topic Sky in bedroom? in Sky Q

Sky in bedroom?

Daz50 — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:38:07 GMT

Hi.

My 79 year old pensioner mum has just been upgraded from a Sky + HD box to a Sky Q box.

She was using an old sky box to watch TV in the bedroom but it does not work anymore.

How can she get sky TV back in the bedroom without paying more on her subscription?

Can she use the old Sky HD + box or buy a Sky Mini?

Thanks

Re: Sky in bedroom?

TimmyBGood — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:46:54 GMT

@Daz50 wrote:

How can she get sky TV back in the bedroom without paying more on her subscription?

There's an additional monthly cost to have another television in use: it's the Multiscreen add-on (like Multiroom with Sky+)

Can she use the old Sky HD + box or buy a Sky Mini?

No: Sky+ HD won't work and Q Mini boxes shouldn't be on sale.

Re: Sky in bedroom?

lettice — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:06:41 GMT

You will need the Sky Q Multisceen pack ( like the Multiroom,pack you would have had on Sky+) to view on additional TVs.

Viewing on another TV with Sky Q, involves a Sky Q mini that connects to your main Sky Q box via a wifi or ethernet connection.

There is a one off charge for the Sky Q mini box, sometimes discounted.

It can be a self install, so no engineer needs to attend like for your main Sky Q box if you prefer.

Give Sky a ring to order a SkyQ mini and make sure you also ask for the Sky Multiscreen pack.

Have a read of the watching in different rooms article for Sky Q

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/watch-sky-in-different-rooms

Setup instructions here for the Sky Q mini to give you an idea of how it works.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/setting-up-sky-q-mini-box

Re: Sky in bedroom?

PandJ2020 — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:13:19 GMT

...however, the multiscreen option won't be 'free'. There's a monthly sub and possibly the admin cost for the mini.

There's no simple way to extend the video either - there's no RF signal like the old Sky+ boxes which was relatively easy to broadcast internally.

Q only has HDMI with HDCP which isn't easy to distribute.