What is your monthly digital media and entertainment budget?
Posted in Statistics | Posted on 01-19-2007 | 199 views
According to a report this week from the Consumer Electronics Association, homes in the U.S. now have 25 pieces of consumer electronics, compared to just 1.3 in 1975. And people are setting more money aside to buy devices than ever before. Households were on average spending $1,500 in 2006 on new gadgets, and this is expected to rise to $2,000 this year. The list of electronics topping the list for new purchases this year: LCD TV screens, digital cameras, computers/laptops, MP3 players, cell phones.
With those devices usually come monthly fees to fuel the content and services that the devices are purchased for. Let’s take a look at my monthly digital media and entertainment budget:
- Telephone – Vonage VOIP $29.99
- Satellite TV – DirecTV $80.00 (increase to $129 during football season)
- PVR – Tivo $4.99
- Internet Access – Comcast High Speed Internet $52.99
- Cell Phones – Cingular/T-mobile $250.00 (4 cell phone accounts)
- Audiobooks – Audible $22.95
- Streaming Music Services – Rhapsody $9.99
- Music/Movie Downloads – iTunes $10.00
- Videogame Rentals – Blockbuster $20.00
- VOD/Pay Per View – DirecTV $10.00
- Online Games – Maple Story $10.00
Average Total Monthly Digital Budget: $500
What’s your digital media and entertainment budget and where does it go?
