Sky Q installation query.

[LG86]

Good evening,

after 9 years with sky+ I'm concerning upgrading to sky q.

However I do have a query.

My sky+ box is located on the second floor of my house due to the dish not been able to be installed via the loft. This box isn't plugged into a tv and I get its signal via wireless audio and visual receiver box's.

if I upgrade to sky q can the main sky q remain on the second floor not plugged into a tv and I upgrade to sky multil screen with the signal sent via sky q mini box's to the loft tv and down stairs tv.

or does the main sky q box have to be plugged into a tv at all times.

hope this makes sense thanks for your time.

[PandJ2020]

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@LG86 wrote:

or does the main sky q box have to be plugged into a tv at all times.

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No, a TV doesn't have to be plugged in and you can watch via mini's only.

Only constraints is that mini's do not support UHD if that's relevant to you.

[LG86]

Ah superb so I'm guessing for installation the engineer will do it all via the mini's.

[PandJ2020]

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@LG86 wrote:

Ah superb so I'm guessing for installation the engineer will do it all via the mini's.

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They would probably prefer a TV connected to the main unit during setup (as satellite feeds come here) - but there are other ways.

[Chodley]

What was the issue with the loft? Can they not just run longer cables to the ground floor?