Suggestions from a recent Sky user
Long time Sky user who finally made the switch. On the whole it's a comparable experience (better than expected to be honest as heard it wasn't as good), but there's some very small niggles that could really improve the user experience. So, in the vague hope someone from Virgin reads this, here goes (in no particular order). Software feedack: For the love of God, allow me to turn off the "Watch live/Watch from start" pop-up from the guide! Should be watch live by default INHO, and right click to watch from start. Or what Sky does and have a "watch from start" option AFTER you switch channel. When you press home button and press right and left to flip through the top-level options I think they should auto flick though them, rather than require a click to do this. I dunno why this upsets me so! :-) TV guide a little slow to refresh when using page up/page down. Would love Picture in Picture of other channel when going through the on-screen info bar (Watch channel, press OK to bring up info bar, press up and down to view other channels). Remote feedback: Probably just a matter of me getting used to it, but I find the remote a little difficult to feel my place on it. A gap before or after the rewind, play/pause, fast forward buttons would help me pressing the wrong buttons. The button to flick between last two watch channels is great! But only discovered it recently. Could do with an Info button to get more info on current programme/currently selected program. Would prefer the mute button nearer the volume buttons. Microphone button on every remote by default and bluetooth on every remote by default (instead of optional extras only on some remotes!) is much appreciated. White TV on/off button seems kinda pointless. And kids taking a while getting used to just using the red one! Hope that's useful feedback!Stream Remote Fire Tv compatibility
Not sure if Stream remote is faulty or its just a compatibility issue with JVC fire TV. Everything works as it should with one exception, the red power button in the top right! The red power button works via bluetooth to power on the streambox, however, when you press it, it also sends an infrared signal out which the Fire TV interprets as wanting to load Pluto TV (fire tv app not stream app) resulting in us having to reselect HDMI1 to get back to Stream. I have figured out a work around, cover the infra red sender on the stream remote when pressing the red power button on the top right of the remote, but surely this shouldnt be happening in the first place?? Perhaps a Firmware update for the remote is required to stop it sending the IR signal at same time as the bluetooth signal??
