GMA to launch "Affordabox" DTV box "soon"

More than 5 years after competitor ABS-CBN Corp. introduced the TVplus, rival GMA Network Inc. may soon launch its own digital TV box.

Official-looking packaging of the Affordabox

GMA Affordabox is coming!

A device dubbed "Affordabox" DTV box has been spotted circulating online suggesting that the network is now setting its eyes on shifting to digital television.

Facebook page SOLID Kapuso Latest Updates showed an official-looking packaging of the TV box with the "Malinaw na, affordable pa!" tagline. 

Manila Times reported that the device is expected to feature a multimedia player, a personal video recorder, and a nationwide emergency warning broadcast system.

Currently, the channels that users can watch in the digital display are GMA, GMA News TV, and Heart of Asia.

Certified Kapamilya FB page claimed that it will be priced at PHP 888 with four confirmed channels for now. 

GMA confirmed on Sunday that the company will soon launch the device.

The National Telecommunications Commission earlier said that when the industry realizes 95 percent of households having access to DTT broadcasting, analog TV will have a complete shutdown.

The government eyes the shift of TVs from analog to digital by 2023.

What do you guys think?

Sources: Manila Times, SOLID Kapuso Latest Update, Certified Kapamilya

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