topic Re: Ultra HD and multi room in Sky Q

Ultra HD and multi room

MutleyF — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:41:48 GMT

I'm in the process of moving, and have brought sky over from my old house.

My new property is in a 20 year old block with a communial dish. Due to the only working sky socket being in the bedroom, I now have multi room to stream to the lounge.

At present, both TV's are not Ultra compatible, but the one being brought from my former home is, and as such, I have Ultra HD bolted onto my subscription.

My question: - at present, none of the Ultra HD channels show which is (i am guessing) becase neither box can find a compatible TV. When I bring my Ultra HD TV over, it will be connected to the Multi-room device. Will this recognose the TV type and thus start showing Ultra HD ?

(The main box in the bedroom will remain with a normal HD TV)

Re: Ultra HD and multi room

oldfella — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:46:28 GMT

@MutleyF wrote:

I'm in the process of moving, and have brought sky over from my old house.

My new property is in a 20 year old block with a communial dish. Due to the only working sky socket being in the bedroom, I now have multi room to stream to the lounge.

At present, both TV's are not Ultra compatible, but the one being brought from my former home is, and as such, I have Ultra HD bolted onto my subscription.

My question: - at present, none of the Ultra HD channels show which is (i am guessing) becase neither box can find a compatible TV. When I bring my Ultra HD TV over, it will be connected to the Multi-room device. Will this recognose the TV type and thus start showing Ultra HD ?

(The main box in the bedroom will remain with a normal HD TV)

Hi @MutleyF

Unfortunately with Sky Q only the main Q box is UHD capable/

Sky Q mini boxes are not.

Re: Ultra HD and multi room

PandJ2020 — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:09:04 GMT

Additionally the mini's cannot play back UHD material (in HD). You need to download or record HD material only for them.

Re: Ultra HD and multi room

MutleyF — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:26:18 GMT

Thanks all

I've spoken to Sky who also confirm this is a no go.

Cancelled the Ultra add on as no point in having it

Re: Ultra HD and multi room

TimmyBGood — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:50:08 GMT

@MutleyF

Q dates from 2016 when it was much more unusual to have multiple UHD sets.

The system for that (assuming adequate internet bandwidth) is Sky Stream.

Re: Ultra HD and multi room

MutleyF — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:21:44 GMT

Yup - it was one of the options discussed with Sky, but I dont like not having the ability to record.

Having to rely on catch up or +1 channels has a lot of restrictions.

IIt's a shame, but there you are 🙂

Re: Ultra HD and multi room

TimmyBGood — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:28:53 GMT

@MutleyF wrote:

Having to rely on catch up or +1 channels has a lot of restrictions.

There are no +1 channels on Stream.

Re: Ultra HD and multi room

MutleyF — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:30:19 GMT

In my opinion, that seals the deal on me not having it

Re: Ultra HD and multi room

best+of+the+best — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:25:38 GMT

@MutleyF wrote:
I'm in the process of moving, and have brought sky over from my old house.
My new property is in a 20 year old block with a communial dish. Due to the only working sky socket being in the bedroom, I now have multi room to stream to the lounge.

At present, both TV's are not Ultra compatible, but the one being brought from my former home is, and as such, I have Ultra HD bolted onto my subscription.

My question: - at present, none of the Ultra HD channels show which is (i am guessing) becase neither box can find a compatible TV. When I bring my Ultra HD TV over, it will be connected to the Multi-room device. Will this recognose the TV type and thus start showing Ultra HD ?

(The main box in the bedroom will remain with a normal HD TV)

So at the moment you have two non UHD TVs the main Sky Q box is UHD connected to a non UHD TV.

The tv in the lounge is connected to a non UHD Sky Q mini but at some point could have a UHD tv connected to it

Even if you connected the UHD tv to the main Sky Q box you'd have to set the box to 1080p as you don't have the UHD subscription

So connecting your UHD tv to the Sky Q mini is no different than connecting it to the main Sky Q box as you won't be able to access UHD content if you've cancelled UHD

Each too their own but if I'd got a UHD tv I'm obviously going to connect it to the Sky Q box that supports UHD rather than the non UHD Sky Q mini

Re: Ultra HD and multi room

MutleyF — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:54:58 GMT

I do agree, but the only working sky input is in the bedroom, and I don't want to spend the entire evening watching ultra he in there.

my property is block managed, so I will ask them to look into the dodgy socket in the lounge. If that works, then the ,main q box will go there, and so I will have ultra again