The turn of May and June 2015. The Polish viewers for will mean big changes in technology. During this period, both Cyfrowy Polsat and nc + completely abandon support for the old SD decoders. Both digital platforms will cease broadcasting the outdated MPEG-2, which will replace the newer MPEG-4.
When it comes to television, we live in a technological apart. Looking from the hardware, Full HD TVs are now completely standard. When you buy a new TV, more and more people are considering the purchase of Ultra HD screen, which also is no longer uncommon. Observing the trends shown eg. At CES 2015, we see clearly that the majority of new TVs have a resolution of UHD, so in a few years it will become the standard.
On the other hand, with the development of technology can not keep up content. Theoretically, it is not bad – analogue terrestrial TV signal is turned off in mid-2013, and the operators are offering more and more HD channels. Only that, in practice, many people are still watching analogue cable network operators, and digital HD channels in the best case are interpolated resolution of 1080i. TV only shoot to the current standard equipment, and yet we are at the threshold of the online revolution UHD.
Cyfrowy Polsat and nc + end of decoders SD
May 31 this year, Cyfrowy Polsat will say goodbye to the decoders SD, and in June also join him nc +. Both operators at this time to abandon obsolete compression standard DVB-S MPEG-2 and will pass only on the DVB-S2 MPEG-4. What does this mean for viewers?
First of all, the old SD decoders will not be able to peel the satellite signal. Both digital platforms will, however, result in the exchange of shares newer set-top boxes, and customers post-paid offer will not be burdened with any costs.
encoding in MPEG-4 is a newer, more efficient and future-oriented image compression format. Theoretically, the full transition to the new standard will significantly improve the quality of video and audio channels broadcast. With efficient compression method, operators can also be added to offer more HD channels. Will it be a fact? We’ll find out in June.
Is MPEG-4 is actually new?
Not at all. It is a force in Poland coding standard, which was introduced on a permanent basis after the terrestrial television in 2013 moved from analogue to digital. Even then, in order to receive the digital signal, it was necessary to obtain a TV tuner or a TV with built-in decoder DVB-T MPEG-4.
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The move to standard MPEG 4 is a huge step forward, but in the world of technology, like the transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages. When we are on the threshold of UHD resolution should think not about the MPEG-4, but yet efficient HEVC codec (H.265), which allows you to handle UHD resolution. For now, operators melody is the future, but in practice, this codec is no longer supported by the new UHD TVs. Thanks to this at the end of last year, we could see the first live satellite broadcast quality Ultra HD. In this way, the concert was broadcast band Linkin Park.
It remains to be hoped that they actually increase the quality of HD channels from satellite operators. In contrast, it UHD TV times for the time being very distant future. A pity, because the internet rivals have no problem with streaming video in 4K, as such. Netflix started doing it.
Unfortunately, in this context, the TV is a true technological museum.
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