In 2022, the next stage of refarming in Poland began.The existing emission system - DVB-T has been replaced by a more modern one - DVB-T2.The compression standard has also changed from MPEG-4 to HEVC.What does it mean?Do you need to buy a new TV?You will find the answers to these questions in this guide.The change of the digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting standard will be implemented in stages.The first took place on March 28, 2022.At that time, the existing DVB-T transmission was disabled for residents of the Dolnośląskie and Lubuskie voivodships.Less than a month later, on April 25, changes took place in north-west Poland.The third stage is scheduled for May 23.On that day, the signal was switched to DVB-T2 / HEVC in the voivodships of Opolskie, Śląskie, Łódzkie, Świętokrzyskie, Małopolskie and Podkarpackie and in parts of Wielkopolskie and Mazowieckie voivodships.The refarming process was completed on June 27.Since then, only the new standard signal is available throughout Poland, including Warsaw.DVB-T2 is the new standard for broadcasting the signal, the successor to DVB-T.In contrast, HEVC (H.265) is a video compression standard.Technical knowledge of what these "letters" mean is not needed to watch terrestrial TV.So why do these names appear in the communications?Each recipient of terrestrial television should check whether the currently owned device has such markings, i.e. it can process the signal.Digital terrestrial television is still popular in Poland.You need a receiver to continue watching your favorite channels for free after the changes.It must receive the signal transmitted in DVB-T2 and display a picture compressed in the HEVC standard, as well as process the E-AC-3 audio.Many people already have a suitable TV at home, such devices have been sold for several years.So it is worth checking in the manual or on the Internet whether your device model will be able to receive digital terrestrial TV after the changes.If the TV set is still functional and you do not want to replace it, it will be necessary to buy an appropriate tuner - other names: decoder, set-top-box (STB).Such a device can be purchased in electronics stores and even in hypermarkets.Before buying, it is worth making sure that it has the ability to decode DVB-T2 signal with HEVC (H.265) codec and process audio encoded in accordance with the E-AC-3 standard.Detailed technical requirements for digital receivers can be found in the UKE regulation.tvpolsat.info uses cookies.We use them to ensure maximum convenience in using our website.Full information can be found in our privacy policy.