topic Re: Newly installed hard wired ethernet in Sky Q

Newly installed hard wired ethernet

Kim+HL — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:48:56 GMT

Our newly built home will have hard wired Ethernet, what equipment do I need from Sky for 4 TVs positioned around home? Presunably a dish, but what else?

Re: Newly installed hard wired ethernet

oldfella — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:57:42 GMT

@Kim+HL wrote:

Our newly built home will have hard wired Ethernet, what equipment do I need from Sky for 4 TVs positioned around home? Presunably a dish, but what else?

Hi @Kim+HL

Sky Q with a Dish will only serve three TV's.

Also only the main TV will have 4K.

Maybe you need to be researching Sky Stream.

Re: Newly installed hard wired ethernet

TimmyBGood — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:19:24 GMT

@Kim+HL

As @oldfella indicates, having ethernet doesn't get around the fundamental limits of Q (UHD only on one screen, HD on two others)

Sky Stream could provide UHD on four screens (and would benefit from ethernet) but you'd need FTTP/G.fast broadband of at least 150Mbs arriving at the address: 'Superfast' FTTC wouldn't be enough.

Re: Newly installed hard wired ethernet

SlenderRobert — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:43:46 GMT

@Kim+HL

If all 4 TV's are recent smart TV's with ethernet ports and you have ethernet ports in every room then a simple ethernet cable to each TV will allow them to stream live and on demand free-to-air TV via built in iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, My5 and other apps, completely free of charge without involving Sky at all.

The TV's are highly likely to also have Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and many other apps built in so if you really want a clean, box-free experience then you may not need Sky at all. If the NOW app is available on the TV's then you can stream most Sky content (including Sports & Cinema) directly via the app too (but only in up to HD quality).

There are many options available so just work out exactly what you want from a TV service before committing, because it's possible to spend a lot of money on expensive services without actually needing to, especially if Sports in UHD is not a priority on every TV in your house.