1 week Ago By Millie Turner
SKY has dropped the price of its TV and Netflix bundle to its "lowest ever price," meaning fans can more than £200 on their next contract. The broadcaster regularly offers discounts on this package in an effort to lure people to Sky Stream, which does away with a satellite dish and relies on broadband instead. But viewers must act fast if they want to catch this time-sensitive deal, as it ends at 12pm today.
The deal includes Sky's much-loved premium channels, plus Sky Sports and access to Netflix for £43 per month. The bundle deal is usually priced at £52 per month. That makes for a whopping £216 in savings over the whole year.
Sky Stream boasts more than 150 channels, including premium favourites like Sky Max, Sky Atlantic, Sky Comedy, and Sky Documentaries. Sky Sports gives viewers access to an eyewatering 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL, golf and F1 and more. You will also gain Netflix's full library of content, though it's important to note that this will be the ad-supported version.
Once connected, Sky Stream channels are beamed to your TV over Wi-Fi. This also means you can install the Sky Stream device yourself without an engineer visit. No satellite dish is ideal for renters who aren't allowed to have objects installed on their property - or homeowners who don't like the look of them on the side of their house.
The Sun reviewed Sky Stream when it first launched in October 2022, and said it was "surprising that a tiny box packs so much punch". It essentially has the same features of Sky Glass, except Sky Glass is all built into the TV itself. Sky Stream on the other hand can plug into any existing TV you own, so it's cheaper.
The most obvious difference between Sky Stream and Sky Q is how they're delivered. Sky Q uses the traditional satellite dish for live TV and broadband for on demand shows. Whereas Sky Stream relies entirely on the internet to do both live TV and on demand.
The interfaces look pretty much identical. Sky Q tends to have more channels, mostly because Sky Stream does away with standard definition channels (where there's a HD one available) and +1 channels. One major difference is recording.
On Sky Q you can record anything you like directly onto your box that will stay there forever. On Sky Stream you can't technically record - you can add a show to your playlist and a recording is kept in the cloud, so you always need to be online to watch it. They will also expire after a certain amount of time too.
Read more about the difference between Sky Q and Sky Stream here ..
