We are a household of six people with 3 tvs in pretty constant use and sometimes 4. We have Sky Plus but wanted to move to Sky Q but it says we can only watch 3 different shows at once. If we get Q and upgrade to Multiscreen does it definitely mean we can watch 4 tvs with different shows simultaneously? Thank you!
We are a household of six people with 3 tvs in pretty constant use and sometimes 4. We have Sky Plus but wanted to move to Sky Q but it says we can only watch 3 different shows at once. If we get Q and upgrade to Multiscreen does it definitely mean we can watch 4 tvs with different shows simultaneously? Thank you!
You can have up to four minis installed on loan each subject to a one off upfront charge and all under by one single Q monthly Multiscreen subscription However only two minis can be used simultaneously on all 2 TB boxes and the 1 TB UHD Main boxes to watch Sky Q content. The original 1 TB non UHD box (32Cxxx) only permits the use of one mini at a time. If Sky Apps are already being used on some of the minis these will not normally be counted as in Q use and therefore can be used in addition to the above limits. See the following link for the Versions of main Q box referred to above. https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-software-updates. Subject to the above limits Sky Q minis can be used completely independently of the main Q box and the same or different program or recording can be viewed on each Q box. Even if viewing the same content it is completely independent and can be viewed at the same or different point. Minis can do all the features same as the main Q box and can set or delete recordings on the main Q box hard drive. There is one single storage area on the main Q box with no profiles and no indication of which Q box has set a recording. (Unlike Sky+HD Multiroom which has independent storage and planners). It should also be remembered that minis cannot view UHD recordings or content.
We are a household of six people with 3 tvs in pretty constant use and sometimes 4. We have Sky Plus but wanted to move to Sky Q but it says we can only watch 3 different shows at once. If we get Q and upgrade to Multiscreen does it definitely mean we can watch 4 tvs with different shows simultaneously? Thank you!
You can have up to four minis installed on loan each subject to a one off upfront charge and all under by one single Q monthly Multiscreen subscription However only two minis can be used simultaneously on all 2 TB boxes and the 1 TB UHD Main boxes to watch Sky Q content. The original 1 TB non UHD box (32Cxxx) only permits the use of one mini at a time. If Sky Apps are already being used on some of the minis these will not normally be counted as in Q use and therefore can be used in addition to the above limits. See the following link for the Versions of main Q box referred to above. https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-software-updates. Subject to the above limits Sky Q minis can be used completely independently of the main Q box and the same or different program or recording can be viewed on each Q box. Even if viewing the same content it is completely independent and can be viewed at the same or different point. Minis can do all the features same as the main Q box and can set or delete recordings on the main Q box hard drive. There is one single storage area on the main Q box with no profiles and no indication of which Q box has set a recording. (Unlike Sky+HD Multiroom which has independent storage and planners). It should also be remembered that minis cannot view UHD recordings or content.
Thank you OldFella but this is a cut and paste of a reply I've seen you out on various posts about Multiscreen and doesn't really answer my question. On the sky website it says: "Sky Multiscreen allows you to stream on up to four devices at once." What does that mean if you say you can't watch Sky on more than 3 at once?
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@Rak5a So, you can have a maximum of 4 mini boxes loaned to you by Sky. You can watch Sky content on two minis and the main box at the same time. You may be able to use a third mini box if the first one in use is being used for a streaming app ie: Netflix or DIsney+.
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Thank you OldFella but this is a cut and paste of a reply I've seen you out on various posts about Multiscreen and doesn't really answer my question. On the sky website it says: "Sky Multiscreen allows you to stream on up to four devices at once." What does that mean if you say you can't watch Sky on more than 3 at once?
The Sky platform for multiple television sets in simultaneous use (and all potentially in UHD) is Sky Stream, assuming the property has sufficient internet bandwidth.
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