HDTV is booming, but not for the reasons you might expect. Apparently Americans aren’t getting high-def sets primarily to watch TV, but for gaming and screening DVDs. In fact, a recent CEA study found that only 44 percent of HDTV owners subscribe to HD programming from a cable or satellite TV provider. Of course that still leaves over-the-air HD signals, but according to the study, that’s not the biggest draw.
Given the DVD format wars, I have to admit I’m a bit surprised that high-def DVD watching is so popular. Clearly seeing Eddie Murphy in HD is more compelling than I realized.
I admit I do like to play my games in high def. But TV isn’t bad like that either!
I dougt it’s even the High Def discs, I bet they just want to watch their DVDs without boxes on them.
Mari:
Its regular DVDs they are watching.
BTW my first and second HDTVs were bought primarily for watching DVDs. Much later they were used for HDTV.
The third one was bought more for the S3 and a coming big jump in HD channels; there was only 1 accessible HD NFL game remaining for the year. ;)
I have to agree. The article just states DVDs not the hi-def stuff.