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Half of US Owns a Digital TV

Posted Dec 29, 07 4:56 PM CST in Arts & Living Technology 

(Newser) – Digital TVs now grace 57 million US households—more than half the country—according to the Consumer Electronics Association. For glass-half-empty types, that means much of the country still isn’t ready for 2009, when TV will be digital only, Engadget reports. But the optimistic CEA is predicting big sales in 2008.

The report could take some of the heat off the FCC, which has been under fire from Congress for not doing enough to inform the public about the switch, TVWeek notes. The CEA thinks another 32 million digital sets will ship next year, about 79% of which will be HD. Already, 28% of America has an HDTV.
Sources:: Engadget, TV Week, Times Herald-Record (Middletown, NY)

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Peter Putman enjoys his projection, high-definition television in his Doyelstown, Pennsylvania home. Television stations around the country have spent millions to air their signals in a digital format.   (KRT Photos)
A lot of Americans will probably buy TVs next year, ahead of 2009's switch to digital.   (Getty Images)
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