topic Re: Extended hdmi for sky stream in Sky Stream

Extended hdmi for sky stream

Kimberley1991 — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:40:24 GMT

I just recently got sky stream and we have a false wall we would like to hide the cables in however the hdmi given is not long enough, will any standard extended hdmi cable work, I seen they do sky ones but alot of the reviews were people saying this worked with sky q so I wasn't sure if this would be suitable. Any advice would be appreciated.

Re: Extended hdmi for sky stream

Mister_Dalek — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:46:33 GMT

@Kimberley1991 wrote:
I just recently got sky stream and we have a false wall we would like to hide the cables in however the hdmi given is not long enough, will any standard extended hdmi cable work, I seen they do sky ones but alot of the reviews were people saying this worked with sky q so I wasn't sure if this would be suitable. Any advice would be appreciated.

Any high speed HDMI cable can be used, but using one longer than 3 metres can cause issues if you are watching in UHD.

Re: Extended hdmi for sky stream

TimmyBGood — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:34:48 GMT

@Kimberley1991

And whatever you get, test it (at UHD resolution) before it goes in the wall.

As @Mister_Dalek indicates, three metres is typically the limit for passive HDMI, but active cable is now much more reasonably priced than it used to be.

Re: Extended hdmi for sky stream

Exiled-in-HH — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 18:53:39 GMT

@Kimberley1991 Get a certified 2.1 HDMI cable they may cost a bit more .... BUT they are more likely to meet your requirements😉

Re: Extended hdmi for sky stream

Kimberley1991 — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 20:14:19 GMT

Thanks very much for this advice, I will do exactly that. Thank you!