| DonWii said: Even if HDTV penetration were 5%, that does not mean people are watching HDTV content, or even have BR/HDDVD players. It just means they are getting bigger tv's that are thinner. Thats the case in my house. Love the widescreen. |
Very true. The numbers from the "experts" are all over the place, but Engadget says 28% of americans own an HDTV set as of April 2007. The only data I could find was a quote from a mitsubishi exec stating that 1.5% of HD sets in 2006 were 1080p capable. If that's the case, 5% is probably quite high of an estimate.
The whole "penetration level" of HD is a big part of the reason the PS3 is doing so poorly. There are an awful lot of people like me who just don't care about it. I've got a Sony Wega that I'm quite happy with. I don't intend to upgrade to HD for at least another year and then only because I want a larger format TV without taking up space. That makes the whole 1080P and Blue-ray a moot point for me. As I've always said, first next gen box to $299 wins. (at least my money)
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Systems I currently own: 360, PS3, Wii, DS Lite (2)
Systems I've owned: PS2, PS1, Dreamcast, Saturn, 3DO, Genesis, Gamecube, N64, SNES, NES, GBA, GB, C64, Amiga, Atari 2600 and 5200, Sega Game Gear, Vectrex, Intellivision, Pong. Yes, Pong.
