Analog TV Wants to be Turned Off, How Much is the Price for a Digital TV Set Top Box?

2022-07-31 18:58:00 By : Mr. James Pei

Set Top Box (STB) has an important role for analog TV in capturing digital TV broadcasts.What is the actual price for a digital TV set top box that has been certified by the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo)?Having Digital Video Broadcasting-Second Generation Terrestrial (DVB-T2) technology in STB devices, makes analog TV usable when Analog Switch Off (ASO) is gradually implemented by the government.Considering that currently Kominfo is gradually discontinuing analog TV lethal injection.As a result, people who do not belong to poor families are required to buy STB devices so that they can use their analog TV to enjoy digital TV broadcasts.Based on the latest data as of June 4, 2022, Kominfo explained that there are 70 units of various brands and types of models and types that have been certified."Every digital television set and set top box DVB-T2 decoder that is traded, manufactured, assembled, imported and/or used in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia is required to observe technical requirements and be based on permits in accordance with the laws and regulations," the Kominfo wrote.Kominfo also appealed to the public to buy certified set top boxes so as not to end up disappointed, such as not being able to receive digital TV broadcasts to after-sales services.To find out the price of the digital TV set top box, detikINET tried to trace it, seen from those sold online, specifically e-Commerce.How much does a digital TV set top box actually cost?indeed vary, because it depends on the features that are offered by brand manufacturers to consumers.Kominfo itself revealed that the price of this device is vulnerable in the range of Rp. 150 thousand - Rp. 300 thousand.The cessation of analog TV broadcasts to digital TV starts on April 30, 2022. This process of digitizing broadcasting is a way of digital transformation in the broadcasting sector, where analog TV broadcasts have been broadcast for more than 60 years and are considered obsolete.