We said that DTT would change in 2024 and that is what happened: according to the directives of the decree published at the BOE in 2019, there are no longer any duplicate channels (one in HD and one in SR) in favor of a single listing of HD channels.
What is the 2024 TNT blackout
Even if the resolution is not the only thing that changes, it causes the biggest transformation: you will no longer be able to receive TNT from your television, decoder or compatible device and application. with broadcast in quality lower than SD. Anything below 720p diagonal will be outside the public broadcast range. And what does this mean for all of us who watch channels through apps like RTVE Play or use our beloved Apple TVs? Not much, but there are details to take into account.
Currently, the Apple TV 4K 2022 supports several but not all HDR standards. Currently it can play DDR with AVC/HEVC up to 2160 at a speed of 60 fps, is compatible with Dolby Vision up to 2160 at 60 fps, with the most common standards, HDR10+, its previous iteration HDR10 and with HLG with HEVC up to 2160. at 60 fps, and plays H.264 and MPEG-4 codecs “raw”, without compression algorithms. That’s to say, You will have no problem playing content at resolutions up to 4K.
In terms of audio, this Apple TV plays HE-AAC (V1), AAC up to 320 Kbps resolution, AAC with protection (iTunes Store), MP3 up to 320 Kbps resolution, MP3 VBR ( from Speed variable), Apple Lossless — of course —, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1), E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound) and Dolby Atmos, it’s nothing.
If we return to the 2021 model, Both models have an HDMI 2.1 port although the 2021 one lags behind since it cannot reproduce HDR10+. Speed is also a point of difference since the Apple TV 4K 2021 has the A12 chip while the Apple TV 4K 2022 has the A15 Bionic chip.
What will happen after the breakdown of poor quality TNT
As we said, low quality channels, those below the HD Ready standard (720p) cannot be tuned to DTT. The deadline has expired and the minimum quality that must be offered on DTT is High Definition at 720p. Yes, it seems incredible that we are in 2024 and we continue in these conditions, knowing that TVs with 8K honeycomb want to become a standard. What is clear is that
Of course, all televisions and players must be compatible with the standard DVB-T running on H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec and, as Xataka points out, if possible DVB-T2 type compatible with H.264 and H.265 video codecs – with a more advanced compression and deinterlacing algorithm, which consumes less resources and makes better use of bandwidth —. Both the Apple TV 2021 and the 2022 model support H.264, so you shouldn’t have any issues.
And, as you might have guessed, if you’re having trouble tuning the channels, we highly recommend retune the channel scan, from the antenna/digital settings menu, which will appear already organized and you will see all the dials streaming in HD without problem. Unless your TV is not compatible, like some models from 2010 or older, you won’t need to do anything else.
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