World wide service?
Will this service be world wide or do the distributors/networks still don't get it? World wide service would be nice :D
(Just too bad they bring it on such lousy harware. Hope they also bring a version to the playstation...)
Xbox 360 owners will have access to Sky's TV content through their consoles within two weeks, the broadcaster has confirmed. Sky_player_005 How Sky Player may look on the Xbox 360 Register Hardware reported back in May how Sky had signed a deal with Microsoft to deliver a selection of its channels through Xbox Live. Sky …
....price it sensibly.
I would dearly love to be able to watch the Rugby on Sky Sports, i don't care about anything else, just Rugby, so i sincerely hope it isn't priced stupidly or that i have to buy huge bundles containing loads of shit i don't want.
I'm not sure who i'm trying to kid though.....
As for speed over ADSL - *pats Be 24Mb service*
Most people have their Xbox connected to a 37"+ size TV, right? I've watched streamed video on a 40" screen via both a PC and PS3 and the quality is terrible. I'd describe it as VHS quality or S-VHS at best. If it's in a small window then it looks good, but to appreciate dramas and sport you need to watch in full screen. Unless Sky plan on running the service for free I fail to see any benefit for the public, unless they can't physically obtain Sky via satellite or cable.
We are now in the world of HD so it's rather pathetic providing VHS quality on demand services and expecting people to pay for it. The best streamed quality I've seen is from the BBC iPlayer, but even that looks terrible full screen on a 40" TV.
Ok so they want existing sky customers to fork out for a "multiroom package" so they can download tv on to their xbox through the internet at standard definition quality!?? Is that a joke?
How about i dont pay sky anymore money and i just download them on a PC and watch them on my xbox in HD!
This is only useful as a free addition for Sky customers. A bit like they offer sky player to watch programs you missed on a PC.
i don't know what they think standard definition is if it's not DVD 720x576.
maybe saying "standard def", is their way of excusing the pixel blockyness of streamed content?
and pay for multiroom? when i don't get the same quality or amount of channels over skyplayer that i would do normally? wtf? yeah sure, that bird'll fly. if it was a free service like PC skyplayer, then cool. but it's not. so bye bye.
anyway, i run BBC iplayer with so called"HD" streams over 3Mb adsl with no problem. quality is acceptable on a big screen. dunno what you're whinging about with your la-di-da "i live out in the sticks boohoo" fancy pants 4Mb hook up. ;)
Why pay for a multiroom subscription so that you can watch a limited set of channels in shit quality when you can just pay for the multiroom subscription and use the damn sky box that comes with it. (or get one off your favorite tat peddler for cheap if you don't want to pay £50 for the box)
"Will this service be world wide or do the distributors/networks still don't get it? World wide service would be nice :D"
I would imagine Sky only have UK broadcast rights for most of their shows.
"If you watch Sky, streamed to your Xbox, and Iplayer on your PC (and no satellite dish, or TV aerial etc) and live in the UK, do you need to still pay a TV licence?"
If it's streamed live (as in, if you're watching a feed that's also being broadcast over the air) then yes. If you're just using the on-demand service then no.
"Is the multiroom subscription required for everything or just streaming live channels, as it already is for the PC version of Sky Player?"
I can't imagine it'd be different to the exisiting Sky Player service.
"We are now in the world of HD so it's rather pathetic providing VHS quality on demand services and expecting people to pay for it. The best streamed quality I've seen is from the BBC iPlayer, but even that looks terrible full screen on a 40" TV."
No idea what quality the Sky service will use, but the upcoming update will include the 1080p live streaming from Zune Marketplace, so it's possible that the Sky service could stream in HD.
"and pay for multiroom? when i don't get the same quality or amount of channels over skyplayer that i would do normally? wtf? yeah sure, that bird'll fly. if it was a free service like PC skyplayer, then cool. but it's not. so bye bye."
The PC service requires multiroom for live streaming (as opposed to VOD). However, I think that Sky Player on Xbox will require an Xbox Live Gold subscription.
You legally NEED a TV licence if you use ANY item of equipment that uses a TV tuner circuit that can receive live TV transmissions (analogue or digital).
That means ANY VCR/PVR/TV that has an aerial socket. Even a Slingbox.
So if you just stream pre-recorded stuff such as iPlayer to your TV and you dont even have an aerial you still need a licence for the TV.
Even if you have a piece of gear in the garage technically they could still get you.
Its not what or how you watch...its down to if any gear has a tuner circuit in it...connected or not.
So your saying that having a pc + xbox + tv tuner card = cheaper than a ps3?
What an idiot, your saving that a pc (£300), xbox (£170) and tv tuner (£30) total of £500... compared to ps3 (£250) and play tv (£60) total of £310.
£500 set up.... cheaper I dont think so
then you have downtime due to RROD. seems expensive and impractical to me
I believe the anonymous coward is correct.
I had the same situation. I used my TV as a monitor for a PC in my living room & didnt have Sky at the time & ironically couldnt even receive any TV signals cos the flat aerial was broken.
Wrote to TV license folk & they were fine. All they said was that they might send someone to confirm this... but never did.
I have re-checked and it appears they have changed and simplified the rules to allow for the whole internet streaming side.
Instead of basing it on equipment that is equipped to recieve live TV they now base it on whether you watch live TV or not.
So if you watch or record any live TV you need a licence. If you dont then no need.
However, to make sure I'd get that aerial taken down or the socket papered over as this new way seems to geive them a lot of catch outs against the consumer.
Though I have read the licencing folks the BBC outsource to, are a pretty thick toothless bunch with no actual legal authority.