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Internet TVs Broaden Viewer’s Entertainment Options

January 24, 2009

RedOrbit A new generation of Web-connected televisions may play a key role for the recording industry in reaching its ongoing goal of expanding digital music into household living rooms.

However, none of these systems have found widespread market adoption. Indeed, Market research firm Parks Associates estimates there are only about a 500,000 digital media adapters installed throughout the entire country.

"It's a niche category, and the really good products are priced at a premium," Kurt Scherf, principal analyst with Parks Associates, told Reuters. "You're looking at a very specific market segment that will adopt these."

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