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HDTV NOW COMMONPLACE IN U.S. HOMES

October 18, 2012 by · 3 Comments 

Plunging prices of HDTV appear to have resulted in massive purchases of HDTV sets, the latest figures from Nielsen Research have indicated. According to a study conducted by the company nearly 75 percent of U.S. homes have now upgraded to HDTV, up from just 14 percent a year ago. “What’s more,” the study observed, “nearly 40 percent of those homes have multiple HD sets.” Ironically, that doesn’t mean that everyone is watching HDTV programs. In May of this year, it noted, just 29 percent of English-language broadcast primetime viewing and 25 percent of cable primetime viewing was in “True HD,” presumably meaning programs telecast in the 1080p format. Nielsen’s study of HDTV viewing covered 17 networks, the five principal English-language broadcast networks and 12 ad-supported cable networks.

             

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  • Matt

    There’s absolutely no way HDTV adoption went from 14 percent to 75 percent in one year. I’m sure you’re misreading the report.

  • http://www.facebook.com/chris.blatcher.3 Chris Blatcher

    Now everybody needs to jump on blu-rays so we’ll have one format already…it’s 2012. HDis here to stay right? C’mon!

  • moviewizman

    blu-ray will go away and dvds will stay just like vhs did, there is already new shit on the horizon that makes 1080p look silly, do the research the new tvs are so powerfull (i forget the new name for pic quality) that there isnt even anything being made yet that will use em to their full potential but you know hollywood they need to set the standard, how else do you explain Apple brainwashing the masses with over priced bs……