Number of HDTV homes to treble by 2011

NUMBER OF HDTV HOMES TO TREBLE BY 2011: REPORT
[SOURCE: Reuters]
According to Informa Telecoms and Media, the number of households around the world with high-definition television (HDTV) will treble over the next five years as viewers switch to its clearer, more vivid picture. The number of homes taking the product will jump to 151 million worldwide by 2011 from 48 million at the end of 2006 when an estimated 1.2 billion households had a television. The report said some 58 percent of HD homes were currently found in the United States and 20 percent in Japan, with Britain, Canada, China and Germany also high on the list.
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