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Sky TV Soundbox Speaker Review (Patreon)

Published:

2017-11-13 22:37:45

Edited:

2017-11-15 15:19:38

Imported:

2021-02

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This is a review of a speaker I bought for myself that I also thought might be worth sharing with others. However as its only available in the UK and then exclusively for Sky TV customers and only really of interest to a small fraction of those, it is probably one to skip unless you fall into this tiny minority of a minority.

P.S. Also my apologies, but this video as a whole is a bit rubbish. I'm battling against a nasty cold and I think it shows in the lacklustre results on display here. If this was a Star Trek movie it would be Star Trek V.... but never mind, onwards and upwards. Hopefully the next one will turn out better. This might have to remain a Patreon exclusive...I'm not sure yet.

UPDATE: 15 November

I've decided to make the video public after seeing another review of the Soundbox today (this time from Gizmodo) that didn't mention the standby issue. I really do think potential buyers really do need to know that to watch TV, they'll have to turn this speaker on every time, using it's dedicated remote. To me that seems like an important thing to cover, but as yet no other review I've seen has mentioned this.

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Sky Soundbox Review - A sound buy or a headache?

The Sky Soundbox really does sound pretty good...but unfortunately for me that's only half the story. So just to clarify my issues with the Soundbox. 1) I couldn’t get the Sky Q Soundbox settings menu to appear on my main TV...does this also mean the speaker isn’t receiving the custom equalisation profiles delivered from the Sky Q box...you’re guess is as good as mine on that. 2) I was prepared to live with number 1, it’s not that big a concern, the sound was good anyway....but the real problem for me, the one that killed this stone dead for my requirements is the fact the Soundbox doesn’t auto-wake from standby when a video signal is sent through it from the Sky Q box. -------------SUPPORT--------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan Patrons usually have early access to videos ---------------SUBSCRIBE------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 -------THANKS TO ------- Jerobeam Fenderson for the intro animation: http://oscilloscopemusic.com/ ----------Outro Music----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------Outro Sound Effect------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM