Research from GfK suggests that, of the 7.5 million TVs sold in the UK in the past year (52 weeks ending May 2007), 4.4 million were analogue.
Conversely, over three million integrated digital TVs were sold.
Nick Simon from GfK expressed concern at these figures: “Unfortunately there were still more than 4 million analogue TVs sold in the last 52 weeks, suggesting that there is still a lot of work required to convert all 25 million plus UK households. This is especially an issue when GfK ConsumerScope research reveals an average of two and a half sets per household.”
It's not clear how much is due to lack of, or misinformation, how much is due to analogue sets being sold off more cheaply, and how much is down to informed consumer choice.
Though concerns remain over the number of analogue TVs sold, digital TVs should out-pace them in subsequent years. In 2006, 5.5m analogue TVs were sold compared to just over 1m digital TVs.
Though high definition TV reception is a different issue, there's no reason why the digital switchover should prove to be a problem for owners of new analogue TVs.
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I have to admit that I bought an analogue CRT earlier this year. I do have to point out, however, that it was a Samsung HDTV.
In combination with a PVR with 80GB HDD and a Samsung upscaling DVD player, I spent around £500 to have a HD experience. OK, it's not a full HD experience as CRT's can't display 1080p but it's good enough for £500!
As digi-boxes are about £20 then I can't see why I would want to spend more than £50 to have the digital tuner integrated into the TV. Scart leads are not £30!