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Sky Player

cian1500ww · 2009-09-15 22:28:40

Anyone get a date for when the Sky player will be released ?? Really could save me having to get multiroom :D

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#482 31-10-2009 1:51am
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Very impressed with it. We have sky sports/movies in two rooms downstairs so this means i can get all of the movies on demand (serious amount of good films on it) in my room. Quality is great and its very fast to load things up. The live tv is great too. Can see myself using this a LOT

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#483 31-10-2009 3:03am
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craze7 wrote: »

I think you have to do it on the Skyplayer website!

Finally got it. The site wasnt working correctly I read in the forums. The account settings kept logging everyone out.

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#484 31-10-2009 9:33am
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joe123 wrote: »

Finally got it. The site wasnt working correctly I read in the forums. The account settings kept logging everyone out.

Kept happening me too. Got it sorted last night though!

Did you enjoy watching 'Oceans Twelve' last night The Divil?!

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#485 31-10-2009 10:49am
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Still not on the dash for me

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#486 31-10-2009 11:02am
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cian1500ww wrote: »

Still not on the dash for me

Likewise. How annoying.

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#487 31-10-2009 11:03am
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besty wrote: »

Likewise. How annoying.

Ditto.. Although the the note about it coming soon has gone

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#488 31-10-2009 1:09pm
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cian1500ww wrote: »

Still not on the dash for me

Its under Video Market place just incase you over looked it!

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#489 31-10-2009 1:13pm
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I can't find this on the Dashboard or in the Video Marketplace. What's going on?

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#490 31-10-2009 1:28pm
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I did indeed squiller. Watched the Dark Knight again last night on it too. There's some great horror films up there. Gotta get around to watching [Rec], heard its very scary. I noticed you signing in and out like crazy the other day trying to get the sky player to appear I presume. haha. Great selection of movies but wish they had hd stuff too

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#491 31-10-2009 1:39pm
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probably asked already but do you need skymultiroom to use the service, if you just have a single skybox can you use the skyplayer for free

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#492 31-10-2009 1:51pm
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Just got it set-up there. Can see myself using this a lot. It fits very well into the NXE interface and it's a great extension to it!

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#493 31-10-2009 1:52pm
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drunkmonkey wrote: »

probably asked already but do you need skymultiroom to use the service, if you just have a single skybox can you use the skyplayer for free

Check Here

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#494 31-10-2009 2:05pm
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Eugh, it's disappeared from my dashboard totally now. Really want to get this working, I need my Discovery Channel fix!

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#495 31-10-2009 2:12pm
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Live tv is about 3 minutes slower than you'd get on your Sky box. Kinda funny cos I was watching the Liverpool and Arsenal match the other night in my room and my dad was cheering downstairs. Had no idea what the hell was going on. 3 minutes later and there was a goal.

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#496 31-10-2009 2:16pm
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Are people having problems looking for sky player to download for the first time like myself or have they downloaded it and can't get it going now?

As i said im in the first batch, Really want to download it and see what its like:(:(

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#497 31-10-2009 2:19pm
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I'm having problems in that I can't download it.. Its becoming a joke at this stage

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#498 31-10-2009 2:23pm
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heymayo wrote: »

Are people having problems looking for sky player to download for the first time like myself or have they downloaded it and can't get it going now?

As i said im in the first batch, Really want to download it and see what its like:(:(

During the week Microsoft and Sky were saying that they were rolling it out gradually so that there's no problem again with it. I have it and it's working fine. It wasn't working for a few hours during the week but it's running very smoothly now. If you have downloaded it before and it's not appearing on the dashboard then check your previous downloads and play it from there.
I don't know what the delay is. What do you mean about being in the "first batch"?

unklerosco wrote: »

I'm having problems in that I can't download it.. Its becoming a joke at this stage

Is it on your dashboard?

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#499 31-10-2009 2:25pm
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That_Guy wrote: »

During the week Microsoft and Sky were saying that they were rolling it out gradually so that there's no problem again with it. I have it and it's working fine. It wasn't working for a few hours during the week but it's running very smoothly now. If you have downloaded it before and it's not appearing on the dashboard then check your previous downloads and play it from there.
I don't know what the delay is. What do you mean about being in the "first batch"?

Is it on your dashboard?

Dout its on his, Not on Mine either:(

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#500 31-10-2009 2:28pm
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That_Guy wrote: »

During the week Microsoft and Sky were saying that they were rolling it out gradually so that there's no problem again with it. I have it and it's working fine. It wasn't working for a few hours during the week but it's running very smoothly now. If you have downloaded it before and it's not appearing on the dashboard then check your previous downloads and play it from there.
I don't know what the delay is. What do you mean about being in the "first batch"?

Is it on your dashboard?

Nope... There was a message about the problems with Sky Player but thats been gone since last night. I had hoped when that left that it would show up.

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#501 31-10-2009 2:38pm
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unklerosco wrote: »

Check Here

it just brings me back to the click here link

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#502 31-10-2009 2:47pm
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There's a link for a FAQ page on this site.

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#503 31-10-2009 2:57pm
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Still not showing on my dashboard either

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#504 31-10-2009 3:01pm
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Really strange that this is taking so long to appear on some people's dashboard. Shocking really.

I suppose for more information http://twitter.com/OXMuk might be your best bet for quick updates.

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#505 31-10-2009 3:09pm
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Uggggg

I was looking forward to playing with this over the weekend

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#506 31-10-2009 3:17pm
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Sparky wrote: »

Uggggg

I was looking forward to playing with this over the weekend

You and plenty of others mate. I know how annoying it must be. They say they're rolling it out gradually but surely it shouldn't take this long.

Some of you may only just be coming into this thread late so check your video marketplace if you haven't done there. That's where it will be just in case you didn't know.

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#507 31-10-2009 3:18pm
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I'm back to college on Monday so no Xbox till the following Friday, they better have it on my dashboard by tomorrow evening.

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#508 31-10-2009 3:26pm
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cian1500ww wrote: »

I'm back to college on Monday so no Xbox till the following Friday, they better have it on my dashboard by tomorrow evening.

Surely it can't be too long before you get it. 4 days after the proposed launch and it's an absolute mess.

I can honestly say though that it will be worth the wait. The selection of on demand movies is incredible and the quality is unreal. Buffers for 10 seconds and then plays right through with no interruptions or buffering.

Same goes for live tv. Buffers for 10 seconds and no interruptions either. It's a great service. Just a pity that there's been a massive delay with it.

It is perfect though guys. Trust me.

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#509 31-10-2009 4:03pm
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I was sent this email newsletter from the "Sky Player Team" yesterday:-

"We hoped that from Tuesday you'd be able to enjoy Sky Player through your Xbox 360. Although the service did successfully launch early that morning, the demand for the service far exceeded our expectations. With tens of thousands of customers attempting sign-up all at the same time, we had to update our systems to ensure all customers received the best quality experience, which unfortunately may have resulted in some customers being unable to access the service.

This work is on-going and we hope to have the service live again very soon. You can also keep up-to-date on our progress by visiting the Sky Player blog.

We’d like to thank you for your patience and understanding at this time, and as a gesture of goodwill, we will refund 10GBP of your chosen Sky Player subscription payment, which you will see in your account in November. If you haven’t received payment by November, please call our customer services team on 08442 [URL="callto:+1411599"]411599[/URL].

Please accept our apologies and thank you for your bearing with us.

Best wishes,

The Sky Player team"

I managed to download it early on the morning of release and, despite a few issues with buffering and connection, the service seems to be getting progressively better for me.

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#510 31-10-2009 6:44pm
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Download it awhile ago....cant get it going tho.

Have a SKY HD box and a Sky+ box with movies and sports, etc. Trying to link my sky-id to my sky account but it keeps tells me to enter a valid mobile number on my sky-id profile page. Keep entering my mobile number but it won't accept it ...disaster!

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#511 31-10-2009 7:13pm
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Nothing yet, I'm sick of checking the dashboard.

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