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In article <poldy->, poldy <> wrote:
>In article <cpbaqi$ip8$>, "Mike Kohary" <>
>wrote:
>
>> HD-capable TVs hardly exist in the average American
>> household
>
>It's about 13 million or 13% of US households. 10 million more expected
>by the end of 2005.
>
>Over 60 million by 2008.
>
>That's a fair number of households, wouldn't you say?
25 million is closer to 10% of households in the USA

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 07:19:57 GMT, poldy <> wrote:

>In article <cpbaqi$ip8$>, "Mike Kohary" <>
>wrote:
>
>> HD-capable TVs hardly exist in the average American
>> household
>
>It's about 13 million or 13% of US households. 10 million more expected
>by the end of 2005.
>
>Over 60 million by 2008.
>
>That's a fair number of households, wouldn't you say?

TROLL

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:01:44 GMT,
(GMAN) wrote:

>In article <poldy->, poldy <> wrote:
>>In article <cpbaqi$ip8$>, "Mike Kohary" <>
>>wrote:
>>
>>> HD-capable TVs hardly exist in the average American
>>> household
>>
>>It's about 13 million or 13% of US households. 10 million more expected
>>by the end of 2005.
>>
>>Over 60 million by 2008.
>>
>>That's a fair number of households, wouldn't you say?
>25 million is closer to 10% of households in the USA

There are 280 million people in the country.
10% of all households would be about 10 million.
-Rich

RichA wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:01:44 GMT,
> (GMAN) wrote:
>
>
>>In article <poldy->, poldy <> wrote:
>>
>>>In article <cpbaqi$ip8$>, "Mike Kohary" <>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> HD-capable TVs hardly exist in the average American
>>>>household
>>>
>>>It's about 13 million or 13% of US households. 10 million more expected
>>>by the end of 2005.
>>>
>>>Over 60 million by 2008.
>>>
>>>That's a fair number of households, wouldn't you say?
>>
>>25 million is closer to 10% of households in the USA
>
>
> There are 280 million people in the country.
> 10% of all households would be about 10 million.
> -Rich

According to a report at the US Census Bureau, in 1995 it was predicted
there would be about 103 million households in 2001 and it was estimated
there would be 115 million in 2010. You can see the report at:

http://www.census.gov/prod/1/pop/p25-1129.pdf

So 10 million sets if distributed in 10 million homes would be slightly
less than 10%. The number may be smaller as there is at least a small
percentage of homes with two or more HDTV sets. But it's still
significant number.

The bigger issue to me is how are these HD DVD players going to hook up
to the HDTV sets. Those of us with older equipment may not be able to
use it, especially if they go with DVI or HMDI connections. My three
year old Mitsubishi set has component inputs and 1394, but the newer
interfaces. I was thinking about getting a newer set (and cycling the
Mitsubishi to the master bedroom), but I've decided to wait out the
input interface wars for now.

Frank

I thought the news mentioned the US was pushing 300 million, so 10% would be
more like 30 million, so I have no ieda how 13 million can equal anywhere
close to 10% of the population...


"GMAN" <> wrote in message
news:cph4ua$6ug$...
> In article <poldy->, poldy
<> wrote:
> >In article <cpbaqi$ip8$>, "Mike Kohary" <>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> HD-capable TVs hardly exist in the average American
> >> household
> >
> >It's about 13 million or 13% of US households. 10 million more expected
> >by the end of 2005.
> >
> >Over 60 million by 2008.
> >
> >That's a fair number of households, wouldn't you say?
> 25 million is closer to 10% of households in the USA

Biz wrote:
> I thought the news mentioned the US was pushing 300 million, so 10% would be
> more like 30 million, so I have no ieda how 13 million can equal anywhere
> close to 10% of the population...
10% of HOUSEHOLDS is not 10% of population.
HTH

dick

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:30:01 GMT, Frank Sereno
<> wrote:

>RichA wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:01:44 GMT,
>> (GMAN) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In article <poldy->, poldy <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article <cpbaqi$ip8$>, "Mike Kohary" <>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> HD-capable TVs hardly exist in the average American
>>>>>household
>>>>
>>>>It's about 13 million or 13% of US households. 10 million more expected
>>>>by the end of 2005.
>>>>
>>>>Over 60 million by 2008.
>>>>
>>>>That's a fair number of households, wouldn't you say?
>>>
>>>25 million is closer to 10% of households in the USA
>>
>>
>> There are 280 million people in the country.
>> 10% of all households would be about 10 million.
>> -Rich
>
>According to a report at the US Census Bureau, in 1995 it was predicted
>there would be about 103 million households in 2001 and it was estimated
>there would be 115 million in 2010. You can see the report at:
>
>http://www.census.gov/prod/1/pop/p25-1129.pdf
>
>So 10 million sets if distributed in 10 million homes would be slightly
>less than 10%. The number may be smaller as there is at least a small
>percentage of homes with two or more HDTV sets. But it's still
>significant number.
>
>The bigger issue to me is how are these HD DVD players going to hook up
>to the HDTV sets. Those of us with older equipment may not be able to
>use it, especially if they go with DVI or HMDI connections. My three
>year old Mitsubishi set has component inputs and 1394, but the newer
>interfaces. I was thinking about getting a newer set (and cycling the
>Mitsubishi to the master bedroom), but I've decided to wait out the
>input interface wars for now.
>
>Frank

I think it's unreasonable to expect people to dump relatively
new HDTVs because they don't have a newer input, but I do think
conversion boxes will come along that will permit interfacing whatever
input comes out of the boxes with those TVs, provided is not too
complex an issue. I think the very first one of these was the
antenna to 300ohm f-connected cable terminal.
-Rich

"RichA" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:01:44 GMT,
> (GMAN) wrote:
>
>>In article <poldy->, poldy
>><> wrote:
>>>In article <cpbaqi$ip8$>, "Mike Kohary" <>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>> HD-capable TVs hardly exist in the average American
>>>> household
>>>
>>>It's about 13 million or 13% of US households. 10 million more expected
>>>by the end of 2005.
>>>
>>>Over 60 million by 2008.
>>>
>>>That's a fair number of households, wouldn't you say?
>>25 million is closer to 10% of households in the USA
>
> There are 280 million people in the country.
> 10% of all households would be about 10 million.
> -Rich

Rich, you must be the result of the new math. Care to explain how you
arrived at this?

"luminos" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "RichA" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:01:44 GMT,
> > (GMAN) wrote:
> >
> >>In article <poldy->, poldy
> >><> wrote:
> >>>In article <cpbaqi$ip8$>, "Mike Kohary" <>
> >>>wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> HD-capable TVs hardly exist in the average American
> >>>> household
> >>>
> >>>It's about 13 million or 13% of US households. 10 million more
expected
> >>>by the end of 2005.
> >>>
> >>>Over 60 million by 2008.
> >>>
> >>>That's a fair number of households, wouldn't you say?
> >>25 million is closer to 10% of households in the USA
> >
> > There are 280 million people in the country.
> > 10% of all households would be about 10 million.
> > -Rich
>
> Rich, you must be the result of the new math. Care to explain how you
> arrived at this?
>
Its not new math, you made a similar mistake to what I did. 280 million
people does not equaly 280 million households

Unfortunately noone gave an estimate of the number of households, but based
on the percentages given in previous posts, it must be somewhere around 100
million households total in the US, so thats about 2.8 people per household.

luminos wrote on [Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:51:34 -0800]:
>
> "RichA" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:01:44 GMT,
>> (GMAN) wrote:
>>
>>>In article <poldy->, poldy
>>><> wrote:
>>>>In article <cpbaqi$ip8$>, "Mike Kohary" <>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> HD-capable TVs hardly exist in the average American
>>>>> household
>>>>
>>>>It's about 13 million or 13% of US households. 10 million more expected
>>>>by the end of 2005.
>>>>
>>>>Over 60 million by 2008.
>>>>
>>>>That's a fair number of households, wouldn't you say?
>>>25 million is closer to 10% of households in the USA
>>
>> There are 280 million people in the country.
>> 10% of all households would be about 10 million.
>> -Rich
>
> Rich, you must be the result of the new math. Care to explain how you
> arrived at this?

I'd guess by using math.

280 million people does not equal 280 million households.