Demand for Internet-enabled televisions is growing rapidly, according to a recent study by the US-based Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The study, entitled “Net-Enabled Video: Early Adopters Only?”, found that about half of prospective TV buyers say they are likely to purchase an Internet-connected TV.
The study reveals numerous ways consumers would use an Internet-enabled TV. Nearly half (48 percent) of US online adults would use their web-enabled TV to find out more information on upcoming shows and identify a song that played during the show. Forty-four percent also would use the web to find out more information about the actors featured on-screen. Having anytime-access to content, and accessing the Internet and television broadcasts together were the top benefits of an Internet-enabled TV, according to consumers.
The study found that most adults are already online while watching TV. Almost a third of online adults (30 percent) say they always or usually surf the Internet while watching television and another third (32 percent) say they sometimes do. Consumers are increasingly willing to shift online activities to the TV. Watching online video has the highest potential conversion rate (62 percent) followed by weather updates (59 percent) and playing online games (57 percent).
“Consumers are already using the Internet while they watch TV. The next frontier is to create a seamless experience bringing the two together,” says Shawn DuBravac, CEA’s economist and director of research. “Consumers want a variety of content that they can access anytime. An Internet-enabled TV is perfectly positioned to provide consumers with exactly what they are looking for in their next television experience.”
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