If someone asks, do you know how to check if the TV is digital or is it still analog? Well, you definitely will also hesitate to answer if you don’t know how, right? Or, you will definitely doubt if you don’t personally buy it.
So, how do you find out what type of TV you currently have? Easy, really! Mimin will give you an easy way to find out what type of TV you are using, but you have to watch it to the end!
How to Check Digital or Analog TV
Actually, there is no prohibition to use any type of TV. You can still use Analog TV even if this is an older TV model. It’s just that in the near future you will have to use additional tools for Analog TV users.
This is because Analog TV needs these additional tools in order to get a signal to be able to get Digital TV broadcasts. Well, the name of this tool is Set Top Box or abbreviated as STB. Otherwise you will not get a TV signal for future use.
Well, before you buy this tool, of course you have to make sure the type of TV you are using. Is it true that you use Analog TV or even Digital TV? Here are some recommended ways to differentiate between these types of TV.
1. View TV Stickers
Actually, distinguishing Analog TV and Digital TV is a bit difficult. Especially if the year of manufacture of the TV you have is still relatively new. However, every TV product must be equipped with a built-in sticker.
Well, you have to check the sticker on your TV. Usually Digital TV will be equipped with stickers or labels such as:
- Integrated Digital Tuner
- Digital Ready
- HDTV
- Digital Tuner
- Digital Receiver
- Built-in Digital Tuner
- DTV
- ATSC
2. Specifications of your TV
In addition to checking the stickers on the TV you have, you can also check the specifications of your TV. See the specifications built into your TV. Then you can enter your TV specification numbers into the official website of the TV brand.
Then you will be given complete specifications about the TV you have. There will also be shown whether it is Digital TV or still Analog type. Then, you can determine whether you need additional tools or not.
3. HDTV Features
Well, the next way is to check the HDTV features on your television set. If you use the Digital TV type, there will be many of the latest HDTV features available. For example features like:
- HDTV built-in input hack
- DTV
- Digital Ready
- HD Ready
- Digital Tuner
- Built-in Digital Tuner
- Digital Receiver
However, if you check your TV and don’t find any of the above features. So, most likely your TV is still Analog type.
4. Search Digital TV Broadcast
The next way is to search for Digital TV broadcasts through your device. Use your TV remote and try to find a channel using the remote. And, if the DTV option appears, it means that your TV type is Digital TV.
However, if there is no Digital TV channel that you can find, then your TV is still an Analog type. Of course this method is not too difficult to do really.
5. Checking at Kominfo
Then, the last way is to check the status of your TV through the Kominfo service. The trick is:
- Open a web browser.
- Then go to the following link https://siarandigital.kominfo.go.id/information/device-televisi?page=4
- Select the Television feature, fill in the data such as brand, type and others.
- If your TV data appears then your TV is a Digital type, so there is no need to buy a DVBT2 STB (set top box) device.
- If it doesn’t appear then your TV is Analog type and you have to buy the tool above.
- Finished.
That’s how to check if your TV is Digital or Analog. Good luck.
