Can't find any HDR movies on Sky Q

Vertigo · 3 Jun 2023 at 21:43

I was just trying to find an HDR movie on Sky Q, via the Ultra HD section, but I can't.

I've scanned through every movie and not one appears to be in HDR, just plain SDR UHD.

Is this right? I'm sure there were some HDR movies previously?

Flibster · 4 Jun 2023 at 19:30

What version of the SkyQ box do you have? The early ones don't have the ability to play HDR.

To check if it is head to Settings > System Info > Hardware version and check the model number.

If it is one of the following, it is HDR compatible:

32B1xx - Sky Q 2TB

32B203 or 32B204 - Sky Q 1TB

32B205 or 32B206 - Sky Q 1TB/2TB

However, if the model number starts with the following, it does not support HDR:

32B0xx - Sky Q 2TB

32C0xx - Sky Q 1TB

32C1xx - Sky Q 1TB

Charlie Bravo · 5 Jun 2023 at 00:31

If you ask Sky to replace your box with a box that is capable of showing you the film's you already pay for, they'll kindly do it in return for ££, because they're nice like that

Awful company.

Vertigo · 5 Jun 2023 at 10:59

Thanks both. I should have clarified that I do have an HDR compatible box and can watch UHD sports such as F1 or football in HDR without a problem.

It transpires that it's just Sky putting things in stupid places. Looking in one of the other sections under Sky Cinema reveals plenty of titled in UHD HDR, yet everything in the dedicated "Ultra HD" section lacks HDR.

This stupidity even extends to the same title. For example, if you locate Top Gun: Maverick under the "Ultra HD" section, it's only in UHD without HDR. Find the same film under the "New to Sky Cinema" section and it has HDR.

Hopeless.