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#2968359 15-Sep-2022 08:23

Buckchoi:

There is a new page on Sky's website: Compare the features of Sky's new Sky Box and Sky Pod - Sky

Interesting but this raises more questions than it answers. Unless I missed something regarding the Sky Pod:

- do you rent it or buy it?

- how much does it cost?

- when will it be available?

- is a Sky subscription required to receive FTA channels?

- can it 'restart' FTA channels?

- says no satellite dish required but does it work via WiFi? There's an Ethernet port showing in the photo.

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#2968365 15-Sep-2022 08:28

I think the pod is just a rebranded Chromecast Gen 4 running Google TV with a custom remote. Its a one off purchase price and price for the service will be what ever Sky is currently at (or maybe cheaper).

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#2968370 15-Sep-2022 08:37

I can't confirm this, but I very much doubt SKY will allow you to stream FTA channels without an active SKY subscription. Vodafone couldn't make that business model work, I doubt SKY will be able to.

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#2968376 15-Sep-2022 08:48

Benoire:

I think the pod is just a rebranded Chromecast Gen 4 running Google TV with a custom remote. Its a one off purchase price and price for the service will be what ever Sky is currently at (or maybe cheaper).

No, its a unique one made by Kaonmedia, I guess a variant of the one linked below, note how in the Sky promo it sports an ethernet port, Chromecasts only have that via USB.

http://www.kaonmedia.com/eng/product/pro02_3.asp?pgrp=31&pidx=130

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#2968379 15-Sep-2022 08:52

Hmm my apologies I thought they where still going google tv powered and I thought there was a chromecast with an ethernet port; clearly not!

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#2968390 15-Sep-2022 09:16

There is a FAQ section at the bottom of the page (which was a little hard to find initially) - this answers some of these questions as well as other info; e.g.

* pod intended as a replacement for VTV

* Android / google tech stack and can double as a chromecast

* pre-loaded with streaming apps, but more can be downloaded through google app store

* indication of costs; one-off plus subscription (no $ value though)

* Live TV and on-demand, e.g. TVNZ+), including restart (possibly pause/resume?)

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#2968407 15-Sep-2022 09:23

Thanks for posting the link. Curious as to whether the Pod is essentially streaming the channels over internet like VTV or is it just using the Sky Go app?

It might be good enough VTV replacement for us if it's significantly cheaper than the box as mostly we use the 3 day catchup on VTV without bothering to record, and for anything we wanted to watch but hadn't within that time just used the appropriate on demand app.

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#2968591 15-Sep-2022 12:46

The sky page seems to have disappeared..
Found this
https://www.androidtv-guide.com/pay-tv-provider/sky-nz-sky-pod/

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#2968594 15-Sep-2022 12:52

Wonder if you can extract the Sky Go app or if they'll make it available generally... would be good if it could be installed on Sony TVs etc. that use Android / Google TV.

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#2968608 15-Sep-2022 12:57

And this link too
https://www.screenscribe.net/sky-to-launch-sky-pod/

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#2968764 15-Sep-2022 19:17

Google cached version of the Sky comparision page: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wkjxAzMI4bcJ:https://www.sky.co.nz/test-products&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=nz&client=firefox-b-d

Interesting things I noticed:

9. Can I use Sky Go with Sky Pod?

Yes, as long as you subscribe to at least Sky Starter. And with Sky Go you can watch up to two screens at once in addition to streaming through the Sky Pod.

Perhaps I'm misinterpreting, but that seems like to me you'd be able to use the Sky Pod without any of the typical Sky subscriptions. Could be similar to the thing that Sky does (or at least used to) offer where you could have a FTA only mode for a normal Sky box.

Sky Pod comes with Netflix, TVNZ+, Three Now, Disney+, Neon, and Amazon Prime preloaded. You can download other streaming apps from the Google Play Store.

Since you can download from the Play Store, it looks like Spark Sport could be supported (contingent on Spark enabling support for the device on their end).

Also the fact they say you can watch Live TV on both boxes seems to suggest that non-Sky Go channels will be available as well.

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#2971467 22-Sep-2022 09:40

Live this morning - https://newskybox.co.nz/

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#2971472 22-Sep-2022 09:51

Sky are prioritizing existing customers. No mention of VTV customers.

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