Technical Requirements
On all platforms
Broadband internet connection (Effective line bandwidth of at least 2Mbps or above)
On Computer
Microsoft Silverlight 3.0
Your browser must have cookies and popups enabled for the Sky Player site.
Recommended screen resolution of at least 1024x768, plus 16-bit colour display or above
On Windows Media Center
Microsoft Windows 7 is required for Sky Player on Windows Media Center.
Windows Media Center is included in Windows 7 Home Premium, Ultimate, Professional and Enterprise.
Sky Player on Windows Media Center is currently only available in the UK.
On Microsoft Windows
Operating system
· Microsoft Windows 7
· Microsoft Windows Vista (32 bit)
· Windows XP, Service Pack 3
Web browsers
· Internet Explorer 6, 7 or 8
· Firefox 3
On Apple Macintosh
Operating system
· OS X 10.4.8+ on Intel-based Macs
(Sorry, Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 is not available for older Macs with PowerPC processors.)
Web browsers
· Safari 3+
· Firefox 3
Sky Player Software
PC with Microsoft Windows
Internet Explorer
To run the Sky Player software you will also need at least the following :
· 250MB free disk space for the installation
· 3GB free disk space for media file storage (recommended 10GB)
· 512MB memory (RAM)
Sorry, Sky Player software is not currently available for Macs
As part of the Sky Player software installation the following may be upgraded or installed if not detected :
· Windows Media Player 11 (with DRM enabled)
· Active X components including Kontiki v5
· .NET Framework v2.0