Ditching Sky, but for what?

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#296342 9-Jun-2022 21:36

Really really keen on ditching Sky. We barely watch anything on there, yet continue to pay each month. The biggest problem I have is.... The wife..

She is against it and "watches things sometimes" which is generally HGTV which we can get on freeview..

I would be keen on getting a new box that can take freeview, Netflix and maybe Disney+? Even better if i can link it up the home NAS to play media from there.

The trick will be having something that is user friendly, otherwise I will get shot down.

Apple TV seems to be a contender but I have no experience with it, what is everyone else using post SKY?

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#2924526 10-Jun-2022 00:20

I have an Apple TV in the main living room and use an Nvidia Shield in two other media rooms. The Apple TV is in the main living room as that's the one that my wife prefers. She's all in on Apple products (Macbook, iPhone, iPad) so is familiar with the ecosystem and finds it easiest to navigate.

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#2924541 10-Jun-2022 08:03

I use SkySportNow - streamed Sky Sport. I never cared about any of the other Sky channels. No decoder or dish required - just fast stable internet.

Even better, there's no contract or terms. You can suspend it whenever you like, then buy a month for say, the Olympics. Or buy just a week if you want to watch the Masters etc.

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#2924564 10-Jun-2022 08:55

I struggle a bit with technology but I find my Apple TV really easy to use, so I think you will find that it will easily pass the wife test.

The main disadvantage is that if you want to watch free to air TV then you will need to use the ThreeNow app and the picture quality is terrible. This problem will be resolved when Discovery eventually roll out their global platform to NZ, but the timeframe is unclear.