Optimum HDMI to connect Sky Q to Sony OLED 4k TV.

[beejayf]

Just connecting up new TV and wonder if any particular HDMI port on Sony OLED 4k TV will provide better functionality 

[nigea99]

hi @beejayf I don't have a Sony but I suspect they are like most other OLED  TVs

Any HDMI port is likely to be OK but 2 things - generally most TVs use HDMI 2 for the ARC/eARC port so that is aimed at Sound Bars/ AV equipment rather than other inputs (but if you don't have any or plan to use it for Sound  out then  it can be used for SKY input)

Also if your TV has a limited number of HDMI 2.1 ports  -  that higher spec is not needed for SKY Q  as it will work in HDMI 2..0 (again can be used but the higher spec are  targetted at games machines etc) 

Whichever HDMI Port you do use, make sure it set to Enhanced (I think that is the term for Sony's) to make sure it will work  for 4K/HDR

If you want more specific advice maybe quote the model  

[beejayf]

Thanks for great response - th emodel no is KE48A9 BU.

[nigea99 · Accepted solution]

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@beejayf wrote:

Thanks for great response - th emodel no is KE48A9 BU.

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Hi @beejayf 

It seems that the eARC port is number 3 not 2 as many TVs use (but it is labelled as eARC anyway) 

I managed to get slightly confused by the manuals/guides - I suspect one I looked at was generic - it referred to a an 8K HDMI but the other implied all ports  were just 4K.

If you do have one labelled as 8K that is what I was referring to as HDMI 2.1 (i.e can be used but available for other higher spec'd equipement)

Oh and yes you need to set the port used to Enhanced