The move to net TV, by the numbers

Households with broadband net access ar more and more piping net video to their TV sets, through a range of devices.

We can examine the ways of Netflix (NFLX) and Comcast (CMCSA) all we have a tendency to like, however the speed at that tv moves off of cable and onto the web are determined for the most part by what folks plan to kill their living rooms. currently that they need the hardware and software package tools to access TV on-line -- and, of course, various videos to observe -- all eyes ar on home viewers.

More than half them -- fifty six of all households with broadband net access -- currently have a minimum of one idiot box connected to the web, in line with a report from Diffusion cluster, "Defining the In-Home metallic element and Network scheme 2013." concerning common fraction of the nation's homes have broadband.

While viewers use a range of suggests that to urge net video from Netflix and different services onto their TV screens, it seems that good TVs ar more and more in favor, tho' the general public ar still porting video content through game consoles just like the Xbox 360 (MSFT), the Sony PS3 (SNE), and therefore the Nintendo Wii (NTDOY). concerning sixty two of households own such a tool, that ar used a few quarter of the time for TV viewing, on average.

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But good TVs ar approaching robust, growing quicker than dedicated Internet-to-TV devices like Roku or Apple TV (AAPL). concerning 14 July of broadband households own an obsessive device, whereas concerning twenty fifth own a sensible TV. possession of good TVs has doubled over the past year, whereas possession of dedicated devices grew by solely 2 proportion points. however solely concerning common fraction of good TVs are literally connected to the web, in line with the report.

Another report, this one from NPD cluster, found that by next year, all of those suggests that of connecting the web to TVs can eclipse connections via Blu-ray players. For now, a lot of folks ar connected through Blu-rays than through good TVs, however that is fleetly ever-changing -- another sign of individuals moving far from movies on discs. The NPD cluster report, "Connected Home," additionally found that four-hundredth of households with Internet-connected TVs watch videos from Netflix, 17 November watch YouTube (GOOG) videos, and Martinmas watch movies and television shows via Hulu.