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One in Five Owners Bought an HDTV to Watch the Super Bowl, According to CEA Study

By Shane Sturgeon • Feb 1 2013, 12:35am

Nearly a quarter of high-definition television (HDTV) owners in the U.S. (22 percent) purchased their televisions for the specific purpose of watching the Super Bowl, according to the forthcoming Sports and Technology Study V by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. No other sporting event comes close to prompting that many purchases of HDTVs. Accordingly, more adults surveyed identify themselves as fans of football (79 percent) than any other sport, including baseball (53 percent), basketball (51 percent), racing (28 percent) and hockey (27 percent).

Super Bowl fans will use...

3D HDTV • General Interest • Politics & Policy

Consumers Seek, Embrace Built-In Features in HDTVs, CEA Study Finds

By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 5 2013, 1:50am

Consumers are seeking high-definition televisions (HDTVs) with the latest built-in features as a growing number of U.S. adults own smart app-enabled displays, according to new research from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. The study, Beyond 2D Viewing: Understanding the Demand for Advanced Television Features, examined whether current built-in television features, such as 3D and Internet-connected applications, are meeting the needs of consumers.

Consumers are using the built-in features on their HDTV at a high rate, with an increasing number gaining access to...

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CEA Announces Five New Standards, Including Accessibility, 3D Video

By Shane Sturgeon • Jul 9 2012, 8:46pm

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced five new standards, ranging in topic from accessibility to 3D video to wireless charging, which are now available to guide designers as they develop innovative products for consumers. CEA also released a technical report that addresses television picture brightness.

The new standards are as follows...

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HDTV Almanac - More U.S. Households Rely on TV Broadcasts

By Alfred Poor • Jun 29 2012, 1:00pm

In a recent letter to the FCC (as reported by TV Technology), head of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Gordon Smith cited new figures about over-the-air television in the U.S. in support of his statement about the FCC auction … <a href="http://hdtvprofessor.com/HDTVAlmanac/?p=1867">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

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HDTV Almanac - Supreme Court Throws Out FOX and ABC Sanctions

By Alfred Poor • Jun 22 2012, 1:00pm

The FCC suffered a bit of an “enforcement malfunction” yesterday when the Supreme Court threw out sanctions against ABC and FOX. Disney had been hit with a $1.2 million penalty for nudity in an “NYPD Blue” episode on ABC, while … <a href="http://hdtvprofessor.com/HDTVAlmanac/?p=1844">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

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