[opendtv] Re: One Out of Every Four Sets Sold In 2004 Will Be An HDTV
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:09:45 -0400
Without meaning to disparage the future of HD in any way (I firmly
believe that eventually essentially ALL TVs will be HD), I would like to
point out a couple of things about the CEA figures:
1. They are not counting receivers; just displays.
2. For CEA to count a display as "DTV" it need only be capable of
dealing with 480p. If an NTSC TV has its horizontal scanning circuitry
modified to deal with a 31.5 kHz line rate instead of 15.75, I believe
CEA will count it as DTV.
TTFN,
Mark
John Golitsis wrote:
>Niche I say! NICHE!!
>
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>CUMULATIVE SALES TOP 11.7 MILLION UNITS
>One Out of Every Four Sets Sold In 2004 Will Be An HDTV
>
>Arlington, Va., August 25, 2004 - Manufacturer-to-dealer sales of digital
>television (DTV) products continued to soar during the first half of 2004,
>reaching 2.8 million units and dollar revenues of more than $2.7 billion,
>according to figures released today by the Consumer Electronics Association
>(CEA).
>
>"DTV sales have now reached a total of 11.7 million units since market
>introduction in 1998 and most of those sales have occurred during the past two
>years," said Sean Wargo, senior industry analyst for CEA. "With high definition
>(HDTV) products constituting the vast majority of total sales, these figures
>show how quickly consumers are responding to the continued increase in the
>amount of quality HDTV programming, such as the Summer Olympics. In fact, 1
>out
>of 4 televisions purchased this year will be an HDTV."
>
>CEA also reported that DTV sales during the first half of 2004 are up 80
>percent
>compared to 1.5 million units sold in the same time period last year. CEA
>defines DTV products as integrated sets and monitors displaying active vertical
>scanning lines of at least 480p and, in the case of integrated sets, receiving
>and decoding Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) terrestrial digital
>broadcasts.
>
>Data cited in this release is available for purchase through CEA's Market
>Activity Reports and Analysis (MARA) program. With more than 500 reports
>published annually, the MARA program is recognized as the "authoritative
>source"
>for data on the consumer electronics industry. For a list of available reports
>and purchasing information, visit www.eBrain.org/mara or send an e-mail request
>to info@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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