Will Be Terminated, You Must Know How To Check Analog Or Digital TV

YOGYAKARTA - The Indonesian government will gradually stop broadcasting analog TV starting next year. Later, television broadcasts can only be watched through Digital TV channels.

It also makes people who still use Analog TV, have to upgrade their television to digital devices so that they can still watch their favorite shows.

One way that you can do to capture Digital TV broadcasts at home users is to install a Set Top Box (STB) device on your TV. However, not all TVs can be installed with these devices.

To be able to install an STB device on your TV, the user must make sure that your television is a Digital TV, so that it supports the use of the device.

To find out whether the television in your home is a Digital TV, or an Analog TV that cannot be upgraded, users can follow the tips compiled by the VOI team from various sources.

Find Out Your TV Specifications

To find out if your television is supported using digital broadcasts, the easiest way is to find out the specifications of the television.

Users can see it in the file that they get when they buy the TV. If the file is lost, the user can search for the specifications on the internet.

Search Digital Channels

Another way that you can do to check if your television supports digital broadcasting, users can directly search for digital broadcasts to see if your television can pick up a signal.

If when searching for TV channels, there is a choice of DTV or digital channels, then your TV can already receive digital broadcasts and users can install STB devices.

Check HDTV Features

The next way that you can do to find out your TV supports digital broadcasting is to check the HDTV feature. Users can check HDTV features which are usually found on the body of the TV so you can find out easily.

If your TV is supported for digital broadcasting, then there are labels and input jacks built-in HDTV, DTV, Digital Ready, HD Ready, Digital Tuner, Built-in Digital Tuner, Digital Receiver, and so on.

In addition to the 3 methods above, users can also find out whether your TV supports digital broadcasting through the Kominfo website. However, users must know the brand and type of your television.

Those were a number of ways you can do to find out whether the television in your home is already supported by digital broadcasting so that it can still be used when the government stops broadcasting analog TV.