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Comments US Smartphone Penetration Hits 80%, but Still Lags TV Newest First \| Oldest First \| Threaded View [close this box] << < Page 4 / 4 srufolo1 5/26/2017 8:39:43 PM User Rank Platinum CTA Study This is an interesting study by Consumer Technology Ownership and Market Potential. With 80 percent of U.S. households now owning smartphones, they are certainly catching up to those owning TVs at 96 percent. At this rate, soon smartphones will surpass TVs. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% srufolo1 5/26/2017 8:33:34 PM User Rank Platinum Re: Friends @elizabethv I, for one, own two TVs. One is a flat screen UHD and the other is something that probably no one owns anymore: one that has a VCR. I understand why smartphones are on the rise, but as long as TVs keep pace with the technology, and can be used as a connected device, I don't see them disappearing anytime soon. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Michelle 5/26/2017 5:43:02 PM User Rank Platinum Re: Friends @Elizabeth I think VR and AR are hoping to gain a slice of the home entertainment market. Given enough time, they might get it a spot in the family room along with all the other devices. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% elizabethv 5/26/2017 3:16:45 PM User Rank Platinum Friends There's an episode of Friends, where someone states that they don't have a television set. And Joey's response is, "What's all your furniture pointed at?" (I think it was Joey.) It was just supposed to be funny, but it definitely highlights a theme in our culture. Our lives, to some degree, revolve around a shiny box. Smartphones may just be miniture versions of this shiny box, and capable of doing far more, but they will never be able to take the place of television in our homes. I would imagine even if smartphone penetration matched televisions (and I would bet they will at some point) they still won't be able to replace the television. Even if we choose to all cut the cords, that doesn't mean we'll be getting rid of our teleivison. At some point, there may be some device, or cultural shift that would change the role of the television in our homes. But realistically, it's going to take a lot to change how we "point our funiture." Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% clrmoney 5/26/2017 1:56:16 PM User Rank Platinum Smartphones usage more and more Of course smartphones is at a all time high and they don't have much TV they said because you can access all of that on your phone etc. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% << < Page 4 / 4		Latest Articles Seven Sign Up for Italy's 5G Auction Italy's 5G auction could exceed a government target of raising €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) after attracting interest from companies outside the mobile market. All Quiet on VEON's Digitalization Front The emerging-markets operator is focusing on the humdrum business of connectivity and keeping quiet about some of its ill-fated 'digitalization' efforts. Huawei Edges Out Rivals for Three UK 5G Job Three UK has picked Huawei over existing radio access network suppliers Nokia and Samsung to build its 5G network. 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