It is a continuous race towards high definition with the bar always uphill, hence the need to keep up with the times with the technology we have at home.

The count down is in fact underway and will flow inexorably until 1 September 2021 when the new digital terrestrial will be a reality and the transition will begin, which will be final in July 2022. For that date it will therefore be necessary to be ready with TVs that are compatible with the new standards , or equipping itself with decoders that allow you to continue as before .

Are you wondering what exactly this change consists of? We will initially switch from MPEG2 to MPEG4 encoding, many channels will change frequency and therefore a retuning will be required, and finally we will switch to DVB-t2 and the HEVC protocol.

It seems a tragedy announced, but there is good news and it is called Bonus TV : it is worth up to 50 euros and thanks to this it will be possible to buy the decoder that will allow to support the new standard.

With us in via Piave the decoders are already available that will allow you to "survive" at best the passage and the TV Bonus is obviously valid. fill in the form on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development at this address .

All you have to do is bring the form to the store, we'll take care of the rest. The bonus will be in effect until December 2022.

Not all televisions will need to be changed or supported by a decoder and today you can already do a test directly from your sofa. In fact, just tune into channels 100 (Rai test channel) or 200 (Mediaset test channel), if you see the wording "Test HEVC Main10" thumbs up, otherwise it will be necessary to "run for cover".

* Content updated on 08/09/2021