topic Re: Upgrade to Sky Q in Sky Q

Upgrade to Sky Q

jono65 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:33:17 GMT

We presently use a Tecnomate to transfer the sky feed to a tv upstairs. We don't want a mini box. Will the Tecnomate still work with a Q box ?

Re: Upgrade to Sky Q

nigea99 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:42:14 GMT

@jono65 wrote:

We presently use a Tecnomate to transfer the sky feed to a tv upstairs. We don't want a mini box. Will the Tecnomate still work with a Q box ?

hi @jono65

As Technomate make a variety of devices I think you need to give us more details of what it is (maybe a model number) and how it connects - if it connectes to SKY HD via RF then the answer is no

Althoough not an answer to your specific question you may wish to read some notes I have made for people considering switching from SKY +/HD to SKY Q

SKY +/HD to SKY Q

Re: Upgrade to Sky Q

ThePope27 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:45:35 GMT

@nigea99,

There is ways to use RF for sky q, but that requires a HDMI splitter that circumvents HDCP and then an HDMI to RF adapter which has an IR blaster built in.

Re: Upgrade to Sky Q

ThePope27 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:57:16 GMT

@jono65,

Assuming you have one of these

https://amzn.eu/d/4YhNySU

You can use the below device to strip the HDCP and use the EDID from the TV which will then negotiate a handshake with HDCP cert from the TV with the Q box

https://amzn.eu/d/1RpKfrs

Mods delete if this is illegal as I'm not sure on the legality of it.

Re: Upgrade to Sky Q

jono65 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:59:43 GMT

The Technomate is a TM-50HD POE. I can't see if it fits into the sky box with an rf link as I can't see the rear of the sky box as it's in a cabinet.

Re: Upgrade to Sky Q

ThePope27 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:27:04 GMT

@jono65,

This should work, as it has HDMI input from Sky Q box and then output to the TV, if Sky+HD worked on it then it should work on Sky Q as Sky+HD had HDCP also, albeit an older HDCP specification. But hopefully it should work.

Re: Upgrade to Sky Q

jono65 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:29:35 GMT

Thank you for your responses. Appreciated.