topic Re: DVB-S v DVB-S2 on SkyQ - should I manually change it, is it better? in Sky Q

DVB-S v DVB-S2 on SkyQ - should I manually change it, is it better?

YorkshireSkyQ — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 23:18:14 GMT

Hi all!

I noticed in the engineers menu, my SkyQ box is set to DVB-S and not the newer DVB-S2.

Is there any benefit to changing it to the latter? i.e. quality of image, reliability, speed of data feed etc?

Best regards

ThePope27 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 23:58:44 GMT

The only thing that does in the engineers menu is

1. default the manual tuning Transponder to the one set in the engineers menu.

2. It is the signal strength transponder so when you go into settings > status > satellite signal it's the one that's in there,

There is absolutely no benefit at all, the channels are told whether to use DVB-S2 or DVB-S you can't change it,

DVB-S is being phased out in may anyway.

YorkshireSkyQ — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:05:50 GMT

Thanks, I appreciate the technical answer.

YorkshireSkyQ — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:08:49 GMT

I can change mine on my SkyQ box, it has a tick next to which one is selected....but as you say there is no benefit in changing it...

ThePope27 — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:26:28 GMT

Where's is the tick in yours ?

YorkshireSkyQ — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:35:43 GMT

If I hit 'Enter' on the DVB-S2 box, it will switch the setting to it.

ThePope27 — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:38:03 GMT

Oh yeah you will be able to but no channels will show up unless it's a DVB-S transponder.

nigea99 — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 07:22:45 GMT

The settings are used to tune to the test transponder used in the Signal Status

they all need to be set according to the transmission being used - just like they would need to set when tuing into any channels manually

YorkshireSkyQ — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 18:35:33 GMT

Thanks for the reply @nigea99, much appreciated.