Comments on: More than Half the Homes in U.S. Have Three or More TVs http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/ Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:10:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Klaus Pfeiffer http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-/#comment-31833 Klaus Pfeiffer Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:28:34 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-31833 It is quite suprising to me that more people are buying televisions. I was looking at a big flat panel HDTV that had an excellent price. As I was about to buy it I remembered that there really wasn't much worth watching anymore. The garbage that producers are cranking out these days is far from entertaining, it is pathetic. And the advertising is about to drive me nuts. No wonder insurance is so costly the insurance companies are making the advertisers rich. In fact the content of both cable and satelite providers is so pathetic I am going to cancel my membership today. If one pays attention to the content being provided for television it is quite clear that big media is working on our brains turning many peoples' into mush, and many into supporters of policies which go against their own best interests. With all the fantastic potential the tv had for enhancing the plight of humanity it has, sadly, been used to keep the public in the dark. I advise anyone who loves their children or life itself, to throw that tv out. It is quite suprising to me that more people are buying televisions. I was looking at a big flat panel HDTV that had an excellent price. As I was about to buy it I remembered that there really wasn't much worth watching anymore. The garbage that producers are cranking out these days is far from entertaining, it is pathetic. And the advertising is about to drive me nuts. No wonder insurance is so costly the insurance companies are making the advertisers rich. In fact the content of both cable and satelite providers is so pathetic I am going to cancel my membership today. If one pays attention to the content being provided for television it is quite clear that big media is working on our brains turning many peoples' into mush, and many into supporters of policies which go against their own best interests. With all the fantastic potential the tv had for enhancing the plight of humanity it has, sadly, been used to keep the public in the dark. I advise anyone who loves their children or life itself, to throw that tv out.

]]> By: It’s OK. I Love My Old Gear, Too | Gizmodo Australia http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-20375 It’s OK. I Love My Old Gear, Too | Gizmodo Australia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:52:14 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-20375 [...] Television sets were at their saturation point well before HDTVs came along. In 2009 there were more TVs per household than people. By now it’s likely that you just don’t have room for a fourth or twelfth tube [...] [...] Television sets were at their saturation point well before HDTVs came along. In 2009 there were more TVs per household than people. By now it’s likely that you just don’t have room for a fourth or twelfth tube [...]

]]> By: It’s OK. I Love My Old Gear, Too [Old Gadgets] | TechBlogs Today http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-20366 It’s OK. I Love My Old Gear, Too [Old Gadgets] | TechBlogs Today Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:11:57 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-20366 [...] Television sets were at their saturation point well before HDTVs came along. In 2009 there were more TVs per household than people. By now it’s likely that you just don’t have room for a fourth or twelfth tube [...] [...] Television sets were at their saturation point well before HDTVs came along. In 2009 there were more TVs per household than people. By now it’s likely that you just don’t have room for a fourth or twelfth tube [...]

]]> By: It’s OK. I Love My Old Gear, Too [Old Gadgets] | dv8-designs http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-20356 It’s OK. I Love My Old Gear, Too [Old Gadgets] | dv8-designs Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:45:27 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-20356 [...] Television sets were at their saturation point well before HDTVs came along. In 2009 there were more TVs per household than people. By now it’s likely that you just don’t have room for a fourth or twelfth tube [...] [...] Television sets were at their saturation point well before HDTVs came along. In 2009 there were more TVs per household than people. By now it’s likely that you just don’t have room for a fourth or twelfth tube [...]

]]> By: It’s OK. I Love My Old Gear, Too [Old Gadgets] « Tech Pulse! http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-20349 It’s OK. I Love My Old Gear, Too [Old Gadgets] « Tech Pulse! Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:50:36 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-20349 [...] Television sets were at their saturation point well before HDTVs came along. In 2009 there were more TVs per household than people. By now it’s likely that you just don’t have room for a fourth or twelfth tube [...] [...] Television sets were at their saturation point well before HDTVs came along. In 2009 there were more TVs per household than people. By now it’s likely that you just don’t have room for a fourth or twelfth tube [...]

]]> By: Average American Home Now Has Three TVs | This and That On dot Net http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-10856 Average American Home Now Has Three TVs | This and That On dot Net Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:40:40 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-10856 [...] average American home now has 2.86 televisions and just 2.5 people, according to a new survey by Nielsen. The number of TVs jumped from 1.57 in 1975 to 2.43 in 2000 as the Internet gained popularity. The [...] [...] average American home now has 2.86 televisions and just 2.5 people, according to a new survey by Nielsen. The number of TVs jumped from 1.57 in 1975 to 2.43 in 2000 as the Internet gained popularity. The [...]

]]> By: Bob Kiger http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-10842 Bob Kiger Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:52:43 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-10842 It is mildly interesting that we will double the number of TVs per household in about 30 years ... 30 years is the new "generation" [as opposed to the older 25 years] because people just live longer and have kids later. But I digress. The more interesting statistic would be to see the growth rate of monitors [TVs, computers, cell phones, picture frames, auto GPS] per household since 1975. It's a hard figure to acquire. Videography Lab has been on it for a couple of years. On the day of this authors birth, in January 1946, there were less than 40,000 monitors in non military use worldwide. Sixty three years later in 2009 there are well over 8,000,000,000 monitors on Earth and that number is growing exponentially as automotive and mobile monitors [aka handsets] hit there stride in "the Age of Videography" [Miller Freeeman publishers - 1996]. All these monitors are intended to convey information and to improve life. Why don't we see life improving? It is mildly interesting that we will double the number of TVs per household in about 30 years … 30 years is the new “generation” [as opposed to the older 25 years] because people just live longer and have kids later. But I digress.

The more interesting statistic would be to see the growth rate of monitors [TVs, computers, cell phones, picture frames, auto GPS] per household since 1975. It’s a hard figure to acquire. Videography Lab has been on it for a couple of years.

On the day of this authors birth, in January 1946, there were less than 40,000 monitors in non military use worldwide. Sixty three years later in 2009 there are well over 8,000,000,000 monitors on Earth and that number is growing exponentially as automotive and mobile monitors [aka handsets] hit there stride in “the Age of Videography” [Miller Freeeman publishers - 1996].

All these monitors are intended to convey information and to improve life. Why don’t we see life improving?

]]> By: The average American home now has 3 TVs http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-10830 The average American home now has 3 TVs Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:07:11 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-10830 [...] average American home now has 2.86 televisions and just 2.5 people, according to a new survey by Nielsen. The number of TVs jumped from 1.57 in 1975 to 2.43 in 2000 as the Internet gained popularity. The [...] [...] average American home now has 2.86 televisions and just 2.5 people, according to a new survey by Nielsen. The number of TVs jumped from 1.57 in 1975 to 2.43 in 2000 as the Internet gained popularity. The [...]

]]> By: The average American home now has 3 TVs | Redding Real Estate http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-10796 The average American home now has 3 TVs | Redding Real Estate Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:59:04 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-10796 [...] average American home now has 2.86 televisions and just 2.5 people, according to a new survey by Nielsen. The number of TVs jumped from 1.57 in 1975 to 2.43 in 2000 as the Internet gained popularity. The [...] [...] average American home now has 2.86 televisions and just 2.5 people, according to a new survey by Nielsen. The number of TVs jumped from 1.57 in 1975 to 2.43 in 2000 as the Internet gained popularity. The [...]

]]> By: The average American home now have 3 TVs | Redding Real Estate http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-half-the-homes-in-us-have-three-or-more-tvs/comment-page-1/#comment-10791 The average American home now have 3 TVs | Redding Real Estate Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:20:18 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=13696#comment-10791 [...] average American home now has 2.86 televisions and just 2.5 people, according to a new survey by Nielsen. The number of TVs jumped from 1.57 in 1975 to 2.43 in 2000 as the Internet gained popularity. The [...] [...] average American home now has 2.86 televisions and just 2.5 people, according to a new survey by Nielsen. The number of TVs jumped from 1.57 in 1975 to 2.43 in 2000 as the Internet gained popularity. The [...]

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