Sky Player on xbox360

c0ld vengeance · 27-10-2009, 11:51

Anyone got this working yet? Every time i try, it tells me it cant connect to the service.

wasdonkey · 27-10-2009, 13:06

Rubbish isn't it?!

Not enough testing I think. I called them up this morning to report my error code and the girl on the phone said they'd had hundreds of calls. She said the servers had been up and down all morning due to heavy demand (I guess everyone saw it and gave it a try).

The furthest i got was to the login screen.

It's since been removed.

Come on Sky, great idea, better execution needed! Can't wait.

Gordie1 · 29-10-2009, 19:54

Sky ahould perhaps get this running on their own boxes first before trying to run it on other peoples hardware.

lowebb · 29-10-2009, 21:58

I havent even got that far. They pulled it before I got the update. Any word on when the roll out of this will be? Getting info is tough

jwball · 03-11-2009, 10:00

One week later and still nothing, great product launch Sky!

DogmaLoki · 03-11-2009, 22:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwball

One week later and still nothing, great product launch Sky!

And they're still advertising it!

pete1 · 20-11-2009, 14:01

I bought an x-box today and connected it up to my BT hub. All working with no problems apart from non-automatic switching to 4:3 with the HDMI lead. Certainly no more problems than self-install BT vision.

LooieENG · 22-11-2009, 18:53

Yes, I have. It works properly, it's just complete rubbish.

FVRT100user · 22-12-2009, 13:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete1

I bought an x-box today and connected it up to my BT hub. All working with no problems apart from non-automatic switching to 4:3 with the HDMI lead. Certainly no more problems than self-install BT vision.

I thought HDMI was not suppost to auto switch to 4:3 - or am i wrong on this? Isn't it 16:9 by default?

anniecatz · 11-01-2010, 12:42

I know loads of people have had bad experiences, but I watched the cricket the other day on Sky Player and it was perfect, saying that I haven't used it for much else... There's a 'service issues' forum on their blog, I've had a look at when I was setting it up, hope that helps.

fastest finger · 22-02-2010, 13:14

Living and Bravo channels have now been added to Sky Player (On demand only, no live streaming)

blippa · 04-03-2010, 16:14

and Sky 1 live and on-demand

fastest finger · 04-03-2010, 20:18

Sky Movies Premier coming soon.

Live stream of Living and Bravo to follow, apparently.

scotty2808 · 05-03-2010, 12:46

i took the 3month trial.

cancelled as it was awful quality, customer service was p*ss poor too.

weeknight football only ever worked on the sub 800kps stream and was awful to look at. was always a case of the service would work great until a game started and it would start to work better after the games finished.

i wouldn't reccomend it.

blippa · 24-03-2010, 14:23

well im a big fan.
works well for me pretty much 90% of time - if not i just swap to a lower quality stream

scotty2808 · 24-03-2010, 15:17

i managed to get another trial set up.

whilst i appreciate you can get it running on the lower quality streams blippa - it's not good enough IMO for the full price they charge. on a discounted trial price it's worth it.

was running it last night for Prem football for 20-30mins. first time it actually worked on the high setting without constant buffering.

the real test is when there are big midweek games on (top of the table Prem or Champs league). i'll be re-testing the service and commenting as/when possible.

fatshaw88 · 07-04-2010, 15:04

what sort of prices are you looking at on the trial? I am interested in getting this for Sky 1 only really but not sure how much it costs?
I am in the process of leaving sky so will prob have to pay more.
Thanks

27-10-2009, 11:51	#1
c0ld vengeance Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	Sky Player on xbox360 Anyone got this working yet? Every time i try, it tells me it cant connect to the service.

27-10-2009, 13:06	#2
wasdonkey Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London Posts: 60	Rubbish isn't it?! Not enough testing I think. I called them up this morning to report my error code and the girl on the phone said they'd had hundreds of calls. She said the servers had been up and down all morning due to heavy demand (I guess everyone saw it and gave it a try). The furthest i got was to the login screen. It's since been removed. Come on Sky, great idea, better execution needed! Can't wait.

29-10-2009, 19:54	#3
Gordie1 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: England Posts: 6,317	Sky ahould perhaps get this running on their own boxes first before trying to run it on other peoples hardware.

29-10-2009, 21:58	#4
lowebb Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 451	I havent even got that far. They pulled it before I got the update. Any word on when the roll out of this will be? Getting info is tough

03-11-2009, 10:00	#5
jwball Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 1,233	One week later and still nothing, great product launch Sky!

03-11-2009, 22:27	#6
DogmaLoki Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,205	Quote: Originally Posted by jwball One week later and still nothing, great product launch Sky! And they're still advertising it!

20-11-2009, 14:01	#7
pete1 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Low Fell, Gateshead Posts: 297	I bought an x-box today and connected it up to my BT hub. All working with no problems apart from non-automatic switching to 4:3 with the HDMI lead. Certainly no more problems than self-install BT vision.

22-11-2009, 18:53	#8
LooieENG Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 400	Yes, I have. It works properly, it's just complete rubbish.

22-12-2009, 13:36	#9
FVRT100user Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bromsgrove Posts: 698	Quote: Originally Posted by pete1 I bought an x-box today and connected it up to my BT hub. All working with no problems apart from non-automatic switching to 4:3 with the HDMI lead. Certainly no more problems than self-install BT vision. I thought HDMI was not suppost to auto switch to 4:3 - or am i wrong on this? Isn't it 16:9 by default?

11-01-2010, 12:42	#10
anniecatz Forum Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 646	I know loads of people have had bad experiences, but I watched the cricket the other day on Sky Player and it was perfect, saying that I haven't used it for much else... There's a 'service issues' forum on their blog, I've had a look at when I was setting it up, hope that helps.

22-02-2010, 13:14	#11
fastest finger Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Heart of England. Posts: 8,633	Living and Bravo channels have now been added to Sky Player (On demand only, no live streaming)

04-03-2010, 16:14	#12
blippa Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: LDN Posts: 17	and Sky 1 live and on-demand

04-03-2010, 20:18	#13
fastest finger Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Heart of England. Posts: 8,633	Sky Movies Premier coming soon. Live stream of Living and Bravo to follow, apparently.

05-03-2010, 12:46	#14
scotty2808 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 435	i took the 3month trial. cancelled as it was awful quality, customer service was p*ss poor too. weeknight football only ever worked on the sub 800kps stream and was awful to look at. was always a case of the service would work great until a game started and it would start to work better after the games finished. i wouldn't reccomend it.

24-03-2010, 14:23	#15
blippa Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: LDN Posts: 17	well im a big fan. works well for me pretty much 90% of time - if not i just swap to a lower quality stream

24-03-2010, 15:17	#16
scotty2808 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 435	i managed to get another trial set up. whilst i appreciate you can get it running on the lower quality streams blippa - it's not good enough IMO for the full price they charge. on a discounted trial price it's worth it. was running it last night for Prem football for 20-30mins. first time it actually worked on the high setting without constant buffering. the real test is when there are big midweek games on (top of the table Prem or Champs league). i'll be re-testing the service and commenting as/when possible.

07-04-2010, 15:04	#17
fatshaw88 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 19	what sort of prices are you looking at on the trial? I am interested in getting this for Sky 1 only really but not sure how much it costs? I am in the process of leaving sky so will prob have to pay more. Thanks

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