MaxxoMedia Digital Media and Entertainment Trends » HDTV http://www.maxxomedia.com/blog Tracking the ever changing tides of digital media Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:51:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Upscale Households Main Owners of HDTVs http://www.maxxomedia.com/blog/upscale-households-main-owners-of-hdtvs/ http://www.maxxomedia.com/blog/upscale-households-main-owners-of-hdtvs/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:42:51 +0000 Mark Levy http://maxxomedia.com/blog/2007/01/12/upscale-households-main-owners-of-hdtvs/ KENRADIO.COM

One in six households in the United States now have at least one high definition-capable TV (HDTV), an increase from about one out of every fourteen households just two years ago, according new research from Leichtman Research Group.

* The mean annual household income of HDTV households is 42% above average
* 26% of households with annual incomes of over $50,000 have an HDTV compared to 7% of households with annual incomes below $50,000
* 26% of HDTV owners have more than one HDTV – up from 11% last year
* 29% of HDTV owners are likely to get another HDTV in the next year – up from 18% last year
* Only one-third of adults have heard of the digital TV transition, scheduled for February 17, 2009

Millions of HDTV sets have been sold in the US in the past year and more homes than ever are actually watching HD programming. Yet even with the price of HD sets decreasing and the growth of HD is being driven by those who can most afford to buy one, which in an increasing number of instances, includes households with more than one HDTV set. With just two and a half years to go before the digital TV transition takes place, two-thirds of Americans remain unaware of the pending analog cut-off, helping to explain why this deadline has had little impact on the purchase of HD and digital TVs to date.

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]]> http://www.maxxomedia.com/blog/upscale-households-main-owners-of-hdtvs/feed/ 1 The Digital Consumer: Digital & Mobile Media Trends in 2007 http://www.maxxomedia.com/blog/the-digital-consumer-digital-mobile-media-trends-in-2007/ http://www.maxxomedia.com/blog/the-digital-consumer-digital-mobile-media-trends-in-2007/#comments Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:12:12 +0000 Mark Levy http://maxxomedia.com/blog/?p=49

Posted by Rafat Ali

  • Sun 07 Jan 2007 10:19 PM

Oppenheimer & Co., the inv*stm*nt bank, has come out with a 92-page digital media research report from its analysts, examining what they consider the top 10 themes for 2007, and a look back at 2006. The full report is here for download.
The top 10 digital media (it defines the term broadly, and includes media infrastructures as well):
– Consolidation, Deconsolidation, and Swapping continue.
– Mobile Media: Large and Growing
– HDTV makes an Impact
– Cable Plant Upgrades
– Music transitions from offline to online to wireless
– Advertising: New Media gains enable a pushback
– Cable sub growth continues as satellite TV pullback persists and Telcos disappoint
– Gaming: re-start your engines
– Flash – Hybrid flash hard disk drives start to pick up
– 3G WCDMA mobile devices will replace 2G GSM devices
Then it goes into granular details and sub-sectors in digital media.

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]]> http://www.maxxomedia.com/blog/the-digital-consumer-digital-mobile-media-trends-in-2007/feed/ 0 HDTV Holiday Sales increase 52% in Unit Volume http://www.maxxomedia.com/blog/hdtv-holiday-sales-increase-52-in-unit-volume/ http://www.maxxomedia.com/blog/hdtv-holiday-sales-increase-52-in-unit-volume/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:39:54 +0000 Mark Levy http://maxxomedia.com/blog/?p=30 The high demand and falling prices for high- definition has driven an already booming TV business for the 2006 holiday shopping season in the U.S., according to NPD Group. With HDTV content selection improving and prices decreasing consumers are upgrading older, smaller TVs. Flat-panel televisions, for example, offer larger screens while taking up less space than many older televisions, while microdisplay televisions offer a cinematic home theater experience at affordable prices. HDTV sales have increased 52% in unit volume and 39% in dollar volume from January through September of 2006 compared to the same time period in 2005. Sales of HDTVs during the 2005 holiday season (November and December) topped $2.2 billion with over 1.4 million units sold and are expected to continue to grow this year. Affordability is helping to boost HDTV sales. The average price of an HDTV set is down more than 8% year-to-date (January through September) compared to the same time last year. Prices for LCD and plasma TVs dropped significantly from the 2004 holiday season to the 2005 holiday season with 35% and 41% declines. KENRADIO.COM



The HD experience doesn’t stop with a new television. Consumers can complement these high-definition displays with hi-def options for camcorders, next-generation optical disc players, video game consoles, media center PCs and DVRs. Many of these products are new to the market and carry significant price premiums. Still, it will be difficult for consumers to go back. Looking back at this 2006 holiday season it shows retailers promotions finally push HDTV into the mainstream This will create a new expectation of breathtaking quality that the industry can build upon in 2007 and beyond.

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