* Sky Q Thread *

Cosimo · 15 Feb 2016 at 16:15

It now appears that you won't be able to watch BT Sport on Q Mini boxes as your subscription is registered to the viewing card which resides in the main Q box:

http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/news/2016/02/sky_q_customers_can_only_view_bt_sport_on_main_box/

You can stream BT Sport channels using Chromecast so it shouldn't be a problem for some of us.

MissChief · 15 Feb 2016 at 16:17

Cosimo said:
How nice for you. Do you have a date for when us non Sky Broadband customers can order?

Still nothing confirmed other than 'soon' and by that we've been to.d weeks rather than months. At a very random guess probably sometime next month.

V F · 15 Feb 2016 at 16:20

Cosimo said:
It now appears that you won't be able to watch BT Sport on Q Mini boxes as your subscription is registered to the viewing card which resides in the main Q box:

http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/news/2016/02/sky_q_customers_can_only_view_bt_sport_on_main_box/

You can stream BT Sport channels using Chromecast so it shouldn't be a problem for some of us.

Not any different than before. The box you purchased it on was the one it is tied to.

Scubbie · 15 Feb 2016 at 16:21

It has been confirmed that when Sky launches their 4K UHD channel/s that anyone who has a Sky Q Silver bundle will be able to watch it.

You will need a Sports pack to view any sports in 4K UHD. You will also need the Movies pack in order to watch any film in 4K UHD.

Otherwise there are no additional charges.

LiGhTfasT · 15 Feb 2016 at 18:19

Whats to stop you getting multiple boxes and giving one to a family member? Does it still need a telephone line?

Scubbie · 15 Feb 2016 at 18:34

Simply put, if you want to watch Sky Q then you will need a Sky Q or Sky Q Silver box. Sky Q Minis connect to the central box. Without it they have no means to allow you to watch any content.

kitfit1 · 15 Feb 2016 at 18:43

Scubbie said:
It has been confirmed that when Sky launches their 4K UHD channel/s that anyone who has a Sky Q Silver bundle will be able to watch it.

You will need a Sports pack to view any sports in 4K UHD. You will also need the Movies pack in order to watch any film in 4K UHD.

Otherwise there are no additional charges.

The most important thing as far as i'm concerned is will all the 4k content actually be 4k, or will it be compressed as the current HD content is ?
Because if it is going to be compressed, i for one won't be moving to Q................in fact i will probably just ditch Sky altogether.

Scubbie · 15 Feb 2016 at 18:51

kitfit1 said:
The most important thing as far as i'm concerned is will all the 4k content actually be 4k, or will it be compressed as the current HD content is ?
Because if it is going to be compressed, i for one won't be moving to Q................in fact i will probably just ditch Sky altogether.

It's previously been confirmed that the 4K content will be delivered at 60fps.

I would assume that they'll be using a 4K source, not a 2K or HD source, to provide the content.

Most of the film releases for several years now have all been made in 4K, so there is a lot of material from that side. As for Sport content, I would expect that to be in full 4K too.

Beyond that I really don't know what will or will not be made available in 4K. I guess that's down to the production teams.

LiGhTfasT · 15 Feb 2016 at 19:12

Scubbie said:
Simply put, if you want to watch Sky Q then you will need a Sky Q or Sky Q Silver box. Sky Q Minis connect to the central box. Without it they have no means to allow you to watch any content.

Hmm i'll wonder if they'd work fine over a VPN. If it worked out cheaper by splitting the cost like that I might consider it but it would have to beat 60% off and £100 credit deal.

MissChief · 15 Feb 2016 at 21:38

Having watched the 4k Astra demo reel it looks stunning.

VincentHanna · 16 Feb 2016 at 12:00

SO will Sky be supplying 4k over the internet or via Satellite?

MissChief · 16 Feb 2016 at 12:22

Satellite as far as I'm aware. To limit it to Fibre customers without announcing it as such would be very unusual and potentially disastrous.

james.miller · 16 Feb 2016 at 12:28

Scubbie said:
It's previously been confirmed that the 4K content will be delivered at 60fps.

Has it? I've seen 4k50 reported.

xyphic · 16 Feb 2016 at 14:31

MissChief said:
SkyQ Silver + 1 Mini install booked for a week today!

Have they brought install dates forward? Earliest installs when I ordered were the 29th.

JohnnyG · 16 Feb 2016 at 14:56

I've currently got Sky+HD, if I go for the Q Silver will they need to run new cables to it or will they just utilise the existing ones from the dish and does the new box need a cabled connection to the router or is it wireless to that?

Scubbie · 16 Feb 2016 at 15:11

VincentHanna said:
SO will Sky be supplying 4k over the internet or via Satellite?

As Mischief has correctly stated, the broadcasts will be via the Satellite.

It's not impossible for Sky to also keep items available through the CUTV and OD service.

However Sky has specifically stated that there isn't a minimum speed required like you would in order to stream content for BT Sport over the Internet.

JohnnyG said:
I've currently got Sky+HD, if I go for the Q Silver will they need to run new cables to it or will they just utilise the existing ones from the dish and does the new box need a cabled connection to the router or is it wireless to that?

The only item which must be changed is the LNB since Sky Q requires one that is different to what we've previously been supplied.

Providing that your existing satellite cables and the dish are in good order, then there should be no further work required. The engineer may need to perform a small realignment of the dish though.

Cosimo · 16 Feb 2016 at 15:17

Scubbie said:
The only item which must be changed is the LNB since Sky Q requires one that is different to what we've previously been supplied.

I thought that recent installations already had these fitted?

enigma27 · 16 Feb 2016 at 15:18

xyphic said:
Have they brought install dates forward? Earliest installs when I ordered were the 29th.

He works for Sky I Believe

Scubbie · 16 Feb 2016 at 15:44

Cosimo said:
I thought that recent installations already had these fitted?

Only for Communal Dishes.

Cosimo · 16 Feb 2016 at 16:07

Scubbie said:
Only for Communal Dishes.

Do they take your old Sky + HD box?

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