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drseuss25

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#305737 31-May-2023 23:17
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Ok so im watching State of origin tonight via my SkyPod on Sky Sport 4 and my mate who is watching at a bar in Bangkok is about 6-7 seconds ahead of me.

Now he usually watched with Sky Sport Now on his smart TV when hes in NZ and is always about 3-4 sec ahead from when i had Voda TV.
I always put this down to native Sky vs Voda TV.
But this didnt seem to make sense.

So i flicked on my SkyGo app on iPad and noticed its ahead.
I then cast that to my Apple Tv 4k and im now watching about 1sec behind him in Bangkok.

The kicker is that the Apple Tv is also passing theough at 4k vs the SkyPod at 1080p.
The picture is noticably better.

Whats the go here! Is the Apple TV just upscaling? Regardless the colours and clarity is better than the native SkyPod.
Also why such a delay on the SkyPod vs SkyGo?

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davidcole
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  #3083121 1-Jun-2023 07:13
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Can't talk to the delays, but I think the chips for upscaling in an apple tv are very capable.  

 

I've had native plex showing the same 1080p content on my panasonic 4k tv vs the same video via plex on the apple tv.  The picture looked better and colours look better on the apple tv.

 

 





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drseuss25

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  #3083254 1-Jun-2023 13:19
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If only SkyGo had a Apple Tv app it would make life a lot easier

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  #3083257 1-Jun-2023 13:27
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drseuss25: If only SkyGo had a Apple Tv app it would make life a lot easier

 

Its called sky sport now.

 

Sky Go is supposed to be for subscribers who have their hardware and aren't home.

 

 





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#3083287 1-Jun-2023 14:39
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drseuss25: If only SkyGo had a Apple Tv app it would make life a lot easier

 

Then you wouldn't need a sky pod 





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drseuss25

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  #3083358 1-Jun-2023 15:37
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davidcole:

drseuss25: If only SkyGo had a Apple Tv app it would make life a lot easier


Its called sky sport now.


Sky Go is supposed to be for subscribers who have their hardware and aren't home.


 



Sky Sport now is worse quality though. Lower framerates and lower res.
All comments anywhere talk about how bad it is.
SkyGo however is very good.

drseuss25

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  #3083362 1-Jun-2023 15:40
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JPNZ:

drseuss25: If only SkyGo had a Apple Tv app it would make life a lot easier


Then you wouldn't need a sky pod 



Exactly which is why it makes no sense.
Id rather pay full price and just have the SkyGo app on Apple TV than having to pay for another piece of hardware that offers a worse service.

  #3083366 1-Jun-2023 15:54
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drseuss25:

Sky Sport now is worse quality though. Lower framerates and lower res.
All comments anywhere talk about how bad it is.
SkyGo however is very good.

 

 

 

No longer true. Sky Sports Now has been upgraded to 1080p, 50fps @7Mbs which is on par with SkyGo. This changed just over a month ago.


 
 
 

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Spanners163
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  #3083369 1-Jun-2023 16:10
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Surely SSN is still far lower bitrate. It still has the issue of the pitch being pixelated while the ball is in play. In the NRL on my setup it presents as the pitch turning into a blocky pixelated mess while a team takes their hit up, coming back into focus while they play the ball and then the cycle repeats.

drseuss25

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  #3083471 1-Jun-2023 19:24
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Spanners163: Surely SSN is still far lower bitrate. It still has the issue of the pitch being pixelated while the ball is in play. In the NRL on my setup it presents as the pitch turning into a blocky pixelated mess while a team takes their hit up, coming back into focus while they play the ball and then the cycle repeats.


Thats what i keep hearing. Otherwise i would prob just switch to that as the only reason i still have Sky is because of sport

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  #3083736 2-Jun-2023 11:17
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Spanners163: Surely SSN is still far lower bitrate. It still has the issue of the pitch being pixelated while the ball is in play. In the NRL on my setup it presents as the pitch turning into a blocky pixelated mess while a team takes their hit up, coming back into focus while they play the ball and then the cycle repeats.

 

I noticed a massive difference on my 75" TV when they made the recent change. It used to do my head in, but is now of an excellent quality


  #3083922 2-Jun-2023 13:22
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I couldn’t agree more. In the past I thought SSN was unwatchable. However, there is a huge improvement in quality now. I have, this morning paid for a year’s subscription. A seventy-sixth Birthday present to myself! 

 

I am using an AppleTV 4K and LG 65OLED.

 

 


drseuss25

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  #3083958 2-Jun-2023 14:22
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Changeover:

 

I couldn’t agree more. In the past I thought SSN was unwatchable. However, there is a huge improvement in quality now. I have, this morning paid for a year’s subscription. A seventy-sixth Birthday present to myself! 
I am using an AppleTV 4K and LG 65OLED.

 

 

Ok that was my next question around it via Apple TV..... Might be time to cut the umbilical with the Sky Hardware and move forward then...

 

If i can ask what does the LG show as the input Or display details eg 4K, 1080p...HDR etc

 

As mentioned my Sony TV currently shows SkyGo coming through as 4K from the Airplay via Apple TV


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  #3083960 2-Jun-2023 14:26
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I would have thought the ATV is upscaling the SSN 1080p feed to suit the setting of your TV/ATV.  It won't be native 4K, although I've seen some good upscaling..! 


  #3083967 2-Jun-2023 14:38
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Yes, AppleTV is doing the upscaling so TV reports 3840x2160P@50 8b.


drseuss25

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  #3083991 2-Jun-2023 16:01
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Changeover:

 

Yes, AppleTV is doing the upscaling so TV reports 3840x2160P@50 8b.

 

 

Ok right so same as SkyGo then. If it really has updated to same bandwidth and quality then it may be a good option.

 

So much for having one solution for just watching tv :(


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