DVB-T2 / HEV from today in another five regions. How to check if the TV supports the new standard?

The second stage of the DVB-T2 / HEVC implementation in Poland began on April 25. Television viewers in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Zachodniopomorskie, Wielkopolskie voivodships, in almost the entire Pomeranian Voivodeship and in the north-western part of Mazovia will gain access to the new broadcasting standard.

What is DVB-T2 / HEVC? The new standard means better picture and sound quality

“DVB-T2 / HEVC is a new international broadcasting standard, which allows the transmission of more channels, and also guarantees better picture and sound quality” -.

“This standard, provided that the Internet is connected, also allows recipients to access new functions of the so-called hybrid television, such as stopping the current program on demand, participating in voting with the use of a remote control or displaying additional information about the actors appearing in the broadcast production.”

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How to check if the TV is receiving DVB-T2 / HEVC?

You need the right equipment to receive the new digital TV standard. As the experts of the Digital Poland Association emphasize, people who bought theirs after 2019 do not have to replace it. However, in the case of older receivers – even those with modern flat screens – it should be checked whether it is adapted to the reception of the new standard.

How to do it? Just go to the website, where through a special search engine you can find out whether a given model is adapted to the reception of the new DVB-T2 / HEVC broadcasting standard. “If the TV set cannot receive DVB-T2 / HEVC signal, its owner should buy a new model or a special set-top box” – explains Michał Kanownik.

DVB-T2 / HEVC. Voucher for a set-top box and a TV set – rules

The voucher is awarded regardless of the income earned by the household. Applications for co-financing the purchase of a set-top box or TV set can be submitted from March 21. The benefit is not granted in cash. Those interested will receive a code that can be used to purchase the device in selected stationary or online stores that will join the program. Vouchers cannot be exchanged for money.

The government website explains further rules:

• co-financing will be granted at the request of one person within the household;
• the application for a benefit may be submitted electronically – using the gov.pl platform, as well as via Poczta Polska SA – this will also allow people with limited access to digital services to obtain the benefit;
• in response to the request, the authorized person will receive a special code to the e-mail address provided or in the form of a printout (if the request was submitted by the post office);
• the code can be redeemed in stationary and online stores and through online sales platforms;
• the program will run until the end of 2022.

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The new DVB-T2 / HEVC standard will be introduced in four steps

Pursuant to the 2017 Regulation of the European Parliament and of the European Council, Member States have committed themselves to making the 700 MHz band available for broadband services by 30 June 2020 or, in justified cases, by 30 June 2022 at the latest.

The transition to the new DVB-T2 standard in Poland is planned for the second quarter of 2022. According to the schedule drawn up by the Office of Electronic Communications, the introduction of the new standard has been divided into four stages:

• Stage 1 – from March 28, 2022: Sudetes and Lower Silesia region, Lubuskie voivodship;
• Stage 2 – from 25/04/2022: The Pomeranian belt from Szczecin to the Tri-City, a large part of Greater Poland, Kujawy, the western part of Mazovia;
• Stage 3 – from May 23, 2022: the southern part of Greater Poland, the Lodz Region, Kielce region, Podkarpacie, Lesser Poland, Upper Silesia, Opole region;
• Stage 4 – from June 27, 2022: Mazowsze, Eastern Poland (from the Suwałki region, through Podlasie, to the Lublin region and the Zamość region).