Sky Q and UHD

markwilliams82 · 20 Oct 2016 at 22:17

Got Sky Q installed today and the engineer told me that my amp (Yamaha RX-V377) would cause a problem and stop me from getting UHD

I've looked online and my amp isn't HDCP 2.2 compliant so may not allow 4k although i can get 4k through my Fire 4k box

sky engineer said the possible work around was to connect the sky box directly to my tv but doing so I get no sound...
Ive been reading into ARC which the TV and amp HDMI output socket show as arc compatible but after connecting a HDMI connection between the two, still no audio..

Any ideas? Apart from buying a new amp that is HDCP 2.2 compliant?

arcon33 · 20 Oct 2016 at 22:32

Sky q box to tv for picture, then optical lead from sky q box to receiver for audio?

Mav · 20 Oct 2016 at 22:33

Hi ..

What about HDMI to tv and Optical out to AMP ?

kitfit1 · 20 Oct 2016 at 22:36

When you tried using ARC, did you change the TV's sound output settings to ARC ? Could explain the lack of sound if you didn't.

markwilliams82 · 20 Oct 2016 at 22:42

Checked all settings and tv is hdmi arc / optical and amp is on also

Might have to try optical if I can pick up a cable; will sound quality still be ok?

theone8181 · 21 Oct 2016 at 07:49

markwilliams82 said:
Checked all settings and tv is hdmi arc / optical and amp is on also

Might have to try optical if I can pick up a cable; will sound quality still be ok?

You should still be able to get dolby digital over optical.

markwilliams82 · 21 Oct 2016 at 09:53

Will pick up an optical cable today and see how it goes

Are there amps now HDCP 2.2 compatible that would work with Sky Q and UHD?

FrankJH · 21 Oct 2016 at 10:18

markwilliams82 said:
Are there amps now HDCP 2.2 compatible that would work with Sky Q and UHD?

Not particularly Sky Q (as its so new) but anything that HDCP 2.2 should be fine, and yes there are plenty

The recent Denon's are getting decent reviews but depends on how much you want to spend

markwilliams82 · 21 Oct 2016 at 14:04

Yeah just looked and they seem good as well as an ONKYO TXSR444 that's had good reviews

As have the PS4 pro on order I'm thinking about a media upgrade so hdr TVs will be next on list in the region of 40-43"; are there many 10 bit ones around?

darrant1234 · 21 Oct 2016 at 14:27

I had the same issue, sky q wouldn't set to 4k resolution until I had an HDCP2.2 amp in the middle. I went for a Yamaha I was due an upgrade anyway

as others have said though you could use optical out to the AV port on the amp and connect the sky q box to a different hdmi port does mean changing channels on TV though and I prefer to change it on the amp.

markwilliams82 · 21 Oct 2016 at 15:28

Yeah i know what you mean, I've been looking at the Sony STR-DN860 thats HDCP 2.2 and had lots of good feedback and seems easy to set up

markwilliams82 · 22 Oct 2016 at 08:16

Tried the optical cable and worked first time so at least that saves me having to buy a new amp straight away...can spend bit of time now looking at which will be best

kitch9 · 22 Oct 2016 at 09:10

Just be aware new Yamaha amps do not pass 10 bit 4k by default you need to change hdmi mode in advanced settings.