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	MANY CONSUMERS THINK ALL TV WILL BE IN HDTV COME FEBRUARY Nov 10 2008
	Nearly a third of all consumers who have purchased high-definition television sets are under the (more)
	TV OR NOT TV? A QUESTION FOR THE HOLIDAYS Nov 3 2008
	With consumer electronics stores reporting light business -- and some even contemplating shutting down for (more)

BLACK FRIDAY COLORFUL ON HDTV
Tuesday, December 2 2008

"Recession, what recession?" That might have been the reaction to Monday's report that Black Friday sales were up 7.2 percent from last year and that retailers were able to avoid the deep discounting of recent years. The National Retail Federation released a statement forecasting that 172 million people either visited brick-and-mortar stores or shopped online over the four days versus 147 million last year. The NRF reported that 36 percent bought consumer-electronic items, while 39 percent bought software to go with them (and books}.

SONY TRAVELING TWO ROADS DURING HDTV TRANSITION
Tuesday, December 2 2008
Seeming to suggest that since it's anybody's guess whether consumers will prefer Blu-ray discs or Internet downloads as they install HDTV systems, Sony has decided to travel both routes. And it apparently is hoping that its PlayStation 3 game console will act as a converging point, Already capable of playing Blu-ray discs and streaming HDTV content from its online movie service, Sony is now planning to expand the library of films it can offer PS3 (more)

MORE THAN A THIRD OF ALL HOMES NOW HAVE HDTV SETS
Tuesday, November 18 2008
Over the past year, 22 percent of U.S. households purchased a high-definition television set, according to a new study. The study, "HDTV 2008: Consumer Awareness, Interest and Ownership," by Leichtman Research Group indicated that more than a third of U.S. homes (34 percent) now have at least one HD set, almost twice the percentage in 2006. Somewhat surprisingly just 22 percent of those who bought an HD set said that their principal reason for doing (more)