Price List for Digital TV Set Top Box Certified by Kominfo

2022-07-09 13:09:48 By : Mr. Mark Ma

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)?With the embedded Digital Video Broadcasting-Second Generation Terrestrial (DVB-T2) technology, analog TV can be used when Analog Switch Off (ASO) is 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 most recent 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 set-top box 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 statutory 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 service.To find out the price of the digital TV set top box, detikINET tried to track it on Sunday (2/7/2022) in terms of what was sold online, specifically e-Commerce.Prices for digital TV set top boxes do vary, depending on the features offered 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.Analog Switch Off (ASO) schedule in Indonesia ends 2 November 2022: