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Multi input Sky Q plus Broadband & Freeview Channels

Gazellio — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:50:44 GMT

I am a SKY Q viewer on a new 55" Samsung TV and I hust wondered if you could easily access all the freeview channels as well by connectioning directly to the living room broadband socket. (New Build fully connected house)

Re: Multi input Sky Q plus Broadband & Freeview Channels

oj01 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:56:02 GMT

@Gazellio As far as I know, Freeview channels are delivered via a television aerial.

But in any case, are they not all available on your Sky Q Box?

Re: Multi input Sky Q plus Broadband & Freeview Channels

MightyQuinn — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:59:44 GMT

Hi @Gazellio To watch free to air channels on your TV using broadband you would have to use the iPlayers included with the TV like BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub etc. I am not sure sure how this is relevant to Sky Q?

Re: Multi input Sky Q plus Broadband & Freeview Channels

TimmyBGood — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:23:08 GMT

@Gazellio wrote:

I hust wondered if you could easily access all the freeview channels as well by connectioning directly to the living room broadband socket.

Freeview is a live broadcast service delivered from terrestrial transmitters and received via an aerial into a Freeview receiver (either a separate box or a digital terrestrial aerial socket on the back of your television set).

You may be thinking of Freeview Play which is likely to be an app on your television using your broadband connection.

Neither of these is related to Sky.

Re: Multi input Sky Q plus Broadband & Freeview Channels

TimmyBGood — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:30:08 GMT

@Gazellio

Actually, it turns out Samsung televisions don't yet host Freeview Play ; (

To get broadcast Freeview you'll need a digital terrestrial aerial feed into the back of the set. If you are in a strong signal area, a simple indoor aerial may be sufficient: I use one of these -

Re: Multi input Sky Q plus Broadband & Freeview Channels

Gazellio — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:34:34 GMT

Thanks for that. I do have a brand new attic Arial and connection box behind the TV. I will hook it up. I also wondered if you could use your Samsung Smart TV with BOTH Sky Q and Broadband TV (Which what the other TVs in house have via Ethernet Cables in the wall. Plug in TV go to set up and he presto about 250 channels.

Re: Multi input Sky Q plus Broadband & Freeview Channels

fizzdisco — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:51:42 GMT

@Gazellio wrote:
Thanks for that. I do have a brand new attic Arial and connection box behind the TV. I will hook it up. I also wondered if you could use your Samsung Smart TV with BOTH Sky Q and Broadband TV (Which what the other TVs in house have via Ethernet Cables in the wall. Plug in TV go to set up and he presto about 250 channels.

Your Samsung TV can operate completely independently of Sky Q. If you hook up an aerial and connect it to your broadband you may be quite surprised at just how many channels you can get.

I have Samsung TV+ on one of my TVs and it gets all the standard Freeview & Freeview HD channels, as well as a multitude of other channels such as CNN, PBS America, Reuters, Fashion TV, Motor Racing, etc - all streamed from the internet and available via their own EPG.

The Samsung TV also has all the regular streaming apps such as iPlayer, ITV Hub, All4, Disney+, Netflix, Prime, Apple TV, etc. so you can connect directly to them without ever having to turn on your Sky Q box, and they're often better quality too.

Re: Multi input Sky Q plus Broadband & Freeview Channels

TimmyBGood — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:22:54 GMT

@Gazellio wrote:

I also wondered if you could use your Samsung Smart TV with BOTH Sky Q and Broadband TV

The input from Q arrives over an HDMI socket into the television: it doesn't care what your broadband is delivering into apps hosted by the smart operating system that Samsung provide.

The main thing to note is that you'll need to use the televisions own remote control handset to access services hosted on it: a Q remote paired for volume control can't do that.