Sky player in win 7 media centre?

[Bradmax57]

I understand that with home premium upwards you can get sky player in media centre, but ive yet to see it, do you have to download an update, ive got pro on my laptop and ultimate on desktop neither see it?

[marsey99]

do you have a sat tv card in your pc?

or are you on about the web browser one?

[Bradmax57]

do you have a sat tv card in your pc?

or are you on about the web browser one?

I dont have a tv card in but aparantly its the same as the web browser one but just embedded into media centre?

[marsey99]

oo i aint seen that but i know a couple of the guys on here are htpc buffs so they might. i have seen the browser in ie and a sat card in mc but it does make sense for a plugin to merge the 2.

[wonderlust]

Sky have signed up with Microsoft to provide access to sky player (web based) through media centre.

You have to have a sky subscription and log in with your sky details.

It works ok, but the quality doesn't come up to Iplayers standards.

I use it myself occaisionally

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[paz45]

I understand that with home premium upwards you can get sky player in media centre, but ive yet to see it, do you have to download an update, ive got pro on my laptop and ultimate on desktop neither see it?


if its not there, in media player , select tasks settings,general,automatic download options, download now.

[Bradmax57]

if its not there, in media player , select tasks settings,general,automatic download options, download now.

Cheers for that will give it a go

[Bradmax57]

if its not there, in media player , select tasks settings,general,automatic download options, download now.
Excellent, that done the trick i can now see the sky player :)

[Bradmax57]

well it works kinda, says i have neither broadband unlimited or multi room, i have the broadband unlimited but its saying i dont lol, i can get very limited channels as i dont subscribe to sports or movies oh well thanks for the help :)

[wonderlust]

I assume you have sky broadband?

[Bradmax57]

I assume you have sky broadband?

Yeah the max unlimited

[wonderlust]

strange, I am on max and I get most things, I don't subscribe to sport or movies (I wonder why :D:D) so I don't get those either.

[Waka]

I just had a play with this and it looks pretty cool. I don't have sky broadband (yet) so all it would let me see is sky news.

W.

[Bradmax57]

how many live channels do you get?

[Col]

I've got Sky Player in Media Center. We have Sky Digital with sports and movies, but I don't know my mum's Sky ID. It says you can get some things free if you're a Sky subscriber or something, but neither me nor my mum know her Sky ID.

[BeeP]

I think I had to ask for mine, give them a call/email.

Mines works quite well even though I'm on Virgin BB (Sky telly though). The only problem is that we have sports & it says we don't.

It's ok as a free extra, wouldn't pay more for it though.

[gunny2k8]

Sky Player in Media Center is WAY!! better then skys stand alone browers based pc software ..... its just like on the xbox HOWEVER! , on 360 and Media Center they dont provide the full list of on demand content like they provide using Skys Player/Website on a PC so :( so like to make the most of it you gotta used all 3 methods :(

Another thing to try is TunerFree MCE (adds itv etc into Media Center (basic just links to the sites inside Media Center, saves you browsing)

[Bradmax57]

I think I had to ask for mine, give them a call/email.

Mines works quite well even though I'm on Virgin BB (Sky telly though). The only problem is that we have sports & it says we don't.

It's ok as a free extra, wouldn't pay more for it though.


Yeah i was hoping to have had the Discovery channels on which I do with my subscription, that way I could watch American Chopper, Wheeler dealers etc etc without her moaning!

[BeeP]

I'm a bit bad tbh, when I like a show I normally download the torrent or similar, then I use media centre master to add series info etc to my media centre.

Media browser is really good for using in media centre, media centre master collects covers & series banners etc. looks pretty nice when all set up.

Sky player is ok, I think it has some of the discovery channels but I cant remember 100%.

[Waka]

Aaaah, Virgin have just talked me into upgrading to 50 meg broadband, so I want be able to use sky player after all!
Meh, I'll just download the tv programmes I want to watch :D

W.

[BeeP]

I use virgin for BB & Sky for the main telly, I found virgin telly a bit naff for HD proggys.

[wonderlust]

I'm a bit bad tbh, when I like a show I normally download the torrent or similar, then I use media centre master to add series info etc to my media centre.

Media browser is really good for using in media centre, media centre master collects covers & series banners etc. looks pretty nice when all set up.

Sky player is ok, I think it has some of the discovery channels but I cant remember 100%.

Ditto and usually the 720P version ;)

BTW I prefer Metabrowser but I also use Salami (?!?) and media centre master

[Bradmax57]

Id like to have the option of Cable but it stops about 150m away :(