topic Paramount+ 4K query in Sky Q

Paramount+ 4K query

Mr+Ripley — Wed, 28 May 2025 12:42:24 GMT

I have Sky Q and a premium account with Paramount+. If I watch P+ via my Sky Q box, do I still get a UHD picture as I would if I used the P+ app available on my TV?

Re: Paramount+ 4K query

PandJ2020 — Wed, 28 May 2025 13:07:32 GMT

Not sure, but I would always recommend using the TV's native App. (It will almost certainly be better quality and not the forced refresh rate the Q imposes)

Re: Paramount+ 4K query

stereohaven — Wed, 28 May 2025 14:08:37 GMT

@Mr+Ripley wrote:
I have Sky Q and a premium account with Paramount+. If I watch P+ via my Sky Q box, do I still get a UHD picture as I would if I used the P+ app available on my TV?

Yes, currently watching MobLand in 4K HDR, but as @PandJ2020 points out, using a native app such as the one in your TV will very likely be a better picture experience and may even give you the Dolby Vision you are also paying for.

Re: Paramount+ 4K query

Mr+Ripley — Wed, 28 May 2025 17:38:07 GMT

@stereohaven @PandJ2020 Thanks for the replies. I do know about using the TV apps for a better PQ, rather than via the Sky box, I've often mentioned it on here. What's happened is that P+ has been playing up on the TV app, not loading content. I then tried it via the Sky box & it worked okay.

Re: Paramount+ 4K query

Mr+Ripley — Thu, 29 May 2025 16:30:19 GMT

To follow up on this, if I can get 4K content to play on P+ via the Sky Q box, why isn't 4K content available on BBC iPlayer via the Sky Q box?

Re: Paramount+ 4K query

nigea99 — Thu, 29 May 2025 16:37:09 GMT

@Mr+Ripley wrote:

To follow up on this, if I can get 4K content to play on P+ via the Sky Q box, why isn't 4K content available on BBC iPlayer via the Sky Q box?

hi @Mr+Ripley

I am guessing you have a V2 box (32B1xxxx) - we have never (to my knowledge) found out why the BBC Iplayer version the BBC supplies for this box does not allow UHD

Re: Paramount+ 4K query

PandJ2020 — Thu, 29 May 2025 16:37:10 GMT

@Mr+Ripley wrote:
To follow up on this, if I can get 4K content to play on P+ via the Sky Q box, why isn't 4K content available on BBC iPlayer via the Sky Q box?

I believe it depends on the exact hardware version of the Q box. Someone will confirm with precise model numbers I'm sure. (Or search in the forum)

Re: Paramount+ 4K query

Mr+Ripley — Thu, 29 May 2025 16:44:21 GMT

BBC seems to be very picky about who gets their iPlayer & what formats can be used. I have purchased a brand new 2025 Samsung 4K TV this week & the Player isn't included. After doing some searching around about this, it seems to be not uncommon.