TV, the new digital terrestrial arrives on December 20: which decoders are compatible

With the December 20th a new phase of the transition to the new digital terrestrial is opening, which will end at January 2023 with the activation of the DVBT-2 transmission standard (Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial) nationwide. Starting from 21 December, in fact, all digital terrestrial broadcasts will be in high resolution. Those who have an old TV, therefore, will be forced to buy a new decoder

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As stated on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development, DVB-T2 (Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial) is the latest generation standard for broadcasting on the digital terrestrial platform of the European DVB consortium

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The transition to the new standard, continues the dedicated page on the Ministry’s website, will allow an improvement in visual quality and high definition and the release of frequencies in the 694-790 MHz band, the so-called “700 band”for 5G mobile services

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After the activation of this new standard, therefore, it will no longer be possible to receive television broadcasts except with new generation devices that support the DVBT-2 HEVC-10 standard. Alternatively, televisions purchased before December 2018 and made suitable for reception via a special decoder are also fine

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To check the compatibility of your TV or decoder with the new transmission standards, you can visit the dedicated page on the website nuovatvdigitale.mise.gov.it. First of all, it is clarified that if your TV was purchased after December 2018 it will necessarily be compatible with the new digital terrestrial since from that date retailers are obliged to sell televisions that support the new DVB-T2 standard and HEVC Main10 coding

You can verify that your TV supports the new standard by checking the manual and/or the data sheet on the television there is the indication DVB-T2 HEVC Main10

In detail, it can also be verified that the TV is compatible with the change expected starting from January 2023 – when the activation of DVB-T2 with the new HEVC Main10 coding system will be introduced – using test channel 200: if the writing “Test HEVC Main10” appears, the device is compatible with the new transmission standard

However, it can happen that there are problems displaying the screen (channel doesn’t show “Test HEVC Main10” or won’t tune) even if the television or decoder is compatible with DVB-T2. In these cases, the negative result of the test could derive from some factors, such as an incorrect (but temporary) reception of the channel or a momentary presence of another broadcaster on the channel, or from the fact that your TV cannot connect at the latest frequencies

Before buying a new decoder or a new TV, it is therefore always advisable and advisable to carry out a retuning. If at the end of the procedure display problems remain it will be necessary proceed the purchase of new devices to continue viewing programs even after January 2023

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