Televisión Española, the public television that we all pay for, has the rights to broadcast the National Team and other parties. And at 4K quality, no less. Unfortunately, currently in Spain we have a problem with the quality of television broadcasts.
A priori, Any television from the year 2016 onwards is capable of tuning channels in 4K quality. This is due to the DVB-T2 (Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial 2) tuner, the standard capable of decoding the signal at 4K. We are talking about a system with a 30% higher capacity compared to DVB-T.
The reality is that this rule is not fulfilled. Or just in theory: watching the Qatar 2022 World Cup on TVE UHD, that is, in glorious 4K HDR quality, is something that requires a series of additional requirements for both your antenna and the reception module. And are next.
Watching TVE in 4K HDR is something much more complicated than it seems
Taking a look at the UHD Spain channel table, to tune in to 4K quality broadcasts it is essential to carry out a terrestrial search, find the correct dial and memorize on your television so that TVE UHD can be seen correctly.
Currently, TVE UHD does not have official permission to cover broadcasts throughout Spain. Even more, only 60% of the country has coverage to receive the signal where TVE broadcasts at this quality. To this we must add that the antenna is properly adapted to receive said coverage. And how is this problem solved? we tell you.
Why don’t you watch the Qatar 2022 World Cup on TVE UHD
As our colleagues from Xataka Smart Home comment, the antennas that cannot see this channel must either “put a bandwidth that is a header that what it does is that it covers everything and puts all the channels for DTT, whether they are local or regional nationals or, if not, you have to look at which module they entered” —in 48, according to what he indicates—.
In some blocks of neighbors and homes there will be no choice but to make a small investment to be able to see the Qatar 2022 World Cup in good conditions. In fact, these modules they are usually around “110 or 115 euros plus labor that will be about 30 euros. If it is a question of programming a programmable headend, then they come to be about 60 euros”.
A bucket of cold water for those of us who expected to see football at the highest quality without taking into account the limitations of our installation. And it is that, beyond living in a 4K coverage area, and having a television with that resolution, without having an active MUX or multiplexer, it will be like having a traditional installation capable of broadcasting with a resolution limitation of FullHD.