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Message posted on ‎26 May 2024 10:41 AM

Do new Sky Q boxes have a HDMI port?

Sky+HD hard disk has failed. It was being used with an ancient Hitachi plasma with no HDMI (I don't watch much TV!)  via an HDMI to S-Video converter.  Looks like I will have to upgrade to Sky Q but will the converter to S-video still work with the new Q box?  Many thanks!

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Message posted on ‎26 May 2024 10:43 AM

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@Rik-B  All Sky Q boxes have HDMI out, they don't have any aerial inputs/outputs so you need to be aware of this if your using a magic eye or feeding another TV from your old box.

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Message posted on ‎26 May 2024 11:00 AM

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@Rik-B wrote:

...but will the converter to S-video still work with the new Q box?

The Q will have HDCP on the HDMI output - the converter may not work if it doesn't support HDCP.

 

(I'm not sure if the Sky+ boxes output HDCP - someone else will know for sure)

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Message posted on ‎26 May 2024 11:09 AM

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@Rik-B wrote:

Sky+HD hard disk has failed. It was being used with an ancient Hitachi plasma with no HDMI (I don't watch much TV!)  via an HDMI to S-Video converter.  Looks like I will have to upgrade to Sky Q but will the converter to S-video still work with the new Q box?  Many thanks!

@Rik-B If you wish to keep you Sky+HD subscription you can purchase second hand Sky+HD boxes from a well know auction site 


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Message posted on ‎26 May 2024 04:34 PM

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@Rik-B wrote:

...but will the converter to S-video still work with the new Q box?

The Q will have HDCP on the HDMI output - the converter may not work if it doesn't support HDCP.

 

(I'm not sure if the Sky+ boxes output HDCP - someone else will know for sure)

Yeah the HD box had hdcp (1.4 I think)

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