Satellite & Sky Q

The Cush

johnire wrote: »

Can anyone tell me if I were to get Sky Q what happens? I know both SKY+ HD boxes will be replaced with a Sky Q box and a Sky Q mini box which is fine but how in turn will the other 3 tellys operate?
Will I realistically need a mini box in each room? In other words the main box plus 4 mini boxes?

Lola Fluffy Quote wrote: »

Yes you would need a mini box in each room. Is there any particular reason you are looking to upgrade? The new system is less flexible in many ways compared to their previous offerings.

AFAIK you can get a maximum of four mini boxes and only two can be used at any one time.

Lola Fluffy Quote's post answers your question, you can have 4 mini boxes but only 2 mini-boxes can be used at any one time with the SkyQ silver 2Tb box (+2 tablets) or 1 mini-box with the SkyQ 1Tb box (+1 tablet). According to information on the Sky forum the number of mini-boxes is limited due to the processing power of the SkyQ box to feed more than 2 mini-boxes with HD quality signals simultaneously.

Hard Knocks

The Cush wrote: »

Good planning with the cabling originally, spoilt for choice, this is the cabling installation I would've recommended in the past.

So, go with the recommended multiswitch add-on above and as you say in the last sentence of your post, "get the additional switch, put the 4 skyq room cables on it & use the original multiswitch points to connect". Put the two dormant cables on the SCR outputs even though only one will be required for the SkyQ install. Connecting both cables means the installer on the day can simply connect to either faceplate output.

The other option would've been to run two extra cables from the dish to the multiswitch point and connect them directly to the two dormant cables to the main room with the installer fitting a 6 output hybrid LNB to the dish on the day but I see from here your multiswitch requires a quattro LNB type so that rules out the hybrid LNB as it's a quad type.

Should I connect a loose faceplate or just put an end on one of the extra cables?

The Cush

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Should I connect a loose faceplate or just put an end on one of the extra cables?

What's there at the moment, is there a single or double pattress box, deep or standard?

Hard Knocks

The Cush wrote: »

What's there at the moment, is there a single or double pattress box, deep or standard?

Single shallow sadly
Thinking of drilling a hole at top & bring out the wire(s)

The Cush

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Single shallow sadly
Thinking of drilling a hole at top & bring out the wire(s)

Simplest would be to put an F connector on the end of the cables, add a blank faceplate if you wish, drill 4 holes on it to run the cables through, my brother did this.

Unfortunately the back box isn't deep enough to take a 4 output faceplate

johnire

Thanks for your reply. I thought all right I’d need a box in each room with each telly. The reason I’m thinking about changing from the system I have which is working fine is because the two boxes I have are nearly 5 years old and I have noticed on the one we use the most is starting to record not as good. Also I’m assuming that Sky want everyone to have a Qbox so it’s only a matter of time before I’d have to change anyway? I don’t particularly want to change and even though it’s pricey they’ve offered a deal which isn’t too bad.
Thanks again.



QUOTE=Lola Fluffy Quote;108166357]Yes you would need a mini box in each room. Is there any particular reason you are looking to upgrade? The new system is less flexible in many ways compared to their previous offerings.

AFAIK you can get a maximum of four mini boxes and only two can be used at any one time.[/QUOTE]

tsue921i8wljb3

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Single shallow sadly
Thinking of drilling a hole at top & bring out the wire(s)

Just use your existing faceplate and cabling. I assume there is a box there that you'll be replacing with the Q box. Use it's faceplate.

tsue921i8wljb3

johnire wrote: »

Thanks for your reply. I thought all right I’d need a box in each room with each telly. The reason I’m thinking about changing from the system I have which is working fine is because the two boxes I have are nearly 5 years old and I have noticed on the one we use the most is starting to record not as good. Also I’m assuming that Sky want everyone to have a Qbox so it’s only a matter of time before I’d have to change anyway? I don’t particularly want to change and even though it’s pricey they’ve offered a deal which isn’t too bad.
Thanks again.

QUOTE=Lola Fluffy Quote;108166357]Yes you would need a mini box in each room. Is there any particular reason you are looking to upgrade? The new system is less flexible in many ways compared to their previous offerings.

AFAIK you can get a maximum of four mini boxes and only two can be used at any one time.

Buy a used box on eBay or similar for small money and get Sky to pair your card to it. It'll be a long time before everyone is on Q.

tsue921i8wljb3

OSI wrote: »

We had a Sky installer out a month ago to put in Sky Q. After 4 hours he left unsuccessful with a new LNB duck taped to the old satellite dish (not a joke) and a single cable running out of it into a single booster he found in the attic . Left the existing setup unfunctional and we had to get an indie out to restore the old setup.

Wow! Did you complain to Sky? I hope they covered your costs in restoring your previous setup.

This would be my fear with the OP.

The Cush

OSI wrote: »

We had a Sky installer out a month ago to put in Sky Q. After 4 hours he left unsuccessful with a new LNB duck taped to the old satellite dish (not a joke) and a single cable running out of it into a single booster he found in the attic

Sounds like a lad doing a nixer and not a Sky installer, any pics?

The Cush

Lola Fluffy Quote wrote: »

This would be my fear with the OP.

If the OP has everything in place it should be a 10 minute job for the installer, no messing around with cabling or LNB.

The Cush

@ Hard Knocks
If for whatever reason the installer cannot find the SCR setup on the box, this youtube video will show you how to select the option within the installers menu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDyrq6v2tkA

Hard Knocks

The Cush wrote: »

@ Hard Knocks
If for whatever reason the installer cannot find the SCR setup on the box, this youtube video will show you how to select the option within the installers menu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDyrq6v2tkA

Thanks everyone
I’ve ordered the dscr, some f connectors & coax
So hopefully get all going

Hard Knocks

I received the dscr today & have just made up the 4 coax cables to join to the multiswitch.

On the 2 spare coax cables in the wall that’s going to be connected to skyq.
Will there be needing different ends to the f connector as they’ll need a cable to take to the skyq box?

tsue921i8wljb3

Hard Knocks wrote: »

I received the dscr today & have just made up the 4 coax cables to join to the multiswitch.

On the 2 spare coax cables in the wall that’s going to be connected to skyq.
Will there be needing different ends to the f connector as they’ll need a cable to take to the skyq box?

Can you post a picture of the wallplate/ area where you intend to locate the Sky Q box? You said originally that you had two points in each room.

The Cush

Hard Knocks wrote: »

On the 2 spare coax cables in the wall that’s going to be connected to skyq.
Will there be needing different ends to the f connector as they’ll need a cable to take to the skyq box?

To join/extend a sat cable you'll require an F joiner between 2 F connectors - https://www.freetv.ie/f-joiners-1s/

Hard Knocks

The Cush wrote: »

To join/extend a sat cable you'll require an F joiner between 2 F connectors - https://www.freetv.ie/f-joiners-1s/

Thanks I’ll order them

Hard Knocks

Lola Fluffy Quote wrote: »

Can you post a picture of the wallplate/ area where you intend to locate the Sky Q box? You said originally that you had two points in each room.

This is the faceplate

The Cush

Hard Knocks wrote: »

This is the faceplate

What equipment have you connected to the faceplate at the moment?

I assume TV and sat receiver?
Are you using the 2 feeds to the sat receiver?
Will you be keeping the sat receiver in place after installing SkyQ?

If you're not keeping the sat receiver or will only be using 1 feed for the exiting receiver you could simply reuse 1 one of the existing faceplate outputs for the SkyQ dSCR feed and without affecting the terrestrial output.

That pic looks like a Triax faceplate, if so the SAT1 feed also carries the terrestrial/radio feeds to their respective outputs, while SAT2 is standalone which in this case could be used for the dSCR feed (the terrestrial signal is also on this cable via the switch).

Hard Knocks

The Cush wrote: »

What equipment have you connected to the faceplate at the moment?

I assume TV and sat receiver?
Are you using the 2 feeds to the sat receiver?
Will you be keeping the sat receiver in place after installing SkyQ?

If you're not keeping the sat receiver or will only be using 1 feed for the exiting receiver you could simply reuse 1 one of the existing faceplate outputs for the SkyQ dSCR feed and without affecting the terrestrial output.

That pic looks like a Triax faceplate, if so the SAT1 feed also carries the terrestrial/radio feeds to their respective outputs, while SAT2 is standalone which in this case could be used for the dSCR feed (the terrestrial signal is also on this cable via the switch).

That’s what it is
Was connected to a old sky box for freeview which will now be taken away

Good thinking I just use Sat1 & can leave 2 spare wires redundant for now with possibility of using in the future

Thanks for your help

tsue921i8wljb3

Hard Knocks wrote: »

That’s what it is
Was connected to a old sky box for freeview which will now be taken away

Good thinking I just use Sat1 & can leave 2 spare wires redundant for now with possibility of using in the future

Thanks for your help

That's why I asked for the picture. When you mentioned drilling and then buying more connectors when the simplest thing was to use the existing cabling.

Hard Knocks

Hi everyone
We’re connected & working great
Thanks for all your help

The Cush

Hard Knocks wrote: »

We’re connected & working great

Did the installer have any problem setting it up with the dSCR multiswitch?

Hard Knocks

The Cush wrote: »

Hard Knocks wrote: »

We’re connected & working great

Did the installer have any problem setting it up with the dSCR multiswitch?

No Worked a treat with the SCR mode