Skyworth Binge Android TV box

Soul Assassin said:
The very first thing under the name on the Takealot page clearly states it does not currently support Netflix, why are people surprised when they get it and Netflix won't work?
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Will probably hit home, if the "currently" was removed from that sentence. People get curious : "If not now, when?"........"oh, never". currently != never
 
Skyworth Digital Support said:
We have discussed this with Netflix, and they have not agreed to certify us. Our situation is somewhat different from Telkom's. For further information, we must direct you to Netflix for comment.
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Now at least I know where I stand..I will keep my existing skyworth box for dstv now and showmax as it works nicely imo..but I wont buy another one..this will affect your sales in general as I will look for a box that has netflix.and amazon prime.
 
STORMERSFAN said:
Now at least I know where I stand..I will keep my existing skyworth box for dstv now and showmax as it works nicely imo..but I wont buy another one..this will affect your sales in general as I will look for a box that has netflix.and amazon prime.
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We are hoping Amazon also change their policy, but we're currently only aware of 1 Android box that is supported by both Netflix and Amazon prime.
 
eddybsb4u said:
Guys, I might be out of topic here but my question is, "How about the Skyworth 40'' Digital FHD Led TV - 40E2A12G?" instead of the Skyworth TV Box.

Cc: @Skyworth Digital Support
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We support mainly the set-top boxes and broadband and other similar devices - when they reach market. For support with the TV division you will have better luck contacting them directly - they are active on twitter.

We do have a couple of those TVs in the office though, and they work very well and extremely hard.
 
COMPUTEK said:
^ I think when he said direct you to Netflix, is that he just DID :p
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beans100 said:
Will probably hit home, if the "currently" was removed from that sentence. People get curious : "If not now, when?"........"oh, never". currently != never
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We haven't given up, but we don't like to make promises we cannot keep. I'll speak to the team about removing "currently", thanks.
 
Soul Assassin said:
The very first thing under the name on the Takealot page clearly states it does not currently support Netflix, why are people surprised when they get it and Netflix won't work?
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Im not surprised that it doesnt work, i know it doesnt. What i was asking is if certification was in the pipeline.
 
COMPUTEK said:
^ I think when he said direct you to Netflix, is that he just DID :p
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Well I was hoping they had some specific contact details :) the generic contact addresses usually never work
 
I'm using the Showmax app but noticed that at times I need to re-enter my Showmax username and password.
My Showmax account allows 5 devices to be connected but what I found was that the Sky box seems to be creating a new device entry which then uses up a connection and also requires me to re-enter my email / password because it is now considered a new device.
I'm not sure yet under what conditions this happens but it has happened twice so far.
Anyone else having this issue?
 
Takealot currently sells the Skyworth Binge Android TV Box for R999 - there really is no value in it then compared to the Telkom Lit Box.

It doesn't seem this box will ever reach shops as originally planned. Good.
 
zordon said:
I'm using the Showmax app but noticed that at times I need to re-enter my Showmax username and password.
My Showmax account allows 5 devices to be connected but what I found was that the Sky box seems to be creating a new device entry which then uses up a connection and also requires me to re-enter my email / password because it is now considered a new device.
I'm not sure yet under what conditions this happens but it has happened twice so far.
Anyone else having this issue?
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Well, DSTV Now does this occasionally to me and recently I just press the back button, then select again. Sorta get the impression that this happens as a result of opening DSTV Now or ShowMax app, before the box is ready and all process'es have had a chance to properly start. My guess, for what it is worth.
 
What are the confirmed general issues currently with this box besides the Netflix certification ?
 
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Ok so I'm experiencing a problem with my box, when the box goes into sleep mode and it comes out of it, the box always becomes unresponsive and remote doesn't change anything even trying to power it down, apps don't work only way to fix is to unplug the power and restart it, then everything works fine after restart until the next sleep mode again,

Anyone else have this issue?
 
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