<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/27/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dean Collins</b> <<a href="mailto:Dean@cognation.net">Dean@cognation.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><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=" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<em><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">HDTV Penetration
Will Hit 36% In 2007</span></font></i></em></a></span></font><em><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">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 U.S.
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" title="http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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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 color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a href="http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/hd-tvs-slow-addoption.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/hd-tvs-slow-addoption.html</a></span></font></p>
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</blockquote></div>You think the average consumer replaces their TV every five years? I'd say more like every fifteen years if not longer.<br><br>HD is only worth it to the consumer if the programing they watch is in HD. If your favorite channel is Gameshow Network then guess what you don't have any pressing interest in moving to HD. If, like me, you watch several primetime broadcast network shows (OTA HD) then buying a new HD TV makes more sense.
<br>-- <br>_____________<br>Ryan Patterson