Unable to watch recording of F1 on mini box

[EXC]

Sky last weekend showed the formula 1 race live on two different channels. Both were broadcast in UHD. I recorded one of them and then tried watching the recording via the sky Q mini box. I received a message to say the recording was not compatible with this box. 
This then caused problems in my household as I had to disrupt the family to watch it on the main sky Q box. This is going to be a problem throughout the season. 
I do not understand why Sky broadcasts both channels in UHD if that format is not compatible with the appliances they provide and we pay for. Or have I missed a setting somewhere in my mini box? 
thanks 

[TimmyBGood]

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@EXC wrote:

Or have I missed a setting somewhere in my mini box?  

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Nope: Mini boxes do not have the video chipset or HDMI standard required for UHD output, and a main Q box can neither rebroadcast UHD or downscale it to HD for Mini box use.

[oj01]

@EXC Mini boxes can't display UHD recordings. You would need to record the HD channel. 

[Daniel0210]

@EXC 

Mini boxes are not UHD compatible. I watched it in HD on the normal F1 channel with no problem. If you record in UHD you'll have to watch it back on the main box. 

[xenon81]

You'd need to record the HD version to watch on the mini box, I think it's channel 857.

[TimmyBGood]

@EXC 

Previous posts suggest many F1 fans record both the HD and UHD channel simultaneously to have maximum flexibility on viewing devices later.

[EXC]

Ok thanks everyone for the answers. I will have to look harder for the channel showing it in HD.
I could only see it on two channels and both were in UHD 

[nigea99]

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@EXC wrote:

Ok thanks everyone for the answers. I will have to look harder for the channel showing it in HD.
I could only see it on two channels and both were in UHD 

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HD version should be on 857 now that 406 is a dedicated UHD channel

BTW as @TimmyBGood says I record in both formats in case I want to catch up on my mini (although Idon;t do hat very often)

[Chodley]

Having been spoiled by the UHD picture quality, I can't bring myself to watch it in HD. Might as well just look up the result 😆

[Scruffer04]

Or set F1 to record via the mini box where F1 HD remains at 406.