topic Re: Wall mounted tv, cable too short in Sky Q

Wall mounted tv, cable too short

JW74 — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 14:52:22 GMT

Just wall mounted TV. Cable from dish not l9ng enough to 'trunk' would an engineer have to come and fit a new l9nger cable? Is there a charge for this

Re: Wall mounted tv, cable too short

PandJ2020 — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:08:39 GMT

Sky would likely charge £65.

...or just use extension cables, widely available, e.g. Amazon

Re: Wall mounted tv, cable too short

nigea99 — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:14:09 GMT

@JW74 wrote:

Just wall mounted TV. Cable from dish not l9ng enough to 'trunk' would an engineer have to come and fit a new l9nger cable? Is there a charge for this

hi @JW74

If it is the lead from the dish that needs extending you maybe better just buying a Sateliite extension cable (available in various lengths) from various sources than paying SKY to replace the cable with a longer one - they don't usually do any specialised work.

If it is the lead from the box to the TV, you can get HDMI lead, again in various lengths, from online sources - just ne careful with the length for 4K use.

4K needs HDMI 2.0 although 2.1 (8K) are now available at decent prices & may allow longer length to be used for 4K