New research from In-Stat suggests that, in the US at least, high definition downloads via the Web will be a reality for many people, to the extent that some may even cancel their pay TV service in favour of Net content.
The new white paper, “In-Stat Predictions 2007,” predicts that many will demand at least 30Mbps broadband speed in order to make downloads a viable option.
Some reasons for the switch include:
* Better quality image than many digital cable offerings;
* A way to defeat bundling of unwanted, unwatched networks in service packages;
* A wireless HDMI link between PCs and wide-screen HDTV by the end of next year;
* Availability of quad-core Intel CPUs;
* New Intel-based computers from Apple.
It's likely that the UK will lag behind, as usual, as there's neither the speed nor content available at present. 2007 sounds a bit premature to me, though.
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