How to Set a Digital TV Set Top Box on a Regular Analog TV and Look for the Signal

How to Set a Digital TV Set Top Box on a Regular Analog TV and Look for the Signal

Analog TV broadcasting will be gradually shut down starting November 2, 2022 in some areas. People in the affected areas will no longer be able to watch analog TV broadcasts and will have to migrate to digital TV broadcasts.

In order to be able to watch digital TV broadcasts, people do not have to buy new digital TV sets. The public can still enjoy digital TV broadcasts through the old conventional analog TV sets.

However, to be able to watch digital TV broadcasts on regular analog TV, an additional Set Top Box (STB) device is required, also known as a Digital TV Box. This device is equipped with a DVB-T2 feature that can capture digital signals.

Then, convert it so that it can be received by regular analog TV or non-digital TV. So, with the DVB-T2 feature available in the Digital TV Box, people can still watch digital TV broadcasts even though they only use non-digital TV.

Digital TV Boxes are currently quite widely available in several marketplaces such as Shopee and Tokopedia, with prices starting at IDR 100,000. If you want to buy, it never hurts to check first in this article "5 Cheap STBs to Watch Digital TV Broadcasts".

So, how do you install a Set Top Box on a non-digital TV? In general, there are two main devices needed to watch digital TV broadcasts on analog TV, namely signal capture antennas and STB.

For more details, here is a complete explanation of the steps for installing a digital TV Set Top Box on a regular analog TV.

It's easy enough, isn't it, how to set the Set Top Box on a regular analog TV and look for the signal? For additional information, each Digital TV Box sometimes has different settings. A more detailed description of the settings can also be found in the device manual.

Also to note, before buying a Digital TV Box, make sure the device is supported by the DVB-T2 feature according to digital TV broadcasting standards in Indonesia. The type of STB that has met the standard can be checked on this website https://siarandigital.kominfo.go.id/.

That's the explanation about the steps for installing a digital TV Set Top Box on a regular analog TV, from setting the device to finding the signal, I hope it's useful.