DVB-S v DVB-S2 on SkyQ - should I manually change it, is it better?

[YorkshireSkyQ]

Hi all!

I noticed in the engineers menu, my SkyQ box is set to DVB-S and not the newer DVB-S2. 

Is there any benefit to changing it to the latter? i.e. quality of image, reliability, speed of data feed etc?

Best regards

[ThePope27]

@YorkshireSkyQ ,

The only thing that does in the engineers menu is

1. default the manual tuning Transponder to the one set in the engineers menu.

2. It is the signal strength transponder so when you go into settings > status > satellite signal it's the one that's in there,

There is absolutely no benefit at all, the channels are told whether to use DVB-S2 or DVB-S you can't change it,

DVB-S is being phased out in may anyway.

[YorkshireSkyQ]

Thanks, I appreciate the technical answer.

[YorkshireSkyQ]

I can change mine on my SkyQ box, it has a tick next to which one is selected....but as you say there is no benefit in changing it...

[ThePope27]

@YorkshireSkyQ 

Where's is the tick in yours ? 

[YorkshireSkyQ]

If I hit 'Enter' on the DVB-S2 box, it will switch the setting to it.

[ThePope27]

@YorkshireSkyQ,

Oh yeah you will be able to but no channels will show up unless it's a DVB-S transponder.

[nigea99]

hi @YorkshireSkyQ 

The settings are used to tune to the test transponder used in the Signal Status

they all need to be set according to the transmission being used - just like they would need to set when tuing into any channels manually

[YorkshireSkyQ]

Thanks for the reply @nigea99, much appreciated.