Bathroom TV & Sky Q
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13 DJP

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665 posts

195 months

Tuesday 30th July 2019
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Afternoon knowledgable chums

I`m after some advice if poss`

We re-did the main bathroom 6 years ago and fitted a Proofvision waterproof TV in the end of the bath. This has worked perfectly with Sky HD via hidden magic eye.

About a year ago, I upgraded to Sky Q and the engineer sold me an extra Mini box and bluetooth remote so I could put it in the loft and operate the remote from the bath.

This works fine for about 5 minutes, then cuts out. Having gone from pillar to post over the last 12 months, it transpires the TV won`t accept the uprated HDMi input and Proofvision have no solution other than to buy and fit a new TV (which is now a different size, so won`t fit on the same backplate!).

Does anyone have a work-around that I haven`t thought of at all?

Cheers in advance
Dave

rich12

3,468 posts

177 months

Tuesday 30th July 2019
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I can't help at all i'm afraid but i'd just like to say.. What an awesome problem to have haha.

Surely making do with a normal HD HDMI would suffice like what you had with your original sky box?

13 DJP

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665 posts

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Tuesday 30th July 2019
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rich12 said:
I can't help at all i'm afraid but i'd just like to say.. What an awesome problem to have haha.

Surely making do with a normal HD HDMI would suffice like what you had with your original sky box?
Unfortunately not, as the original set up was via a co-ax from the RF Out of the bedroom Sky HD box.

The bedroom now has it`s own Mini box (feeding 2 other rooms via HDMi matrix).

I cannot connect an older Sky HD box as there is no longer any Co-ax cable feeds to the bedroom, just 2 from a new Sky Q LNB to the Lounge and the minis then connect to that box via Wifi.

Very confusing frown

13 DJP

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Tuesday 30th July 2019
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Jasey_ said:
Oooh, hello, that looks favorite! Top work fella, thankyou thumbup

13 DJP

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Tuesday 30th July 2019
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Jasey_ said:
No warranty comes with my searching wink - but it does look promising smile
No worries fella, I`ve sent that link to the technical bod at Proofvision asking him to confirm it`ll work before I order it thumbup

hoegaardenruls

1,224 posts

155 months

Thursday 1st August 2019
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13 DJP said:
Jasey_ said:
Oooh, hello, that looks favorite! Top work fella, thankyou thumbup
I was about to suggest similar when I started reading - I had much the same issue with our aging TV when I got Virgin V3 boxes, due to the newer HDMI standards and HDCP.

Worked like a charm, but removed any excuse to update the TV..


13 DJP

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665 posts

195 months

Friday 2nd August 2019
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Close but no cigar it would appear!

Reply from Proofvision:

"Unfortunately it looks unlikely this wont. The old TVs according to factory are HDCP 1.2 I have been told today"

Ok, no problem, I`ll find a v2.2 to v1.2 converter..............................except there doesn`t seem to be any!! frown

BaldOldMan

5,148 posts

87 months

Friday 2nd August 2019
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Not cheap but https://www.amazon.co.uk/Technomate-TM-RF-HD-HDMI-... and go back to using the coax

BishBosh

511 posts

247 months

Friday 2nd August 2019
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I use one of these for my bathroom tv...

SkyQ 4k to HDMI Splitter.
One signal into Yamaha Amp then on to Main TV with Dolby surround sound
One signal into Denon Amp then split to Bedroom TV (4K) other output to HDFury Linker into bathroom tv 720p

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B01L3TIE...


JEA1K

2,687 posts

246 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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BaldOldMan said:
Not cheap but https://www.amazon.co.uk/Technomate-TM-RF-HD-HDMI-... and go back to using the coax
Another vote for this. Send HD over coax ... have used these on house-wide systems previously. Cheaper than swapping out the TV.

Last Visit

3,337 posts

211 months

Friday 9th August 2019
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People have Tv's in their bathrooms? Well I never...learn something new every day.