Monday, October 09, 2006

CEA: Consumers Remain Interested and Confused

The Consumer Electronics Association has released results of a survey it performed in July that shows 47 percent of consumers plan to upgrade to a new TV in the next year, a big reason why the overall U.S. TV market this year will approach $20 billion. CEA categorized 77 percent of consumers as "entry-level," meaning that they will spend less than $2,500 to upgrade their home theater system, 22 percent as "move-up" households who will spend $2,500 to $25,000 on upgrades, and 0.3 percent as "custom consumers" who will plunk down more than $25K.

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