Aerial

[GeorgeWatt]

Similar to Brian I am trying to reduce wires around my living room - so if I get a new smart TV - other than connecting the HDMI to the Sky Q Box and Tv - what other connections do I need other than Power ? How is the Sky dish connected to the TV then or the Sky Q Box ? Do i need an aerial connection ?

[PandJ2020]

Satellite feeds have to be connected to the main Q box via cable - there is no alternative (for Q).

No 'aerial' required.

[GeorgeWatt]

Thank you for that - my terminolgy was wrong - I was trying to work out if we can 'remotely' connect the Sky dish to the Q Box as Im trying to move my TV from one end of the living room to another without breaking up tiles on the floor/tiled skirting or putting trunking across the walls - but it looks like it might be the latter

[bemak187]

@GeorgeWatt  The dish needs to be phsycally connected to the Q box with the coax cable that runs from the dish down to the box.  No way to do it without the wires.

[oldfella]

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@GeorgeWatt wrote:

Thank you for that - my terminolgy was wrong - I was trying to work out if we can 'remotely' connect the Sky dish to the Q Box as Im trying to move my TV from one end of the living room to another without breaking up tiles on the floor/tiled skirting or putting trunking across the walls - but it looks like it might be the latter

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Hi @GeorgeWatt 

If the new location is on an external wall then it may be possible to install new cables from the dish.  Sky would do this for approximately £65.

If it is an internal wall then your options are limited.

[bemak187]

@GeorgeWattYour other option is to looks at Sky Glass or Sky Stream as these have no dish and work over WiFi so less wires although these are a totally different type of service and require a fast internet connection with very strong WiFi.

[Invisiblename]

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@bemak187 wrote:

@GeorgeWattYour other option is to looks at Sky Glass or Sky Stream as these have no dish and work over WiFi so less wires although these are a totally different type of service and require a fast internet connection with very strong WiFi.

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Also a full undertstanding of what the differences are in the way they operate compared to Sky Q

[TimmyBGood]

@GeorgeWatt 

Some Q users go to the extent of having the main box on the end of its dish cables in a concealed position without a screen, and then use a Q Mini box (over WiFi) with an HDMI cable to the television set.  That does mean giving up UHD output though, and requires the Multiscreen subscription.