topic Re: Sky tv on a freely tv in Sky Q

Sky tv on a freely tv

Kevcfc — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 22:42:13 GMT

Hi ,

maybe silly question, can I still watch sky tv on a freely tv

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

PandJ2020 — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 22:53:58 GMT

You've posted in the Q forum?

But you should be able to plug in a Q box to the TV as long as it has a HDMI input - if this is what you're asking?

(Subscription Sky channels are not available on freely itself - Sky mix and sky arts seems to be available)

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

lettice — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 04:12:27 GMT

Yes.

As far as I have seen, all the current freely capable TVs are just standard Smart TVs with hdmi ports.

So Sky Q or a Sky Stream box will connect and work fine using those hdmi ports.

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

TimmyBGood — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 08:27:09 GMT

@Kevcfc

Freely isn't a TV brand, it's an app platform owned by BBC/ITV/C4/C5 and pre-installed on some smart TV models which is used to watch public service and some other free-to-air television channels online. You can connect any such television to a Sky Q box (with a satellite dish at the address) or a Sky Stream puck and use that Sky hardware with a Sky subscription.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freely

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

Kevcfc — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:02:25 GMT

Thank you all. Plus I can still record with sky q plugged in

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

GD1 — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:49:43 GMT

@Kevcfc Regardless of which TV you have it does not & cannot affect how you record or use your Sky Q box. (you're only viewing the box output on the TV).

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

Chodley — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 17:25:02 GMT

@Kevcfc wrote:
Thank you all. Plus I can still record with sky q plugged in

Well yeah but if you have Q, Freely itself is kind of redundant.

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

Kevcfc — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 07:38:20 GMT

Thanks all and apologies for somewhat silly questions and posting in wrong area

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

nigea99 — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 07:51:27 GMT

@Kevcfc wrote:

Thanks all and apologies for somewhat silly questions and posting in wrong area

@Kevcfc welcome to the forums

No question is silly - we all have areas that we don't know about.

We know that, sometimes, getting an answer makes us realise we might have known it but were unsure.

It is better to seek help to get something understood rather than assume things that may be incorrect. or even just to get re-assurance

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

Kevcfc — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:15:57 GMT

Thank you . One more as I have a 4K uhd tv , if I watch all through sky q, do I need a subscription with sky ( 4K uhd ) so I can watch

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

PandJ2020 — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:28:46 GMT

@Kevcfc wrote:
if I watch all through sky q, do I need a subscription with sky ( 4K uhd ) so I can watch

Yes.

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

nigea99 — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:22:14 GMT

@Kevcfc wrote:

Thank you . One more as I have a 4K uhd tv , if I watch all through sky q, do I need a subscription with sky ( 4K uhd ) so I can watch

hi @Kevcfc

Just in case there is any doubt - you can watch SKY in HD via a 4K TV without the UHD add on

You only need the UHD add on to watch anything in UHD (note not everything is availble in UHD)

i.e. you can watch the HD variants if you dont wan't to pay the extra sub for the better quality 4K /UHD output

Re: Sky tv on a freely tv

Chodley — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:44:03 GMT

You can even watch the SD variants

they will look ropey though.