I couldn't get on with the touch remote but I was supplied with a spare button one which is just fine
Didn't you get both? Looked like a standard thing?
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I couldn't get on with the touch remote but I was supplied with a spare button one which is just fine
Didn't you get both? Looked like a standard thing?
Soldato
No I got the touch and it is way to sensitive, it is really horrid to use, drop it and all hell breaks lose. lol
Damn they need to add so you can turn instant rewind off. Save hard drive usage.
I hated it to begin with but quite like it now. Most though preferred the button remote.
I have loved the touch remote since day one, its the second best thing about Sky Q in my view, just behind voice control.
In fact I hate when i have to use the Q box in the upstairs room that only has eh old style button remote
Wish all my remotes were touch.
In fact I hate when i have to use the Q box in the upstairs room that only has eh old style button remote
Wish all my remotes were touch.
Nevermind, phoned them up instead.
That seems like a crazy policy.
Man of Honour
I didn’t think you did need multiroom? When I upgraded they said I didn’t have to have it, but the setup costs were £199 instead of £65 for the 2TB box
Thanks, this was confirmed when I called. Installation date set for 11th Dec
Got everything for £55pm including sports, movies sky go, box sets etc
2tb for £65 as well
If you get Sky Q fitted, do they need to replace anything on the dish, and/or, run more wires? eg: We have two wires coming from the dish to our current HD box, surely they don't need to run even more?
With the additional Multi-Room boxes, are these wireless only, or wired (yet)?
With the additional Multi-Room boxes, are these wireless only, or wired (yet)?
The LNB will need changed as a minimum, if the dish is an old one the Engineer will need to change it also to accept the new LNB. If the cabling is relatively new and in good nick they might leave it, others will prefer to replace it anyway. Mini boxes connect wirelessly, or wired if you prefer via Ethernet. They have no connection to the dish.
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It's a different LNB for SkyQ ( wideband iirc) , it's not compatible with legacy equipment so if you think you may cancel your SkyQ in the future request the engineer install a hybrid LNB otherwise you'll run into trouble, even with Freeview channels etc.
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Replace the wires from the dish with what? A single new wire?
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Two connections from the LNB to the two F-connectors on the SkyQ box, these are joined and just split before the respective connectors though. Think the term is a 'shotgun' cable.
It's the sensitivity that lets it down, especially the fast forward and rewind. It's too easy to acidentally press them.
Agreed. Just the act of putting the remote down often sends it flying forwards or backwards.
Apart from that though, it works with a decent range. I split the signal off the main box and send the HDMI signal over CAT 6 cable to the bedroom, through another bedroom on it's way, so probably about 6m plus 2 walls at least. And the fancy remote does a fine job of controlling the main box from the bedroom. While the button remote controls it from the lounge. Works well for me.
This thread has got me thinking now I have found out the LNB and dish will most likely have to be changed. My Sky Q is due to be fitted on Sunday, the house already has a sky dish on the chimney. Is there a rule that they don't have to go above the gutter height when fitting the new dish/LNB as I don't want another dish fitted lower when I already have one up there.
They will most likely just swap it like for like, as the fixings and cables will already be in place.
We recently moved house and the previous owner did not have Sky Q. The engineer had to replace the entire dish but none of the cables, so was a quick easy job. Although, I did mention that at our old place that our current Sky Q box at least once / twice a week had to be rebooted due to it freezing or saying no signal. He ended up swapping it out, said something about the very first Sky Q boxes having overheating problems just in case anyone else has this issue you may want to get it changed.
We recently moved house and the previous owner did not have Sky Q. The engineer had to replace the entire dish but none of the cables, so was a quick easy job. Although, I did mention that at our old place that our current Sky Q box at least once / twice a week had to be rebooted due to it freezing or saying no signal. He ended up swapping it out, said something about the very first Sky Q boxes having overheating problems just in case anyone else has this issue you may want to get it changed.