Bob

[Black+slug]

Why can't I watch F1 recordings via my mini boxes when I can direct from my Q box? I have a  full sports subscription!

[Daniel0210]

@Black+slug 

If you normally watch F1 on the UHD channel 406 you won't be able to watch that on your mini box so try channel 857 on the mini box. 

[Black+slug]

I can watch it live via my mini boxes, but can't it watch via the mini boxes if I record on 406. Just set up to record on 857 and will wait to see if I can watch it on record. Will update when Austrian Grand Prix is finished.

[Daniel0210]

@Black+slug 

To clarify: channel 406 is now UHD for those with a UHD subscription. So if you record this afternoons GP on 406 you can watch it back on your main box (if you have the UHD add-on). As mini boxes are not able to support UHD you would have to record 857 (HD coverage) to watch back on your mini box. Hope that makes sense. 

[TimmyBGood]

@Black+slug 

As @Daniel0210 indicates, a main Q box cannot reduce a UHD recording down to HD for playback on a Q Mini: that would require more CPU power than they are equipped with.  During live viewing each box is using a different tuner for reception (even though all the tuners are physically located in the main box) so this isn't an issue: the main box retransmits HD reception from an HD channel to the Mini while displaying its own separate UHD reception from a UHD channel (which is also why the output from the boxes can never be perfectly synchronized)

[Black+slug]

Thank you that clarifies the situation perfectly 👍