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VPNs for ad-blocking While it’s easy to appreciate the quality of the content available on SBS On Demand, watching a 22-minute episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine with two doses of two-minute ad breaks really does take the wind out of the comedic momentum of an episode, more so because it starts with 30 seconds of ads, too. Those 4.5 minutes of ads amount to around 20% of an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I strongly suggest using them for bathroom or snack breaks. Things fare better for hour-long shows, which only have one additional two-minute ad break. Movies have the best spread of ads after the initial 30-second opener, with four ad breaks spread every 20-or-so minutes throughout the running time. But if you’re primarily watching shorter shows, expect to regularly notice the ad breaks. Up the top you’ll find recently added flicks before the scroll descends into general categories like documentaries or quirkier categorisations like ‘The Oscar Goes To’ for Oscar-winning movies. Scrolling through the full JustWatch range of SBS On Demand movies, there are loads of impressive popular titles at the top of the list of the 650+ options that were available at the time of review. For instance, get your zombie fix with Train to Busan, watch one of the greatest time travel movies ever made in Predestination, or dive into one of Luc Besson’s best in Léon: The Professional. For those brave enough to match lockdown mood to their movie picks, there’s engrossing (albeit draining) drama to be found in Spotlight, Shame, Incendies, The Railway Man and We Need to Talk About Kevin. If you fancy a laugh, there’s plenty of options, including Bend it Like Beckham, The Death of Stalin and the swear-tastic In The Loop. You don’t have to try something new to find a great pick, either. Revisit classics like the bloodthirsty Apocalypto, the criminally underrated Dredd or iconic martial arts flick Ip Man. The more you scroll, the more classics you spot, even outside of the current popular picks: True Grit, Flawless and Police Story 2, to name a few. As you can see from the list above, that’s a mix of quality movies from home and around the world. While none of them are particularly big-budget Hollywood films, there’s enough quality in there to keep you constantly tapping that heart option and filling up your personalised favourites list. Have a laugh with Why Women Kill, new episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Orville or the loony Letterkenny. Alternatively, there’s quality drama to be found in The Handmaid’s Tale, Halt and Catch Fire, or Mr. Mercedes. If you want something in between, Donald Glover’s Atlanta deserves all of its buzz. SBS On Demand is also the place to go for iconic Nordic noir series like the ones that start with “The”—The Killing, The Bridge and The Machinery— as well as others that don’t start with “The” but do conveniently start with “B”, including Below the Surface, Beforeigners and Blinded. This is also where you can find a whole lot of drool-worthy SBS Food content, which is definitely tough to look at when you’re trying to be healthy. Have a laugh with Why Women Kill, new episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Orville or the loony Letterkenny. Alternatively, there’s quality drama to be found in The Handmaid’s Tale, Halt and Catch Fire, or Mr. Mercedes. If you want something in between, Donald Glover’s Atlanta deserves all of its buzz. SBS On Demand is also the place to go for iconic Nordic noir series like the ones that start with “The”—The Killing, The Bridge and The Machinery— as well as others that don’t start with “The” but do conveniently start with “B”, including Below the Surface, Beforeigners and Blinded. This is also where you can find a whole lot of drool-worthy SBS Food content, which is definitely tough to look at when you’re trying to be healthy. Y’see, one of the biggest letdowns of SBS On Demand is that it maxes out at 720p streaming quality. While decent, 720p (HD) streams tend to suffer in the detail with more noticeable visual noise and less clarity than 1080p (Full HD) streams. Where the Nvidia Shield TV Pro proves to be a lifesaver is with its AI-powered on-the-fly upscaling, which makes a 720p stream look a lot better than what it looks like on a 27-inch PC screen (like the recently reviewed MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD gaming monitor), even if it’s less noticeable on a smaller smartphone screen, like the Google Pixel 5.
