Internet Use and TV Watching Tie in Popularity

[cyb]

New study shows US households cannot get enough of either one.

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[gm0n3y]

So in the US "nearly 2 million households are anticipated to become connected by this year’s end"?

That is pretty sad. I don't know anyone that doesn't have some form of broadband. My parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles (not to mention friends), all have broadband. I would estimate that at least 90% of people I know have broadband (which is supposedly defined as 2Mb down / 1Mb up I think).

As for people splitting their time between TV and Internet, I watch most of my TV downloaded from the Internet (torrents), what does that fall under?

 

[gmarsack]

I'm on the internet a good 16 hours a day and watch about 30 minutes of TV a week. The rest of my "TV" actually comes streamed over the Internet on my PC. Of that, I watch about 6 hours a day. Gotta love working from home...

 

[Supertrek32]

I think it was supposed to mean 2 million more people are going to get it installed, not 2 million total people will have it.

 

[Square_Head]

If you live in an urban setting, high speed is the norm, but try going to the sticks (where I live) and broadband becomes more of a luxury. I'm rocking a DLS/Satelittle/Microwave system that works reasonable. maybe 1Mbps.

 

[applegetsmelaid]

Time to invest in a Sony Google TV.

 

[DM0407]

In other news: The mainstream public finally learns what a .torrent is.

 

[eddieroolz]

TV is lot less interesting nowadays anyway. I've hopped away from TV a long time ago.