the great old CAT5 cable televisions we buried in our walls in 1999.

Like many similar tech products released, sky Q is a bit of a work in development at launch.  There are great deals of bit improvements that requirement to be made, however I’ve no question numerous of them will come over time.

There are other features right here we haven’t even got into like Airplay as well as Bluetooth music playback.

It’s a pity sky won’t enable apps like Netflix as well as Amazon Video on the Q as well as Mini’s which would make this the only system many of us would ever need.

Pricing is a bit opaque however sky state the common continuous monthly expense for existing Sky+ clients will be around £12 additional (as it was for us), while new clients can g

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