History of Digital TV, The Father of HDTV is Korean! – Television, an ingenious invention that entertains millions of people around the world. Take a look at its long journey.
Indonesian people must be familiar with the term digital TV. Yup, in recent years, the government has been actively inviting people to migrate to using digital TV broadcasts. There is no doubt that digital TV has indeed experienced quite rapid development. But, who do you think is the great person behind the presence of digital TV?
If we talk about the inventor of digital TV, we will review the history of television again. Who is interested in historical things? To make you more enthusiastic about migrating to using digital TV, let’s explore a brief history of the development of digital television below, come on!
The Presence of Television
Did you know that the inventor of television was someone who spent the first 14 years of his life without electricity? Yes, that’s Philo Taylor Farnsworth, he invented the electronic television system at the age of 21.
The electronic television he designed was first demonstrated on September 7, 1927 in the United States. Of course, its initial appearance looked primitive. After getting funding, electronic television began to be developed.
News broadcasts to baseball games were broadcasted with a manual system. After going through many developments, electronic TV in the United States began to feature several full-scale commercial television stations in 1947.
The Invention of HDTV
If asked about the first HDTV system, then Japan is the location of its invention. NHK Corporation, a Japanese broadcasting company created a new standard for television broadcasting in the 1970s. Japanese engineers also began developing HD systems. In fact, Panasonic designed a prototype capable of displaying 1,125 pixel images.
Interestingly, the United States was also encouraged to create an HDTV system. Until 1990, GI, an electronics company in the US announced the world’s first digital television system. The system made television capable of displaying color images with 1,080 lines.
The designer of the system is named Paik Woo Hyun, an engineer from Korea. He then received the award title as The Father of HDTV . It turns out, Paik Woo Hyun also held the position of CTO of LG Electronics, you know!
The development of TV in Indonesia
One interesting fact from the history of the development of TV in Indonesia is that the TV broadcast system almost entered Indonesia in 1952. Because the costs were quite expensive, the idea did not materialize.
It was only in 1962 that TVRI began broadcasting. Entering 1989, many private TV stations began to appear. The development of TV broadcasts in Indonesia is increasingly rapid, until 2007 it was decided to use DVB-T in Indonesia.
In 2012, the DVB-T2 broadcasting standard infrastructure began to be prepared. In short, the government began to work on migration very seriously from 2019 until now.
The Future of Television
Referring to Media Indonesia, older viewers generally watch TV with channels that have been provided. While young people prefer online streaming services. The presence of digital TV that can be connected to the internet is one form of adjustment to the decreasing interest in TV.
Not only that, many new TV channels have emerged to present quality content. Kemenparekraf also appealed to Indonesian television industry players to be able to provide quality shows following the development of the digital era.
So, after reviewing the development of the TV broadcasting industry, do you think that in the future Indonesian television will not be eroded by digital platforms?
