In the company stores of digital TV operators, we can choose between an offer with one decoder assigned to the contract or a multi-room service for several decoders with a small additional fee but with the same package of TV channels in each room of the house. Both Canal+ and Polsat have a choice of several models of secondary decoders, also called Slave decoders. The master decoder is always a model with the option of recording to an external hard drive, all rooms where satellite TV will be available must be connected by a coaxial cable to an antenna located on the roof or balcony (if you live in a block of flats), each of the decoders should be connected to the home Internet router, as this is necessary for the operation of the Slave decoders connecting to the master from time to time. We should have the entire system configured by a professional from an authorized technical service.

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TV operator Canal+ offers two types of multi-room, Standard and High Standard versions, what is the difference between these options ? Standard version are additional Slave decoders operating in HD resolution, these are simple models without software with streaming applications, at the moment there are WifiBox+ and Premiumbox+ models available. In some subscribers you can still find decoders after TV "n" and these are ITI2850S and 2851S, and after the Cyfra platform and these are Sagemcom DSI83 and DSI87, all these devices are no longer issued at points of sale and customers who show up to advertise their operation are offered only new models.

Hihg Standard's multi-room Slave decoders are the higher-end decoders, i.e. those that support 4K technology, and these are the Ultarbox+ and the latest DualBox+ manufactured by Swiss company ADB (one of the largest digital equipment suppliers in the pay-tv segment). Of course, for 4K set-top boxes the monthly fee is PLN 5 higher than for HD set-top boxes, attaching a disk for recording TV programs is also another PLN 5 fee added to the monthly bill.