Sky Q mini Resolution

[D.Harrison]

Hi,

I am considering upgrading to Sky Q with multiscreen, but cannot find a definitive answer on the max resolution from the SkyQ mini boxes. Some forums suggest it is limited to 720i, which would actually be a downgrade from my current Sky+HD mutiroom setup.

Please can you confirm what the output resoution is for Sky Q minis (when paired with an UDH Sky Q main box).

Also, are there any plans in the near future to support 4k UHD from the minis?

Thanks.

[TimmyBGood]

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@D.Harrison wrote:

Please can you confirm what the output resoution is for Sky Q minis (when paired with an UDH Sky Q main box).

1080i or 1080p selectable in a menu.   Mini boxes can also output 720p or even 576p

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/changing-the-screen-resolution-setting 

Also, are there any plans in the near future to support 4k UHD from the minis?

No: they don't have HDMI 2.0 / HDCP 2.2 (and current main Q box hardware could not support UHD Mini boxes)

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[nigea99]

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@D.Harrison wrote:

Hi,

I am considering upgrading to Sky Q with multiscreen, but cannot find a definitive answer on the max resolution from the SkyQ mini boxes. Some forums suggest it is limited to 720i, which would actually be a downgrade from my current Sky+HD mutiroom setup.

Please can you confirm what the output resoution is for Sky Q minis (when paired with an UDH Sky Q main box).

Also, are there any plans in the near future to support 4k UHD from the minis?

Thanks.

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hi @D.Harrison 

SKy Minis native resolution is 1080i although it can be set to 1080p

There are no known plans to introduce 4K minis - existing minis don't have the hardware & with the introduction of SKY Stream are not likely to have new upgrades

[D.Harrison]

Will sky stream provide a solution to support 4k in multiple rooms then?

Is it worth me looking at that now rather thanSky Q (does it currently offer access to all the same content)?

[GD1]

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@D.Harrison wrote:

Will sky stream provide a solution to support 4k in multiple rooms then?

Is it worth me looking at that now rather thanSky Q (does it currently offer access to all the same content)?

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All Glass & Stream products support 4k, however you can only have one or the other you won't be able to mix Q with Stream/Glass.

Some channel may not be available on Glass and there are no +1 variants Glass channel lists here https://www.sky.com/help/articles/tv-channel-list-sky-glass

[bob1234]

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@D.Harrison wrote:

Will sky stream provide a solution to support 4k in multiple rooms then?

Is it worth me looking at that now rather thanSky Q (does it currently offer access to all the same content)?

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@D.HarrisonYes BUT do your research as it is very very different from either +HD or Q, it also does not have as many channels.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/tv-channel-list-sky-glass

[TimmyBGood]

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@D.Harrison wrote:

Will sky stream provide a solution to support 4k in multiple rooms then?

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Yes, but each UHD datastream is going to eat something like 25mbs of internet bandwidth, so 'average' Superfast FTTC can't be relied on to support more than two concurrent outputs at that resolution.  Realistically multiple Stream pucks running in UHD within a subscription address necessitates Ultrafast broadband, preferably FTTP.