topic Re: Aerial in Sky Q

Aerial

GeorgeWatt — Tue, 14 May 2024 08:41:51 GMT

Similar to Brian I am trying to reduce wires around my living room - so if I get a new smart TV - other than connecting the HDMI to the Sky Q Box and Tv - what other connections do I need other than Power ? How is the Sky dish connected to the TV then or the Sky Q Box ? Do i need an aerial connection ?

Re: Aerial

PandJ2020 — Tue, 14 May 2024 08:47:42 GMT

Satellite feeds have to be connected to the main Q box via cable - there is no alternative (for Q).

No 'aerial' required.

Re: Aerial

GeorgeWatt — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:15:32 GMT

Thank you for that - my terminolgy was wrong - I was trying to work out if we can 'remotely' connect the Sky dish to the Q Box as Im trying to move my TV from one end of the living room to another without breaking up tiles on the floor/tiled skirting or putting trunking across the walls - but it looks like it might be the latter

Re: Aerial

bemak187 — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:21:36 GMT

@GeorgeWatt The dish needs to be phsycally connected to the Q box with the coax cable that runs from the dish down to the box. No way to do it without the wires.

Re: Aerial

oldfella — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:23:50 GMT

@GeorgeWatt wrote:

Thank you for that - my terminolgy was wrong - I was trying to work out if we can 'remotely' connect the Sky dish to the Q Box as Im trying to move my TV from one end of the living room to another without breaking up tiles on the floor/tiled skirting or putting trunking across the walls - but it looks like it might be the latter

Hi @GeorgeWatt

If the new location is on an external wall then it may be possible to install new cables from the dish. Sky would do this for approximately £65.

If it is an internal wall then your options are limited.

Re: Aerial

bemak187 — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:36:48 GMT

@GeorgeWattYour other option is to looks at Sky Glass or Sky Stream as these have no dish and work over WiFi so less wires although these are a totally different type of service and require a fast internet connection with very strong WiFi.

Re: Aerial

Invisiblename — Tue, 14 May 2024 11:15:27 GMT

@bemak187 wrote:
@GeorgeWattYour other option is to looks at Sky Glass or Sky Stream as these have no dish and work over WiFi so less wires although these are a totally different type of service and require a fast internet connection with very strong WiFi.

Also a full undertstanding of what the differences are in the way they operate compared to Sky Q

Re: Aerial

TimmyBGood — Tue, 14 May 2024 12:08:28 GMT

@GeorgeWatt

Some Q users go to the extent of having the main box on the end of its dish cables in a concealed position without a screen, and then use a Q Mini box (over WiFi) with an HDMI cable to the television set. That does mean giving up UHD output though, and requires the Multiscreen subscription.