topic Re: A 10 meter hdmi lead in Sky Q

A 10 meter hdmi lead

Ian1665 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:48:39 GMT

I want to move my tv around in my lounge.. Can I use a 10 meter hdmi lead from my sky box .

nigea99 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:02:27 GMT

@Ian1665 wrote:

I want to move my tv around in my lounge.. Can I use a 10 meter hdmi lead from my sky box .

Probably OK for HD but I doubt even good quality HDMI 2.1 ordinary cables would support UHD at that length

(we used to quote around 3m max but I think 5m on the fastest cables is OK)

Otherwise you may need expensive optical HDMI cables

TimmyBGood — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:06:07 GMT

As @nigea99 indicates, for UHD over that distance you'd need 'active' HDMI (powered optical fibre) cable.

Very adequate 10 metre optical HDMI is now £20 to £30.

Don't be tempted by the snake-oil promises of the 'premium' passive HDMI vendors.