04 Nov 2024 02:05 PM
Has the new SKY Q box got smaller?
Our builder who has just constructed our media wall says our SKY Q box is too big, he thought we had the new SKY Q box which is smaller?
Is there a newer more compact version? Have they changed size over the years? - Think we got our box in 2019.
And is there an easy way of upgrading to the new smaller box if it exists?
04 Nov 2024 02:09 PM
@MJO wrote:Has the new SKY Q box got smaller?
Our builder who has just constructed our media wall says our SKY Q box is too big, he thought we had the new SKY Q box which is smaller?
Is there a newer more compact version? Have they changed size over the years? - Think we got our box in 2019.
And is there an easy way of upgrading to the new smaller box if it exists?
There is no new Sky Q box. Your builder is perhaps thinking of the Sky Stream puck which is a lot smaller but is an entirely different system which uses your broadband connection to receive programmes rather than a satellite dish.
You can switch from Q to Stream, but it is by no means an upgrade - it is a different service. Not all channels are available, it doesn't record, and it relies entirely on fast and stable broadband, so do make sure you research it fully before deciding on a switch.
04 Nov 2024 02:09 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out moreI got my v1 Sky Q box in November 2019.
Sky Q box dimensions:
Sky Q 2TB v1 (32BO):
345mm wide x 210mm deep x 35mm high
Sky Q 2TB v2 (32B1):
345mm wide x 210mm deep x 43mm high
Not sure on the dimensions for the v3. Obviously a mini box is smaller.
04 Nov 2024 02:11 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out morePerhaps he's thinking of mini boxes? (Or stream etc.)
The main Q boxes are basically the same size - either 330/345mm wide, between 35 and 43mm tall. (All 210mm deep)
Specs here: https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-q-box-specs
04 Nov 2024 02:12 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
@MJO wrote:
Has the new SKY Q box got smaller?
Our builder who has just constructed our media wall says our SKY Q box is too big, he thought we had the new SKY Q box which is smaller?
Is there a newer more compact version? Have they changed size over the years? - Think we got our box in 2019.And is there an easy way of upgrading to the new smaller box if it exists?
Hi @MJO
See following Specs
04 Nov 2024 02:16 PM - last edited: 04 Nov 2024 02:29 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
@MJO wrote:
Our builder who has just constructed our media wall says our SKY Q box is too big, he thought we had the new SKY Q box which is smaller?
I'd suggest they were almost certainly thinking of the Stream puck (released in 2021/22) which would very much make it their potentially rather expensive mistake...
As noted in comments above a Q Mini box (from 2016) is considerably smaller than a main Q box (the clue is in the name) but a Mini can't output UHD and so would be an unusual choice for a bespoke media wall.
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