Hi Dave, Later boxes do not have any RF connectors. They are available from Sky or elsewhere e. There are some other suppliers too such as Triax too. Can I still use the RF2 Output to transmit the signal thought the house?
I HAVE cabling from each room to the attic and no general aerial. I assume from the above that if I plug the box to the aerial point and then put a three way splitter this will go to all tvS. We have bought another TV and want to be able to do the same but do not know how to go about it. The other TVs were set up by a technician. At the moment all we can receive on the new TV is Freeview.
Any ideas please. TV technology is always improving, making it harder to keep updated with the latest TV signal sending techniques. Hi, I have sky installed in one room.
I want to move the sky box and tv to another room. The sky box has two feeds from the dish. I bought two Aerial splitters to extend the cable run to the other room. When I connect up both splitters I get no signal. Am I able to extend the cable using two splitters to move the sky box to another room please. Thanx, Jeff. I am big fan of sky tv. This article is really good for all newbie. Thanks for sharing this info. Luckily, I happen to bump into this blog.
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But what is Sky Q exactly? What does it offer and why is it different to other paid TV services? We answer those questions and more below, as we give you everything you wanted to know about Sky Q.
Sky Q is not just a service, but a complete family of devices. There is also a second main set-top-box, the Sky Q 1TB box, that has a smaller hard drive and lacks some features such as Ultra HD support , but is a great alternative for those on a budget.
There are other devices and ways to connect too, with a Sky Q Mini box to extend the Sky Q experience into other rooms replacing Sky Multiroom , a Sky Q Hub internet router, and a Sky Q voice remote with voice control. The remote has a touchpad, though there is an alternative too, with buttons rather than a swipeable panel.
With the various devices, the overall Sky Q experience is all-encompassing, letting you watch what you want, where you want and whenever you want. There are two boxes available, the 2TB model being the more advanced with 12 TV tuners, allowing recording of up to six channels while watching a seventh the rest are used for other features, including one reserved for live 4K UHD events.
HDR High Dynamic Range support has been added - although it has some way to go before there is enough content to make it truly worthwhile. You might find your more recently-released 1TB box is compatible with HDR, but you should check with the compatibility list here.
New features are being added regularly - such as HDR as above and Dolby Atmos surround sound support. A Kids Safe Mode is also available these days that gives you the option to lock any Sky Q box including a Mini, as below to the Kids section on the menu screen. I have used all of these suggestions at one time or another so hopefully it will help you decide the best place to put your Sky box when TV is wall mounted. This blog has been written with Sky boxes in mind as this is perhaps the most likely piece of equipment that will be connected to your TV.
I describe this at greater length in an older blog on how to hide AV equipment. I recommend that you read that also when you are done here. Many of the suggestions below involve installing the Sky box in a position that is hidden away from sight.
A few things that you will need to consider however is how this will be controlled if hidden. If you have a Sky Q box, this can be done a couple of ways.
If you have a Bluetooth remote most likely the remote will connect to the box fine. If you have an infra-red remote you will also need an IR emitter as well as the remote eye itself. The IR emitter is positioned and installed in front infra-red sensor on the Sky box which will deliver the commands by the handset, received by the magic eye down the coaxial cable.
At the Sky box you will of course need a power cable and satellite cables. To do this you need to connect an coaxial cable to it and then run it to extra TV points , you will also need to access the Sky installer menu and switch the RF power supply to on. If you want to run to multiple TV points you will want to install a distribution amplifier that has an "DC pass" facility. This will allow the DC voltage from the RF2 output on the Sky box to pass through the amplifier and onto all your remote eyes.
If you have a digital aerial this can be connected into your Sky box and relayed to the rest of your TV's on the same coaxial cable. The big downside of doing things this way is that the picture outputted from an RF2 output is only an analogue quality picture which may look very grainy or unclear on your flat screen TV, especially the larger ones.
While this may be fine for your needs, the analogue picture doesn't look as bad on small screens. You can have as many as four different Sky Q mini boxes across your house if you want to, which means that you can fill every room with Sky. This will take it back to its original settings, which can help with any issues you might have. In conclusion, getting a Sky Q mini box can be a pretty good idea. However, you do need to get one directly from Sky if you want to use their multiroom feature.
If you see a Sky Q mini box for sale online, then you should probably avoid it. I'm Nate. I work for an internet company during the week, so you'll probably see me on here jabbering about the internet and building websites, which is my main side hobby.
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