Sky TV launched 35 years ago, and while there were only nine channels on offer—compared to just four free-to-air options—it was still nothing short of revolutionary. Today, Sky boasts award-winning content, peerless sports coverage, exclusive cinema offerings, and over 200 channels, topped up by streaming services including iPlayer, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+. The choice is now phenomenal, and while the way people consume TV has changed in recent years with the rise of second screening, the television remains the focal point for family viewing, movie nights and sporting celebrations.
And just as Sky revolutionized television in the 90s, with Sky Glass it has created the perfect TV for watching and enjoying your favorite content, wherever you stream it from. The TV’s powerful entertainment OS software can even curate playlists based on your viewing habits and most-liked shows. And with the festive season fast approaching, we’ve yet to find a more impressive all-in-one entertainment solution that will slot effortlessly into your home and instantly upgrade your holiday entertainment.
Sky Glass is a high-class TV with both a 4K UHD display and a seamlessly built-in 360° Dolby Atmos soundbar with six finely-tuned high quality speakers and a subwoofer. The result is flawless room-filling audio, with crisp dialogue with a welcome thump to action sequences. But this clean aesthetic isn’t just limited to the TV, because Sky has integrated the set-top box too, and by streaming over Wi-Fi, there’s no need for a satellite dish or any messy, trailing wires. It’s clean, stylish, and impressively fuss-free—and there’s no need for a Sky engineer to be clambering on your roof.
It’s a unique television with impressive dish-free streaming, and goosebump-inducing sound quality—but what truly sets it apart is that Sky Glass was created by Sky, the company who’s been creating, producing, and editing all the best in entertainment. Because they’re so much more than a technology brand, they implicitly know how their programs should be enjoyed. Only Sky can combine years of production experience with the best in cutting-edge viewing technology.
As a product at the forefront of entertainment technology, it is little surprise that Sky Glass has won multiple industry awards. The user-friendly viewing experience is a great value upgrade, especially if you’re looking for a 4K Ultra High Definition display. But until now, getting hands-on with Sky TV has been limited to a handful of Sky Store demonstrations. Thankfully, as of October 31, you can now find Sky Glass in nationwide branches of Currys, where you can experience first-hand the smooth operating system, and compare it to the competition—the difference that built-in surround sound and high definition streaming can offer will become crystal clear.
Whether you’re watching a nature documentary, the weekend’s big game, or the latest thriller—such as the new Sky Drama series Day of the Jackal, starring Lashana Lynch and Eddie Redmayne—Sky Glass gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in their expertly curated world. Sky Glass can identify what you’re watching, whether that’s sports, movies or music, and automatically optimize both the sound and picture to create the best in-home experience possible. WIRED is particularly impressed by the sport mode, which utilizes the power of the 360° Dolby Atmos soundbar to pull the viewer into the stadium, getting you closer to the action. Combine that with a UHD 4K Quantum Dot display capable of producing a billion colors, and the Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) which reduces delays for live sports action, and you’re in for a treat, even if your team loses.
Available in 43”, 55” and 65” screen sizes, Sky Glass has options for every size of living room. The intuitive remote control is simple to use, but with the latest voice control as standard, you’ll barely need it. Just say “Hello Sky” and you can search shows, open streaming services, turn on subtitles, pause, adjust the volume, even switch to a games console. And when you’re done, just say “goodnight” and your Sky Glass TV turns off.
What’s clear is that Sky Glass is revolutionizing—and reinvigorating—the smart TV experience at home. If you’re looking for one of the best smart TVs that does it all with cutting-edge features, stunning visuals, and room-filling immersive audio, all squeezed into the most stylish modern design, Sky Glass is difficult to beat.
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