Sky Q and Sky Stream in the same house, do you required two packages

[smul]

We have sky Q in one room, but do not have a satellite in another room so looking at either Sky Stream or Sky Glass.Would you need to take. out two packages or just one with option of both?

[GD1]

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@smul wrote:

We have sky Q in one room, but do not have a satellite in another room so looking at either Sky Stream or Sky Glass.Would you need to take. out two packages or just one with option of both?

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You can't have Sky Q & Sky stream at the same address.

You need to choose between them,  Sky Q can have minis added but minis are not UHD capable.

Stream relies on the broadband connection and has no recording facilities relying on playists.

[TimmyBGood]

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@smul wrote:

We have sky Q in one room, but do not have a satellite in another room

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Sky Q Mini boxes do not use a direct satellite dish connection: their data comes from the main Q box, typically over WiFi.  Only the main Q box has a satellite dish feed cable.

[smul]

thankyou for your answer.  one room as satellite but not the other. so we are trying to figure out a solution. Would the same be if you had Sky Q and purchase a sky glass for the room without satellite connection?

[GD1]

@smul As already advised you can't have 2 different services at the same address whether that is Stream or Glass & Sky Q 

You only need to request a Sky Q mini as explained by @TimmyBGood  this connects to the main box and does not have it's own satellite cable/dish nor does it need one.

[oldfella]

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@smul wrote:

thankyou for your answer.  one room as satellite but not the other. so we are trying to figure out a solution. Would the same be if you had Sky Q and purchase a sky glass for the room without satellite connection?

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Hi @smul 

With Sky Q it's simple to have a Main Q box (connected to the Satellite dish by the twin cables) and then take a Q Multiscreen subscription and a mini for your second TV.

The minis connect by WiF to the main Q box.

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 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.

[smul]

sorry didn't explain fully. We need to buy a TV for the other room, so just working out options, one was that we might invest in Sky Glass and not have to worry about any extra bits.  

[GD1]

@smul  Either way you would need Sky Q with a related Q mini & purchase a standard smart TV

Or Get Sky Glass, you would need  stream puck where you currently have Sky Q

So you still need the "extra bits"

[smul]

thank you for your help. 

[smul]

one last question, are stream pucks high def? 

[oldfella]

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@smul wrote:

sorry didn't explain fully. We need to buy a TV for the other room, so just working out options, one was that we might invest in Sky Glass and not have to worry about any extra bits.  

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Hi @smul 

If you are considering a Sky Glass TV there is no point in doing this if you are keeping your Q subscription and Q box.

Far better to purchase a good Quality smart TV which is much more versatile and can be used with a Q minibox. (although this will not be UHD capable).

If you are considering  a Glass Subscription do a full research as it wasn't well received initially.

[oldfella]

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@smul wrote:

one last question, are stream pucks high def? 

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Yes they are. @smul 

However remember Sky Stream ( and also Sky Glass) have no recording facilities.

See Stream info

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/service-checker-sky-glass-sky-stream-puck-help

[TimmyBGood]

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@smul wrote:

 are stream pucks high def? 

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Stream pucks are capable of both HD and UHD output.  In a Stream subscription HD is included as standard (unlike Sky+ / Sky Q) but UHD has an additional monthly cost.