Digital Television: Understanding and How to Check It Easily and Quickly

Gradually the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) has implemented the transition from analog TV advice to digital TV or analog switch-off (ASO). The public is directed to change television broadcasts to digital. This is in order to create a digital era for Indonesia as directed by The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which is a special agency of the United Nations (UN) in the field of information and communication technology.

Even though digital TV in the future will provide good and inexpensive viewing services. However, some Indonesian people still do not understand whether the television they have is digital or not. To get digital broadcasts, television must be installed Set Top Box (STB).

So how do we check if our television is digital or not? But before that, we need to know what digital television is. Here below!

Definition of Digital Television

Digital television (DTV) is a type of television that uses digital modulation (a computer-like data bit format) and a compression system to transmit video, audio and data signals to the television. It is the application of digital technology to broadcast TV systems that was developed in the mid-1990s and tested in the 2000s.

Digital TV differs in many ways from analog TV that came before it, most notably in its systems and capabilities. The emergence of digital television is considered the most significant development since the advent of color television in the 1950s.

Modern digital TVs generally have higher resolution than analog TVs because more data can be sent through an HDTV, and the wider screen ratio (16:9) than narrower analog TVs.

Another advantage of digital television is a more efficient radio frequency spectrum. This is because digital television can broadcast more than five channels per channel on a single analog channel, offering new capabilities not previously available on analog television. Many countries in the world have now switched to digital television since 2000.

In the following, we provide steps on how to check whether the TV is digital or not. As follows!

Face Check TV on Kominfo Status

1. Access the broadcast page digital.kominfo.go.id/
2. Then select the menu "Digital TV"
3. Then select "TV" from the "Select Category" option
4. Then enter the TV brand and model/type
5. If the brand and type of TV is a TV that has received analog TV broadcasts, a description of the brand and type will be displayed.
6. If your TV is not listed, you will see the message 'Sorry, the device you are looking for is not in our database or you do not have device authorization yet.'

Face Checking TV on Type Certification and Specifications

Another way to check whether your television is digital or not is to check the type certification directly to the store salesperson.

You can also check the specifications through the official website of the television vendor. You only need to enter the TV serial number which is usually on the box or manual to the official website or via the internet.

Face Checking the TV on the Sticker on the Back of the Television

Another way you can do this is to check the sticker on the back of the TV body. There, if there is a built-in HDTV label or input jack, DTV, Digital Ready, HD Ready, Digital Tuner, Digital Tuner Built-In, Digital Receiver, which supports digital broadcasts. Then your television is digital.

Those are some ways you can do to check whether your television is digital or not, and if it's still not immediately to change your analog TV to digital.