How many in each segment have Analog TV converters?

Over 5.6 million households have an Analog TV Converter. Another 9.7 million households plan to acquire an Analog TV Converter in the next 12 months. These two segments are not the entire market but instead are the strongest segment – households that also have at least one adult who uses a personal computer at home or at work.   
               
The largest segment of online households – 73% – don’t have purchase involvement with Analog TV Converters, not owning one and not planning to purchase one.        
  • 9% of online households do not have Pay TV
  • 18% of online households have Pay TV and either have or plan to acquire an Analog TV Converter
  • 73% of online households have Pay TV and neither have nor plan to acquire an Analog TV Converter

The second-largest segment is the “Want it All” segment and represents 11% of online households. These households have Pay TV, and also plan to buy an Analog TV Converter.

How Many Have & Want Analog TV Converters - Analog TV Converter Profile Report

How Many Have & Want Analog TV Converters - Analog TV Converter Profile Report

    
The third-largest segment is the “Double-Dippers” segment, which has Pay TV and already has Analog TV Converters. This segment constitutes 7% of online households.

The fourth-largest segment, making up 6% of online households, is the “Disconnected” who doesn’t have Pay TV and doesn’t plan to acquire an Analog TV Converter.

The fifth-largest segment is “The Committed” which plans to buy an Analog TV Converter and doesn’t have Pay TV. This group makes up 2% of online households.

The sixth-largest segment is “The Converted”, making up only 1% of online households. These households have an Analog TV Converter and no Pay TV.

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This information is released from the Analog TV Converter Profile Report, a Technology User Profile solution from MetaFacts. It is based on recent survey-based research, reporting directly from a representative sample of actual users. The Analog TV Converter Profile Report is available for immediate purchase through the online store at the MetaFacts website – MetaFacts.com

Other findings in the Analog TV Converter Profile Report include:

  • How many in each segment have converters?
  • Current Pay TV Households – the earliest adopters
  • Current Pay TV Customers – the ripest segment?
  • Analog TV Converters are not only for seniors
  • Analog TV Converters – a Boy Toy?
  • TV & Educational Levels
  • Success with homemakers & the retired
  • Reaching the smaller households
  • Analog TV Adopters are not only for low-income
  • Children, Pay TV and Analog TV
  • Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt and Fun?
  • Consumer Electronics in Use
  • Planned Consumer Electronics
  • Outlets – Retail & Online

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