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DVB-T and DVB-T 2: What is the difference?

  • Nov 14, 2025
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According to the DVB-T Standard in 1997, DVB-T2 offers some new features. We will explain the differences.

Facts about DVB-T

  1. "DVB-T" stands for "Digital Video Broadcast Terrestrial", e.g., "terrestrial digital Video broadcasting".
  2. DVB is a Standard of the ETSI, the European telecommunications standards Institute.
  3. DVB-T allows for static or mobile reception of Video data, in particular television programs, via a rod antenna.
  4. The transmission capacity is approximately 4 to 22 MBit/s.
  5. A list of DVB-t stations can you find here.
  6. Differences between DVB-T and DVB-C or DVB-S we explain to you in specific practice tips.

What's new in DVB-T2 compared to DVB-T

  1. On the website of the DVB you can use the DVB-T2 Standard ETSI EN 302 755 V1.3.1 fully view and download.
  2. DVB-T2 increases the transmission capacity compared to the first DVB-T to about 70 percent.
  3. DVB-T2 enables the Transmission of HDcontent at a speed of up to about 200 km/h. So is the reception in the car and train is possible.
  4. Also, the flexibility of the image and sound quality, respectively, of the encoding is increased in DVB-T2, for example, the integration of IPv4 and MPEG.
  5. DVB-T is not forward compatible with the new DVB-T2. This does not mean: DVB-T1-antennas are able to receive DVB-T2 signals.
  6. Conversely, it is possible that DVB-T2 antenna DVB-T1 to receive signals.
  7. ARD plans to 2017, to the DVB-T2 switch , and from 2020 on a nationwide basis to send. It is likely that other public-legal and private TV channels to follow suit, however, has, for example, the RTL group already from DVB-T1 withdrawn and will probably not DVB-T2 send.
  8. DVB-T2 is still the subject of research and development work: For example, will the project ROMEO 3D content over DVB-T2 to spread. The Software FRANSY strives for optimal frequency planning for DVB-T and other radio stations.
In addition, practical tips we can show you how to make your DVB-T reception improve and how to make a antenna build yourself.

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