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Jakarta – planned to broadcast digital broadcast are limited in the Greater Jakarta area in September 2009. To catch the broadcast of this trial, the public should use the set top box if you do not already have digital TV devices.

Set top box is an additional device to receive digital signals emitted by a TV station transmission system that uses technology Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial (DVB-T).

This device will then convert the analog broadcast signal to be received by the type of television with the NTSC system, PAL, and SECAM, which is currently owned by the majority of Indonesian people.

Director General for Communication and Information Facility Tulung Freddy said public trials could be conducted if a consortium of six private TV stations have completed internal testing. Consortium calling itself KTDI (digital television Indonesian Consortium) members ANTV, Metro TV, SCTV, Trans TV, Trans 7, and TVOne.

“Hopefully by next September already be released after completion of this tested starting in March,” he said after the signing of cooperation with a consortium of providers set top box device at SCTV Tower, Senayan City, Jakarta, Tuesday (03/03/2009).

The consortium was later appointed PT Hartono Istana Technology (HIT) as the company that would produce a set top box device. The device, called Polytron DVB has been marketed in the Greater Jakarta area since February this year with a price of USD 425 thousand.

“We must produce more because every month we can target the five thousand units sold. It’s for anticipated spikes in demand when launching September,” said St. Kadarusman, Relationship Marketing Manager to detikINET HIT.

Freddy himself assess the price of USD 425 thousand, which is offered to the public is still too expensive. But he believes prices will likely decline as the increasing public demand.

Of the 230 million population of Indonesia, said Freddy, 50 million of them already have affordable broadcast TV. He estimated 75 percent or approximately 30-40 million of the population already has a TV device. “I think in the next three years set top box device will absorb 30-40 million units,” he said.

Trial digital broadcasting, such as the government announced, will be held after this year since last year (2008-2009). Then until 2012, entering the digital broadcasting standard as well as granting permission socialization digital TV providers.

Starting in 2013 until 2016, entering the implementation stage expansion of digital broadcasting coverage in major cities and surrounding areas. Then, the next year into the corners. Then, until finally in 2018 would cease analog impressions nationally.

Freddy himself did not estimate the digital broadcasting until 2018 to reach the entire population of Indonesia, but in 2016. Acceleration of two years early because he thought triggered two things.

“Firstly because all the TVs on the market only to digital TV. And second, the TV stations will also begin investing all devices to digital broadcasting as well as the rejuvenation of analog devices,” he concluded.

Jakarta – Again, a user convenience Sharp product line. Beginning with the purchase of AC on February 27, 2010 with the brand name Sharp AH-type PK in AP5SLY 0.5 Abadi Jaya Toko Electronic Senen. First the salesman “Robin Koh” recommend that AC is a good choice because it “quick cool”.

However, after installation is complete and we use it a sense of “cool” does not exist. We thought that maybe the new stuff that it took a long time to equalize the temperature of the room. Five hours have passed but we felt like wearing fan. So the temperature of 16 degrees feel like 28 degrees. How come?

Then we went to complain to the store on February 28, 2010. Then sending the results technicians who reported that there were no installation errors, the room, and disturbances in the unit. Technicians who named Mr Taufik was just checking and not doing any action. As a result there is no change in anything. And he ‘only’ advise to contact the Call Center Sharp. Is this what is called customer service. If the store can not necessarily hands-off.

Continue to the products that we send complaints to Sharp Sharp who then responded by sending a technician named Mr Syahroni on March 1, 2010. Results of checks and found no shortage of content ricek freon leak in the hose input and output. Again this is just the technicians. AC supposed to work can work well. But, apparently to no avail. AC temperature of 16 equal to 28 degrees plus the technician statement stating that this type of air conditioning is cold this hour.

We continue to follow up with Sharp Customer Service, Mr Andi Mulyadi. However, until this letter we write, there is no solution either from him or who claimed his supervisor, Mr Suwandi about our complaints.

Please follow up and management of Sharp can resolve our complaint as soon as possible. If indeed there is no solution to my complaint with a heavy heart I will sell and replace with another brand of the course “more cool” and “better understand the customer”. In other words we have crossed out the name of Sharp to the needs of our electronics, family, and friends forever. Thank you.

Jakarta – What could be the key to successful implementation of digital television broadcasting is the price of set top box device is cheap. Now the price of the device to convert analog signals to digital was not considered ideal.

Said, Director of Information and Communication Technology Research and Technology BPPT, Tatang A Taufik on the sidelines of cooperation between TVRI digital TV and LG, in the building TVRI, Jakarta, Tuesday (09/06/2009)

“The key to the success of digital TV is a cheap price of set top box. Now the price of set top boxes around USD 350-400 thousand. If it gives slightly to Rp 150 thousand new ideal,” said Tatang.

DG SKDI Depkominfo, Freddy Tulung, hoping, if the device had been produced in bulk, the price of set top box can be pushed even cheaper. Currently, a new set top box device produced by PT INTI and PT Istana Technology (Polytron).