Available today, 12th February, from £14 per month…
Sky today launch the new Sky Glass TV, featuring – they note – ‘an even brighter 4K HDR screen and an enhanced seven-speaker Dolby Atmos® sound system built in.’ Sky Glass Gen 2 is available to buy from today, starting from £14 per month at Sky.com, Sky’s stores, Sky call centres and Currys.co.uk. The set will also be on sale in Currys stores soon.
Sky Glass is the only TV that comes with Sky TV built in, with no dish or box needed to stream over Wi-Fi. It’s built for an immersive entertainment experience by combining cutting-edge design, cinematic sound, 4k HDR picture and intelligent Sky OS software all in one device, with just one wire. There are three sizes to choose from, 43”, 55” and 65”, as well as three updated colours, Volcanic Grey, Arctic Silver and Atlantic Blue.
“The brighter 4K Quantum Dot display delivers crystal clear picture, while new advanced HDR and precision contrast enhancement makes darks darker and brights brighter. It has a wider viewing angle and an even more immersive picture with a brighter, more accurate display.
“With a tailored viewing experience based on what’s on screen, viewers can enjoy content as the creator intended. Sky Glass knows what’s on and will automatically optimise the picture and sound accordingly. On the new Sky Glass TV, all the picture modes have been refreshed, to be even better at bringing out the best in every moment, whether it’s Entertainment, Movies, Music, Auto, Vivid, Extra Vivid and Sport.” – Sky
Sky Glass Gen 2 has been re-engineered to project even richer 360° cinematic sound the company state, adding there is enhanced Dolby Atmos® sound system; it now has seven speakers, including a soundbar and dual subwoofer built-in, and has been designed to deliver a richer bass with improved vocal clarity. ‘From helicopters flying overhead to, a stadium filled with applause, viewers can experience it all from the comfort of their sofa.’ note Sky, who helpfully add, ‘there is no need to buy a separate soundbar, customers can save at least 30% vs. buying a comparable UHD TV and soundbar’.
Three new colours – Volcanic Grey, Arctic Silver, and Atlantic Blue – have been chosen to complement modern interiors. The remotes are colour matched to the TV and now the speaker fascia is too.
Sky Glass Gen 2 runs on the Sky OS platform, the intelligent software that powers Sky’s TV viewing. ‘And it keeps getting smarter, with more than 500 new features and updates since it launched.’ Sky state, adding ‘it does the hard work by bringing entertainment from Sky and other apps into one place, getting viewers to what they want to watch, faster. It’s smart and learns what viewers like to watch, curating collections of the best entertainment based on viewing habits.’
Powered by Comcast’s global voice platform, Sky Glass has a far field microphone so it listens and responds when viewers say “Hello Sky…”. Use it to find shows from Sky and other apps, search for actors or genres, as well as to turn Sky Glass on and off, change volume, fast forward, pause and add to Playlist.
Later this year, Sky will launch Sky Glass Air expanding the Sky Glass range to offer customers more choice about how they get the Sky TV experience. Sky Glass Air will have a 4K Quantum Dot HDR screen, plus global dimming and contrast enhancement that automatically brightens the screen for a clearer, more vivid picture. As well as 2.0 stereo speakers with Dolby Audio.
Fraser Stirling, Global Chief Product Officer for Comcast and Sky:
“We built Sky Glass as a brilliantly simple way for people to watch TV, making it easier to find the things they love from Sky and streaming apps. The new Sky Glass Gen 2 gives people our best TV experience yet, with a brighter picture and even more cinematic sound, and with flexible ways to buy it, it’s more affordable than ever to get Sky TV.”
sky.com/glass
