Sky q tv essentials

Potemkin22 — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 09:52:45 GMT

Help please.

sky operatives can't even answer my queries, so confirmation from anyone would be greatly appreciated.

1 if I have programs that are FTA and in HD on my sky box, would they play back in HD if I downgrade to the sky q tv essentials pack?

2 can I record in HD any program that is FTA and in HD.

i only ever watch terrestrial channels so paying £50 a month for sky just seems daft.

Trouble is I have a lot of programs recorded that I haven't watched yet 🙂

look forward to your responses

thanks

Re: Sky q tv essentials

nigea99 — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 09:59:58 GMT

@Potemkin22 wrote:

Help please.

sky operatives can't even answer my queries, so confirmation from anyone would be greatly appreciated.

1 if I have programs that are FTA and in HD on my sky box, would they play back in HD if I downgrade to the sky q tv essentials pack?

2 can I record in HD any program that is FTA and in HD.

i only ever watch terrestrial channels so paying £50 a month for sky just seems daft.

Trouble is I have a lot of programs recorded that I haven't watched yet 🙂

look forward to your responses

thanks

hi @Potemkin22

Yes any FTA HD channel programmes recorded from the live channels can still be watched with essentials

Note there is a oddity that whilst you can watch & record from C4 & C5 in HD, downloads from them require the HD add on

Some FTA channels are SD only with their HD equivalents only available via subscription (& recordings from the HD channels would not be watchable after a downgrade) A couple of these closed in HD recently anyway (U&W being one)

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