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Sky Sports HD

Mathewdcturner — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:30:52 GMT

Afternoon,

im thinking of changing from sky to BT.

im contemplating getting the big sport package and the HD add on.

will all my to channels including BT sport and Sky sports be in HD?

Re: Sky Sports HD

biohazardx9 — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:32:26 GMT

Yes.

All sky sports, sky cinema and sky entertainment are in HD. Including the on demand as well.

Dolby surround sound is also available in 5.1. (Pro box outputs as dolby digital +)

Sky sports box office and bt sport box office are also in HD.

BT sport is in HD too, and bt sport ultimate is in 4k with dolby atmos.

Picture quality is very good as its Internet streamed so bandwidth is not really an issue.

Re: Sky Sports HD

biohazardx9 — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:27:36 GMT

Also my box is set to 1080p, according to nowtv website it states hd is full 1080p at 50fps.

Which is better than the original sky+ HD which I believe is 1080i.

Re: Sky Sports HD

NigelB72 — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:16:04 GMT

Sky Sports on NowTV with the HD Boost is full 1080p and the picture quality is fantastic. If you want HD/UHD BT Sport as well, you'll need to add the BT Sport HD upgrade. It shows as £5 each but you only get charged £5 for both

Re: Sky Sports HD

BillyM — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:58:07 GMT

@NigelB72

I think they've changed the ordering process. You now only need to select the one HD add-on. This will then appear as 2 add-ons in your order (4K Ultra HD Add on and NOW Boost) and 2 add-ons in your add-ons list (BT TV Ultra HD and NOW boost). I did this myself a few weeks ago.

Still £5!

Re: Sky Sports HD

NigelB72 — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:06:41 GMT

@BillyM ahh ok that's good to hear 👌

Re: Sky Sports HD

scharter — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:22:24 GMT

@BillyM Hi Billy, I'm confused. I have HD extra add-on for £5, but I do not get UHD?

Re: Sky Sports HD

BillyM — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 18:18:52 GMT

@scharter

Biohazard gave a a good summary earlier. This matches what is on the BT order page:

Your NOW Membership in Full HD, with Surround Sound and watch on demand ad-free, with NOW Boost
BT Sport in full HD and BT Sport app in HDR (if you’ve added BT Sport)
If you’ve added BT Sport, you’ll also get access to our dedicated 4K UHD channel, BT Sport Ultimate (4K TV, 4K TV box and 44 Mb broadband required)
AMC in full HD

So from a sports perspective, with BIG Sport + HD add-on you get BT Sports in HD + the BT Sport 4K UHD channel. NOW Sports will be in HD - it is not available in UHD. Eurosport will be in HD - it is not available in UHD.

In summary, to get Sky sports channels in UHD you need to stick with the Sky platform. To get BT Sports in UHD you need to switch to BT. No way to get everything in UHD on the one platform I'm afraid.

Re: Sky Sports HD

scharter — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:26:04 GMT

@BillyM @biohazardx9

Ok thanks. I seem to be missing something here.

I had BT Big Sport, HD add-on and Pro Box. But if I try to view BT sport Utlimate, it tells me to update my package.

Re: Sky Sports HD

BillyM — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:58:55 GMT

@scharter

If I were you I would: double check the order confirmation email you received from BT; check that you have NOW Boost (easiest way is to go into the My Account section of the NOW app and look at Memberships); check the MyTv section of the BT website (see below).

I have Big Sport with HD add-on and various other add-ons. I'll walk-through what I can see in MyTv if that helps:

- On the BT website, go into MyBT.

- Then selectYour products

- TV and Sport click Manage.

- In the list of Your Monthly Add-ons I can see BT TV Ultra HD, NOW Boost, (+ Amazon, NOW Entertainment and the others I've added on).

You may be able to add the BT TV Ultra HD package yourself, if it's more complicated you may need to call BT.

Re: Sky Sports HD

scharter — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:55:59 GMT

@BillyM @NigelB72

Hi Billy, Still ca't get Ultimate. I did as you suggested and checked my account. The add-ons say..

I've got HD Extra, Box Nation, and Now Boost, then it says....

All 4 BT Sport channels, BoxNation from BT and access to BT Sport Ultimate in 4K if you’re eligible

Do you know what the 'eligible' status is?

Re: Sky Sports HD

NigelB72 — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:05:46 GMT

Eligible mainly means if you have fast enough line speed. I think you need a minimum of 44mbps for BT Sport Ultimate on BT TV.

Re: Sky Sports HD

scharter — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:26:57 GMT

Ah, ok, that might be the issue, I've got Fibre1 only guarantees 30-35, Ultimate requires 44?, although I get 40+.
Thnaks for the update.

Re: Sky Sports HD

NigelB72 — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:46:37 GMT

@scharter Ultimate needs around 35mbps but to maintain QOS and spare bandwidth for other channels etc, they've set a buffer so that you can still record an other channel or use the internet while watching Ultimate.

Re: Sky Sports HD

BillyM — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:28:01 GMT

BT specify what's needed on the ordering page (see my message 8 above):

If you’ve added BT Sport, you’ll also get access to our dedicated 4K UHD channel, BT Sport Ultimate (4K TV, 4K TV box and 44 Mb broadband required)

I'm on Full Fibre 100 (up to 150MB). I initially had my Pro Box connected via wi-fi but had one or two freezes. I decided to connect via Ethernet cable instead to remove any reliability concerns. Ultimate is excellent but it does push your setup.

Re: Sky Sports HD

scharter — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:39:20 GMT

I think it's my broadband spped that is the issue (+/-40mbps).