topic Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box in Sky Q

I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

Trevor0759 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:32:18 GMT

I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my existing sky box.

Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

Daniel0210 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:39:21 GMT

You can't connect it to your current box. You will need to contact Sky and order a Multiscreen subscription and a mini box which you connect to that TV. The mini box will be loaned to you the same as the main Sky Q box.

Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

Trevor0759 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:45:19 GMT

I thought you could providing only 1 of the tvs is actually watching sky and the other watches freeview/ terrestrial.

Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

Jones_The_Cat — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:03:45 GMT

@Trevor0759 wrote:
I thought you could providing only 1 of the tvs is actually watching sky and the other watches freeview/ terrestrial.

That's correct. You could use an HDMI splitter such as this one but the problem is that you'd need a very long HDMI cable from the splitter to the TV in your other room.

HDMI cables longer than 3 metres struggle to maintain a stable signal so you need to spend a lot more money on an optical HDMI cable which can transfer the signal over longer distances.

Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

TimmyBGood — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:43:00 GMT

@Jones_The_Cat wrote:

@Trevor0759 wrote:

I thought you could providing only 1 of the tvs is actually watching sky and the other watches freeview/ terrestrial.

HDMI cables longer than 3 metres struggle to maintain a stable signal .

For UHD, yes. HD should be viable over passive HDMI at a much longer distance.

Note some users have found that splitting HDMI doesn't work unless both sets have the same native panel resolution.

Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

Billy+Onions — Tue, 21 May 2024 10:33:06 GMT

You can by installing an HDMI modulator by the side of your Sky Q bix

such as Technomate TM-RF ULTRA HD IR 4K HDMI RF Modulator IR DVB-T. It has HDMI in and HDMI out and RF in and RF out.

It will send a DVB- T signal over a coax cable to a second TV or Distribution amp and on the second TV you can watch Sky in HD along with freview channels .

You can control Sky Q main box from 2nd TV but like the old TV Link system you are fixed to the same sky channel in both rooms or independent freeview channels.

Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

Tomk12 — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:16:20 GMT

If you're not fussy about uhd and hd is ok on second TV this is what I did. Try going to room where second TV is and using your original sky q Bluetooth remote try changing channel on box from there. If it works then I got a HDMI splitter and a cheap video sender and receiver. I tried a couple and found the one that looks like 2 wires from eBay worked best. I used a double phone type charger to power hdmi sender and splitter. I could control box with original remote control from other room and got a second sky remote which was NOT a Bluetooth on to control box in room with sky q box. Works a treat. Of course both TVs can only watch same sky Chanel on box

Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

MeDaveT — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:48:23 GMT

Do you have a link to the video sender that you found to work best ?

Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

Chodley — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 07:05:28 GMT

@MeDaveT wrote:
Do you have a link to the video sender that you found to work best ?

I assume he meant this one, "looks like two wires" (with USB and HDMI dongles on each end)

Re: I'd like to connect a second tv in a different room to my sky box

Tomk12 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 09:22:26 GMT

I used the one with red cables, black dongles and 50m range that cost around £43 on ebay