HDTV sets are now installed in 75 percent of...
HDTV sets are now installed in 75 percent of U.S. homes and 40 percent of those homes adopted it only in the last four years, Leichtman Research Group President Bruce Leichtman told reporters Thursday. More than 40 percent of TVs…
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in U.S. homes are not HD-capable, suggesting “there’s still a lot of growth” potential in replacement set sales, he said. Other findings, which Leichtman said were culled from research his firm had done in recent months: (1) DVRs of all types are now installed in half of U.S. homes; (2) Fifty-three percent of American adults now watch some form of over-the-top video each week, up from 37 percent two years ago. Among 18-34 year olds, the percentage is 77 percent; (3) Forty-four percent of all U.S. homes now have a connected TV, up from 24 percent three years ago; (4) Tablets are now in 44 percent of U.S. homes; (5) Smartphones are in 60 percent of U.S. homes, up from 44 percent two years ago; (6) Twenty-two percent of American adults stream Netflix on a weekly basis, up from 4 percent in 2010.