Not used one for what must be over 12 months now, I find my tablet or mobile so much easier operating the TV, Sky boxes, amp, media player, and laptop.
Not used one for what must be over 12 months now, I find my tablet or mobile so much easier operating the TV, Sky boxes, amp, media player, and laptop.
Use a tablet/laptop/smart phone all day....quite nice to be able to switch off from one and use a quaint old squeaky remote!
Our Pace box got the update on Tuesday morning but our Samsung has not as yet. I assume there must be more Samsungs to update and it will come in a week or two.
I like the new look and some of the catch up features are useful - like new series.
The tip about how to access the channel listings directly is handy, thanks to all who suggested it.
How early are series link recordings ending without a reset? So far I have not noticed anything from ones recorded that way. But I have only watched two or three recorded since Tuesday AM.
For instance, both Bones episodes on the planner recorded last week (pre update) and last night (post update) show as being 65 minutes long - exactly as set. Do they say that and play less time in reality?
I also like the exact file size rather than gesstimate for each recording (eg 2.1%), useful if you have the basic sized (ie tiny!) hdds on the older boxes.
All in all a neat simple but useful update. Well done Sky.
Best of on demand on the main screen guide with 8 boxes when you select best of on demand it goes to showcase it should say best of they need to fix this
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When you select remind once or remind series and you get a clock icon in the TV guide if you select remind series you should also get a series link icon in the tv Gide next to the clock icon like you do in the planner ie up down arrow they need to add this
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I would like in the sky epg TV guide all channels
Next to the round clock where you have set a reminder I would like a series link icon like you have in the planer all
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When you get the pop up for sky + reminder this programme is about to start have a series link icon on that as well
Also when your in epg TV guide all channels you get sky + reminder this programme is about to start you do get series icon here but not on the other two
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You have on the sky + hd box in the search section Tv & on demand can you add two more boxes in the search 1 for tv and 1 for on demand so you have 3 boxes
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You put NEW in the epg TV guide can you please remove it and put it in information i on sky remote control if it's just a 1 (1/1) episode
Also can you also add NEW SERIES if it's lots of them 1 of 24 (1/24) episodes
Also where you have hd ad dd w s in information i on sky remote control can you add R for repeat and SL for signing
Also 3D if it simulcast in 3D
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Can you please add. sky news radio and sky sports news radio to the list of radio channels
And also
Can you add now next later or just now and next for what's on like in the tv section
For the big TV guide epg and the little long rectangle box at the bottom of the tv screen when you press select twice
More to the point as mjr points out the swaps only happen at all if you have the HD pack (which is what is causing the confusion here) although the link you provide does show a column in the table for Sky viewers which confirms this.
I presume that means that if you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland and don't have the HD pack you get BBC One Sco/Wal/NI HD at 141 and BBC Two Eng HD at 142 so at least the HD versions are next to each other for those viewers!
Just to let you know , the new slightly tinkered Sky EPG is planned to start rolling out this month.
Regards as always
Beryl
I wonder if the update will enable people who were loyal customers for years to be able to record to their boxes even once the subscription is stopped?
I for example was a customer for 8 years. When I stopped my subscription I discovered Sky had rendered my box a useless paperweight.
And that is one of the reasons why even a 50% off for a year deal to return is not enticing in any way:kitty:
I wonder if the update will enable people who were loyal customers for years to be able to record to their boxes even once the subscription is stopped?
I for example was a customer for 8 years. When I stopped my subscription I discovered Sky had rendered my box a useless paperweight.
And that is one of the reasons why even a 50% off for a year deal to return is not enticing in the any way:kitty:
So you want to stop paying Sky but not pay them.
In terms of Sky, 8 years isn't such a big thing. Many people are well into their 2nd decade
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Use a long stick?
You mean you never used a big stick with a rubber on the end
What if you had a turn dial as opposed to a button?
That's what the rubber bit was for
What if it was on the side or top
Not used one for what must be over 12 months now, I find my tablet or mobile so much easier operating the TV, Sky boxes, amp, media player, and laptop.
Use a tablet/laptop/smart phone all day....quite nice to be able to switch off from one and use a quaint old squeaky remote!
I like the new look and some of the catch up features are useful - like new series.
The tip about how to access the channel listings directly is handy, thanks to all who suggested it.
How early are series link recordings ending without a reset? So far I have not noticed anything from ones recorded that way. But I have only watched two or three recorded since Tuesday AM.
For instance, both Bones episodes on the planner recorded last week (pre update) and last night (post update) show as being 65 minutes long - exactly as set. Do they say that and play less time in reality?
I also like the exact file size rather than gesstimate for each recording (eg 2.1%), useful if you have the basic sized (ie tiny!) hdds on the older boxes.
All in all a neat simple but useful update. Well done Sky.
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Was this about before remotes
No need to get up out of the chair in the old days , just an instruction to the missus to change the channel over and go put the kettle on
Ha. I missed the good old days.
hall2056
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When you select remind once or remind series and you get a clock icon in the TV guide if you select remind series you should also get a series link icon in the tv Gide next to the clock icon like you do in the planner ie up down arrow they need to add this
Also
I would like in the sky epg TV guide all channels
Next to the round clock where you have set a reminder I would like a series link icon like you have in the planer all
Also
When you get the pop up for sky + reminder this programme is about to start have a series link icon on that as well
Also when your in epg TV guide all channels you get sky + reminder this programme is about to start you do get series icon here but not on the other two
Also
You have on the sky + hd box in the search section Tv & on demand can you add two more boxes in the search 1 for tv and 1 for on demand so you have 3 boxes
Also
You put NEW in the epg TV guide can you please remove it and put it in information i on sky remote control if it's just a 1 (1/1) episode
Also can you also add NEW SERIES if it's lots of them 1 of 24 (1/24) episodes
Also where you have hd ad dd w s in information i on sky remote control can you add R for repeat and SL for signing
Also 3D if it simulcast in 3D
Also
Can you please add. sky news radio and sky sports news radio to the list of radio channels
And also
Can you add now next later or just now and next for what's on like in the tv section
For the big TV guide epg and the little long rectangle box at the bottom of the tv screen when you press select twice
Can you do all this for radio section
I'm in Scotland .101 is BBC1 Scotland (SD) 141 is BBC1 Scotland (HD) unless I'm misunderstanding what you say ?
Edinburgh calling.........BBC One Scot HD is 101, BBC Two Scot is 102, BBC One Scot is 141 and BBC Two HD is 142.
I'm in Fife and 101 is BBC1 Scotland HD and 141 is BBC1 Scotland SD
This is weird ...anyone explain why the difference ?
Dunno if this makes things clearer
http://www.simplifydigital.co.uk/news/articles/2014/03/bbc-one-hd-to-move-to-position-101-on-sky-epg/
As far as I know the swaps only happen if you have the HD pack on your subscription, even though the channels are free to air.
The BBC 1 HD swap only happens in the nations and BBC 2 HD swap only happens in England, this page explains how it all works on both Sky and freesat: http://www.a516digital.com/2014/03/bbc-one-hd-national-variants-to-become.html
More to the point as mjr points out the swaps only happen at all if you have the HD pack (which is what is causing the confusion here) although the link you provide does show a column in the table for Sky viewers which confirms this.
I presume that means that if you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland and don't have the HD pack you get BBC One Sco/Wal/NI HD at 141 and BBC Two Eng HD at 142 so at least the HD versions are next to each other for those viewers!
I wonder if the update will enable people who were loyal customers for years to be able to record to their boxes even once the subscription is stopped?
I for example was a customer for 8 years. When I stopped my subscription I discovered Sky had rendered my box a useless paperweight.
And that is one of the reasons why even a 50% off for a year deal to return is not enticing in any way:kitty:
So you want to stop paying Sky but not pay them.
In terms of Sky, 8 years isn't such a big thing. Many people are well into their 2nd decade