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Stat Spot: Numbers of TVs connected to the internet

27.5% More than a quarter of TV sets purchased by US consumers in January have been connected to the internet. 41.9% of those connections were direct from the television itself, 12.3% from a video box such as Roku, 20.3% through a games console, 13.2% through a web-enabled Blu-ray player and 12.3% through other methods such as internet modules.

Source: iSuppli

Marek Pawlowski

Marek Pawlowski is the founder of MEX. Since 1995, he has focused the MEX business on helping digital industries to develop better, more profitable products through improved understanding of user behaviour with mobile devices and wireless networks. MEX is best known for its events, research and consulting, which balance commercial, technical and user insights to define the future of mobile user experience.

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  • It is a fact that TV's larger than 40" are becoming very popular, and with this size, internet contents could viewable from normal TV watching distance.
    At the same time, TV widgets capable TV or STB's are being launched by top suppliers...
    The future is clear, TV will become also a communication device, for real time video, and also an enhanced internet browser. TV shows must reinvent themshelves and use the interaction capability of new TV's.

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