Not long ago, the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) updated the list of certified set top boxes (STBs).However, how much does a digital TV set top box actually cost?STB has an important role that makes analog TV still used when digital TV broadcasts air.With Digital Video Broadcasting-Second Generation Terrestrial (DVB-T2) capability, analog TV can capture digital TV signals.Considering that currently the government through the Ministry of Communication and Informatics is phasing out analog TV broadcasts to digital TV broadcasts in stages.As a result, people who do not belong to poor families are required to buy STB devices in order to make their analog TVs able to capture digital TV signals.Based on the most recent data as of June 4, 2022, Kominfo explained that there are 70 units of various brands and types of models and types that have been certified."Every digital television set and set top box DVBT2 decoder that is traded, manufactured, assembled, imported and/or used in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia is required to observe technical requirements and be based on permits in accordance with statutory regulations," the Kominfo wrote.Kominfo also appealed to the public to buy certified set top boxes so as not to end up disappointed, such as not being able to receive digital TV broadcasts to after-sales service.To find out the price of the digital TV set top box, detikINET tried to trace it, seen from those sold online, specifically e-Commerce.For example, Advan DVB-10KK prices start at IDR 170 thousand, Evercoss STB1 prices start at IDR 177 thousand, Akari ADS-2230 prices start from IDR 239 thousand, Matrix Apple DVB-T2 prices start from IDR 215 thousand, Polytron PDV600T2 prices start from IDR 289 thousand, and Tanaka T2 prices start at IDR 188 thousand.Prices for digital TV set top boxes do vary, depending on the features offered to consumers.Kominfo itself revealed that the price of this device is vulnerable in the range of Rp. 150 thousand - Rp. 300 thousand.The cessation of analog TV broadcasts to digital TV starts on April 30, 2022. This process of digitizing broadcasting is a way of digital transformation in the broadcasting sector, where analog TV broadcasts have been broadcast for more than 60 years and are considered obsolete.Kominfo will implement this analog TV lethal injection in three stages: