This item is right on cue. The bar has been raised. No one buys bias-ply tires anymore. Bert ---------------------------- http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=countries&subclass=0&id=2166 Non-living room HDTV sales rise in US New research from The Diffusion Group suggests high-definition TVs are increasingly being purchased by US consumers for rooms other than the lounge. Among households with broadband, around 40% of HDTV set sales are for non-living room viewing. Michael Greeson, founding partner of Dallas-based The Diffusion Group, which focuses on digital home market reseach, said: "HDTVs can now be found in more than one-third of US broadband households. "Given recent price declines and expanded awareness of the benefits of HD, we're seeing more mainstream consumers purchase their first HDTV and more advanced households buy a second and, in some rare cases, even a third HDTV." Data collected in December 2006 finds that close to 40m HDTVs can now be found in US broadband households. Lovelace Consulting | 10.01.2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.