topic Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box in Sky Q

Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

EXC — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:39:57 GMT

Sky last weekend showed the formula 1 race live on two different channels. Both were broadcast in UHD. I recorded one of them and then tried watching the recording via the sky Q mini box. I received a message to say the recording was not compatible with this box.
This then caused problems in my household as I had to disrupt the family to watch it on the main sky Q box. This is going to be a problem throughout the season.
I do not understand why Sky broadcasts both channels in UHD if that format is not compatible with the appliances they provide and we pay for. Or have I missed a setting somewhere in my mini box?
thanks

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

TimmyBGood — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:50:44 GMT

@EXC wrote:

Or have I missed a setting somewhere in my mini box?

Nope: Mini boxes do not have the video chipset or HDMI standard required for UHD output, and a main Q box can neither rebroadcast UHD or downscale it to HD for Mini box use.

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

oj01 — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:50:53 GMT

@EXC Mini boxes can't display UHD recordings. You would need to record the HD channel.

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

Daniel0210 — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:52:06 GMT

@EXC

Mini boxes are not UHD compatible. I watched it in HD on the normal F1 channel with no problem. If you record in UHD you'll have to watch it back on the main box.

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

xenon81 — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:54:25 GMT

You'd need to record the HD version to watch on the mini box, I think it's channel 857.

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

TimmyBGood — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:02:04 GMT

@EXC

Previous posts suggest many F1 fans record both the HD and UHD channel simultaneously to have maximum flexibility on viewing devices later.

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

EXC — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:38:47 GMT

Ok thanks everyone for the answers. I will have to look harder for the channel showing it in HD.
I could only see it on two channels and both were in UHD

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

nigea99 — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:45:19 GMT

@EXC wrote:

Ok thanks everyone for the answers. I will have to look harder for the channel showing it in HD.
I could only see it on two channels and both were in UHD

HD version should be on 857 now that 406 is a dedicated UHD channel

BTW as @TimmyBGood says I record in both formats in case I want to catch up on my mini (although Idon;t do hat very often)

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

Chodley — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:50:11 GMT

Having been spoiled by the UHD picture quality, I can't bring myself to watch it in HD. Might as well just look up the result 😆

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

Scruffer04 — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:00:20 GMT

Or set F1 to record via the mini box where F1 HD remains at 406.

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

derekellis6693 — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 05:37:20 GMT

Can't find this channel

Re: Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

Chodley — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 05:54:43 GMT

@derekellis6693 wrote:
Can't find this channel

Which channel? F1 HD?