[opendtv] Re: News: Upscale Households Main Owners of HDTVs
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:06:41 -0800
Duh? What was the penetration of TVs in poor us households in 1948?
John Willkie
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> Upscale Households Main Owners of HDTVs
> One in six households in the United States now have at least one high
> definition-capable TV (HDTV), an increase from about one out of every
> fourteen households just two years ago, according new research from
> Leichtman Research Group.
>
> * The mean annual household income of HDTV households is 42% above average
> * 26% of households with annual incomes of over $50,000 have an HDTV
> compared to 7% of households with annual incomes below $50,000
> * 26% of HDTV owners have more than one HDTV - up from 11% last year
> * 29% of HDTV owners are likely to get another HDTV in the next year
> - up from 18% last year
> * Only one-third of adults have heard of the digital TV transition,
> scheduled for February 17, 2009
>
> Millions of HDTV sets have been sold in the US in the past year and
> more homes than ever are actually watching HD programming. Yet even
> with the price of HD sets decreasing and the growth of HD is being
> driven by those who can most afford to buy one, which in an
> increasing number of instances, includes households with more than
> one HDTV set. With just two and a half years to go before the digital
> TV transition takes place, two-thirds of Americans remain unaware of
> the pending analog cut-off, helping to explain why this deadline has
> had little impact on the purchase of HD and digital TVs to date.
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