Sky Glass is a range of TVs intended to provide just about everything the average living room needs, as well as access to Sky content if you have a subscription. That means a good spread of apps, better sound than the average TV and decent picture quality. There’s no need for one of those classic ugly Sky dishes as all your content comes over the internet, and unlike most TV deals you can pay monthly.
Sky Glass has been around since 2021, but the range has finally been updated in 2025 with Sky Glass Gen 2. These are completely new TVs, with improved core tech, including better picture and sound. The pricing hasn’t changed much either, and there’s even a cheaper Sky Glass Air range coming later in 2025. For now though? You have three sizes to choose from, available in three colours (grey/blue/silver). And there are three ways to pay:.
Sky Glass TVs don’t have an app store, but they do have a curated list of apps. These include the following:. The Sky OS interface also, of course, gives access to the content available through the NOW movies and entertainment packages, if you have a subscription to those. Notable missing apps here include services like MUBI and Hayu. AirPlay was added to Sky Glass in December 2024, though, letting iPhone/iPad owners make up for any missing apps. These TVs do not support Chromecast, though.
See also: Best alternatives to Sky TV in 2025. Sky Glass TVs are 4K LCD sets with a 60Hz refresh rate and local dimming for improved contrast. One of these TVs is not going to support super high frame rate gaming, then, and won’t have quite as great a picture as a top-tier OLED TV. But these aren’t basic sets either, and have colour and brightness-boosting Quantum Dot panels. They support HDR with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos too. And all three sizes have what is effectively a soundbar stuck to the bottom.
Wondering what the difference is between the original 2021 sets and the Sky Glass Gen 2 ones released in 2025? Here are the core differences:. The new TVs aren’t radically different, then, and may not be worth upgrading from if you own a first-get Sky Glass. However, they do appear to be an all-round improvement. You might assume Sky Glass is basically a Sky Q box inside a TV, but that is not quite the case.
Sky Glass does not support TV recording as seen in Sky Q boxes, which have a 1TB or 2TB hard drive inside. There’s no hard drive in Sky Glass sets, and you can’t plug one in either — a feature seen in some “ordinary” TVs. Instead, there’s a Playlist feature that lets you earmark streams to watch at a later date. But it’s not real recording, is it?. Sky Glass Air is a range of upcoming 2025 TVs intended for the buyer who doesn’t quite have the budget for the standard Sky Glass range.
Just like the standard Sky Glass sets, the Air family will come in 43in, 55in and 65in sizes. But they will lose a few of the more advanced features. Their speakers will be cut back to a simple stereo array, and they won’t have local dimming. This is used in LCD TVs to improve contrast and make blacks look deeper/darker. Pricing and availability details of the Sky Glass Air sets are still to be revealed.
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