HD-equipped U.S. households top 15 million, Nielsen says
Nov 2, 2007 8:03 AM
Nearly 14 percent of the nation’s TV households are HD-capable, while a little more than 11 percent are HD-equipped and actually receive at least one HD network or station, according to statistics released Oct. 30 by the Nielsen Company.
Nielsen’s findings reveal that Los Angeles, at 20.4 percent, is the market with the highest percentage of HD capable homes, which the company defines as those households equipped with an HD television and HD tuner. New York City, at 17.5 percent, has the highest percentage of HD receivable homes, or those that have both HDTVs and HD tuners and actually receive one or more HD channels or networks.
The ratings company also reported that among U.S. Hispanic or Latino households, 10.4 percent are HD capable and 8.2 percent are HD receivable. Among African-American households, 8.1 percent are HD capable and 6.9 percent are HD receivable.
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|
TV HHs |
HD Capable |
% |
HD Receivable |
% |
|
Total U.S. |
112,880,000 |
15,500,000 |
13.7 |
12,730,000 |
11.3 |
|
New York |
7,391,940 |
1,334,840 |
18.1 |
1,293,790 |
17.5 |
|
Philadelphia |
2,939,950 |
457,900 |
15.6 |
438,110 |
14.9 |
|
Detroit |
1,925,460 |
238,830 |
12.4 |
212,370 |
11.0 |
|
Boston (Manchester) |
2,393,960 |
399,440 |
16.7 |
388,350 |
16.2 |
|
Washington, D.C. (Hagerstown) |
2,308,290 |
447,160 |
19.4 |
387,680 |
16.8 |
|
Atlanta |
2,310,490 |
345,680 |
15.0 |
287,710 |
12.5 |
|
Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) |
1,783,910 |
296,300 |
16.6 |
277,970 |
15.6 |
|
Chicago |
3,469,110 |
585,960 |
16.9 |
485,580 |
14.0 |
|
Houston |
2,050,550 |
344,260 |
16.8 |
270,820 |
13.2 |
|
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
2,435,600 |
425,420 |
17.5 |
364,850 |
15.0 |
|
Los Angeles |
5,647,440 |
1,152,380 |
20.4 |
965,200 |
17.1 |
|
San Francisco-Oak-San Jose |
2,419,440 |
397,860 |
16.4 |
320,740 |
13.3 |
|
Seattle-Tacoma |
1,782,040 |
255,960 |
14.4 |
216,530 |
12.2 |
| HDTV household estimates, November 2007. Graph courtesy Nielsen Company. | |||||
For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.
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