Nielsen: U.S. HDTV Penetration Nears 25%

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NEW YORK Almost one-quarter of all U.S. television households (23.3 percent) own a high-definition TV set as of Nov. 30, Nielsen reported Thursday.

Nielsen’s estimates are based on a field staff review that identified TV sets capable of receiving and displaying high-definition pictures, as well as those that are actually receiving those signals.

High-definition TV penetration in the U.S. has more than doubled since July 2007, when Nielsen began tracking HDTV status. At that time, only 10 percent of U.S.

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