Forget HDTV and 3D, when is Ultra HDTV / Super Hi-vision coming home?
by Richard Lawler 
posted Nov 4th 2009 at 3:39PM
in-stat posts
Survey says consumer won't pay that much extra for 3D
by Ben Drawbaugh posted Oct 2nd 2009 at 11:07AM
85 percent of the 14 billion videos downloaded last year were illegal
by Ben Drawbaugh posted Jul 7th 2009 at 8:43PM
A new report from In-Stat indicates what we already suspected; because of the ridiculous DRM on digital downloads, most people are opting to obtain content illegally. Consumers will come up with just about any justification because the current offerings from Hollywood are just way too draconian to buy in to. For us that is good news and we can't wait for the video industry to follow the music's lead and give up on all of this overly complicated DRM, that really just doesn't work. Like us, In-Stat believes that watermarking will become the preferred way to control the distribution of digital content. It really is win-win because while consumers are free to use the content as they deem fit, it is very easy for Hollywood to catch up with them if they decide to share it with the whole world.802.11n to dominate the wireless HD wars, says In-Stat
by Richard Lawler posted Apr 29th 2009 at 11:42AM
Industry watchers In-Stat didn't mention which variant of WiFi based HD streaming it expects to win out, but just based on the install base 802.11n should be the leader. UWB? DOA. WHDI and WirelessHD? Too expensive, too power hungry, too new. WiFi isn't perfect however, requiring codec support on either end to work with HD video but that's not expected to hold back the 25 million TVs with wireless hardware In-Stat sees shipping by 2013, but for the rest of the details you'll need $3,495 for the research report or a time machine.[Via TG Daily]
Are you watching TV and reading this at the same time? In-Stat survey says probably
by Richard Lawler posted Mar 11th 2009 at 6:17PM
Wonder why TV manufacturers are so happy to jam the Internet into TV sets? A recent In-Stat survey reveals that synchronizing the web and TV programming could be key going forward, since so many people (up to 50% of men and 30% of women, depending on age group) already watch TV while using a computer. They'll need to figure something out to keep customers attention, with results also indicating that around 15% of consumers plan to cut back on subscription TV, Internet and mobile services over the next year, which could trim up to $5 billion in revenue. Of course, you'll have to drop $3,495 to find out more about TV viewing habits including consumer interest in Internet TV services, so we wouldn't be surprised to see the pay TV execs that cough up for this kind of data put it to use sooner rather than later.HDMI saturates HDTVs, moving onto PMPs, STBs, etc.
by Darren Murph posted Feb 9th 2009 at 11:01PM
Analyst: Game consoles are most Internet connected STB, but Blu-ray players will lead growth
by Richard Lawler posted Feb 4th 2009 at 2:43PM
HDTV service penetration on the rise
by Matt Burns posted Aug 14th 2006 at 3:51PM
High-def service is working its way into more and more households world-wide. In-Stat is predicting that the service penetration is going to rise from 15 million homes in mid-2006 to 20.3 million by the end of this year. This comes in the wake of the World Cup spurring more and more countries to launch their first high-def broadcasts. So far, us, HD fans here in the States and those over the Pacific in Japan make up the majority of that number at 91%. Other notable countries are our friends to the north in Canada, Australia, and South Korea. Even though we make up a good amount of the statistics, it could be higher as one-third of US households with HD sets are currently receiving any type of high-def signal. Hopefully that will change, as there are more and more stations available each week. We are will to bet that the low amount of high-def stations is the reason that many people do not pay for a few more stations.
