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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=63061&Nid=31775&p=416179"
title="http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction="><em><i><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>HDTV Penetration
Will Hit 36% In 2007</span></font></i></em></a></span></font><em><i><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>by Erik Sass: By
the end of 2007, 16 million high-definition TVs will be sold, bringing the
total to 52.5 million in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
That's 36% penetration of households, according to new figures from the
Consumer Electronics Association. The irony? Only 44% of HDTV owners actually
receive HD programming. Some blame cost, others use the technology for movie
and gaming experiences. - </span></font></i></em><a
href="http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=63061&Nid=31775&p=416179"
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p=416179><em><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>...</span></font></i></em><br>
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Wow that figure blows me away it's so low. Basically if people replace their
tv's every 5 years (eg 20% a year) then their is no 'rapid' deployment of HD
sets, it's just the natural replacement cycle that is growing year on year as
it normally would any other TV 'feature'.<br>
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I mean I have been dissapointed that out of the 400 or so channels here on Time
Warner NY we only have about 20 or so in HD, but based on those figures I can
see why networks aren't exactly rushing out to replace everything in HD.<br>
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Any comments?<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Dean<font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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