Americans In Love With TV

The 2010 Gadget Census shows 1.16 TVs per capita across the U. S., counting the number of TVs in a household, types, and location in the home. LocationsOf course, you’d expect the living room and family room to be the most popular TV   spots, but did you know the bedroom is almost as common? Close to ¾ of respondents (68%) indicating they had one in the bedroom. Georgia households are most likely (82%) to have a TV in the bedroom.Connecticut leads the nation, with 27%, for households likely to have a TV in the kitchen. A TV in the garage is a social phenomenon, and Louisiana wins the prize for the most TV-equipped garages with 11%.Watching HabitsAmericans spend of over 5 hours a day, on average, watching TV. Some interesting findings included Americans who watch about 30 more minutes per day than those outside the U.S.  Another finding showed that single women watch almost half an hour more per day than single men. Also, rural households watch about 20 more minutes per day than suburban and urban households.TypesCRTs are still being used as primary TV sets. In fact, of the 72% of U.S. households that have a flat panel, 14% percent are not the primary set, which leaves the CRT or Rear Projection TV. Michigan has the most CRTs as a primary set with 35%, while Florida has the highest number of Rear Projection TVs with 16%. LCD TVs are the most common with almost half (46%) of U.S. households using an LCD as their primary set and another 12% using Plasma TVs. Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, could seize the opportunity to replace some older CRTs and Rear Projection TVs with flat panels.Bigger in TexasAs they say, everything is bigger in Texas and TVs are no exception. The Gadget Census found Texas has nearly one 37-inch or larger TV for every household.