In the beginning, some converter boxes were sold on a trial basis to some families, for approximately 7 CUP (0.35 USD), which didn’t broadcast in HD, but converted the analog image into a digital one. Starting off with better image quality, they also imply a great financial saving on technological equipment. The advantages were clear with this new “apparatus”. This is how the famous “converter box” came to be.
Logically, Cuba couldn’t remain behind and that was when the Government created a Technical Committee, made up of experts from corresponding bodies. This will also lead to a very large shortage of spare parts for analog TVs. People (those who could) went searching all over Havana for them, or even the entire country if they had to with the fear that analog TV would end and they wouldn’t be able to watch TV anymore, one of the main sources of information and entertainment on the island.Ĭhanging over from analog TV to digital terrestrial TV began worldwide in 1998, and it is expected that in 2020, 90% of TVs in the world will be set up to pick up this digital signal. I remember the outrage with the famous “converter boxes”. HAVANA TIMES – Just a few days ago, a friend told me that she was selling their “converter box” for an affordable price, so I decided to buy it, bearing in mind that they are no longer sold in stores.Īnalog TV will eventually disappear in the country, it’s been in the works for some years now.
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