SkyQ question...

pjjafc
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I've just had SkyQ installed. I have an HDMI lead and a ethernet cable buried in the wall. The HDMI lead I have buried isn't strong enough to take the 4K feed so the picture jumps. We've had to put a 4K HDMI lead on the outside of the wall but it looks messy.

Does anyone if you can push a signal through the ethernet or is there any other solution or am I looking like pulling the plaster off the wall.....

Thanks in advance
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  • S0litaire
    S0litaire Posts: 3,535 Forumite
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    You can get adapters to transmit HDMI via Cat5e/6 cables

    Most only rated to to 1080p signals for around £40 mark
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extender-Ethernet-connection-transmitter-compatible/dp/B01A0QYG4O

    For 4K signals then the price jumps to nearly £180
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extender--Full-Single-Cable--Sender/dp/B01HZDY7Y4

    You might be able to find cheaper options.

    Or pulling out the wires Inserting conduit and re plastering might be cheaper in the long run ;)
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  • pjjafc
    pjjafc Posts: 241 Forumite
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    That's great, I'll explore those options and probably dig out the chisel!

    Appreciate it. Thanks
  • Big_Graeme
    Big_Graeme Posts: 3,220 Forumite
    HDMI either works or it doesn't and there is no such thing as 4K HDMI.
  • Moto2
    Moto2 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    If you're going to bury cables, you really should be putting them in some sort of conduit, preferably with a draw string.
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  • pjjafc
    pjjafc Posts: 241 Forumite
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    Unfortunately there is a difference. HDMI wont work (properly) and you need 4k compatible cable
  • Mr_Toad
    Mr_Toad Posts: 2,462 Forumite
    pjjafc wrote: »
    Unfortunately there is a difference. HDMI wont work (properly) and you need 4k compatible cable

    No there isn't, cable manufacturers would like you to think so.

    https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/4k-hdmi-cables-are-nonsense/

    You either have a faulty cable or something else is wrong.

    Have you tried a new cable and does it fix the problem?
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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    pjjafc wrote: »
    I've just had SkyQ installed. I have an HDMI lead and a ethernet cable buried in the wall. The HDMI lead I have buried isn't strong enough to take the 4K feed so the picture jumps. We've had to put a 4K HDMI lead on the outside of the wall but it looks messy.

    Does anyone if you can push a signal through the ethernet or is there any other solution or am I looking like pulling the plaster off the wall.....

    Thanks in advance
    Mr_Toad wrote: »
    No there isn't, cable manufacturers would like you to think so.

    https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/4k-hdmi-cables-are-nonsense/

    You either have a faulty cable or something else is wrong.

    Have you tried a new cable and does it fix the problem?

    Seems to already be answered.
  • pjjafc
    pjjafc Posts: 241 Forumite
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    Correct. I've put a "4K lead" and it works perfectly and tried two "standard" HDMI leads and it jumps.
  • misterbarlow
    misterbarlow Posts: 466 Forumite
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    From the same cnet link above...

    Just because a cable is called high-speed, it doesn't mean it actually is. Some cheap HDMI cable manufacturers might just throw the label on a cable that can't actually handle the data or that can't handle the data over long distances. In this case, the cable won't work with 4K (this is true with 1080p as well, btw). This does not mean that all cheap HDMI cables don't work with 4K; it only means that cheap HDMI cable doesn't work with 4K. Get a different brand of HDMI cable, at the same price, and it will likely work.
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    HDMI either works or it doesn't and there is no such thing as 4K HDMI.

    Anyone saying all HDMI cables are all the same because it's 'digital', and that all HDMI cables are the same, is wrong. This thread is proof of that. Look up 'bandwidth'.
    Nothing wrong with starting with a £1 HDMI cable, though...
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