Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
  
  


• Introduction &
  Methodology
  
  


• Total Respondent
  Demographics
  
  
  
  
  
  • Age
    
    
  
  
  • Sex & Marital
    Status
    
    
  
  
  • Education
    
    
  
  
  • Occupation
    
    
    
  
  
  • Residence Type
    
    
  
  
  • Own or Rent
    
    
    
  
  
  • Rural vs. Urban
    
    
    
  
  
  • Household Size
    
    
    
  
  
  • Income
    
    
  
  
  • Number of Children
    in Household
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Consumer Electronics
  Devices
  
  
  
  
  
  • Which of the
    Following Types of Electronic Devices do You Currently Own?
    
    
  
  
  • Interactive
    TV
    
    
    
    
    
    • If You
      had Access to the Following Interactive TV Features, Would You
      Use Them?
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • DVD Players
    
    
    
    
    
    
    • Do You
      Own a DVD Player?
      
      
      
      
      
      • Demographics
        of Those Who Own DVD Players
        
        
      
      
      • Characteristics
        and Products/Services Owned by Respondents Who Own DVD Players
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • How Many
      DVD Players Do You Currently Own?
      
      
    
    
    • If You
      Do Not own a DVD Player, How Likely are You to Purchase a New
      DVD Player in the Next 12 Months?
      
      
    
    
    • How Much
      Would You Be Willing to Pay for a DVD That Could Also Record
      Onto a DVD?
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Digital Satellite
    Receivers
    
    
    
    
    
    • How Many
      Digital Satellite Receivers Do You Currently Own?
      
      
      
      
      
      • Demographics
        of Those Owning Digital Satellite Receivers
        
        
      
      
      • Characteristics
        and Products/Services Owned by Respondents with Digital
        Satellite Receivers
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Personal Video
    Recorders (PVRs)
    
    
    
    
    
    • Do You
      Own a PVR?
      
      
      
      
      
      • Demographics
        of PVR Owners
        
        
      
      
      • Characteristics
        and Products/Services Owned by Respondents Who Own PVRs
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • How Familiar
      are You with Personal Video Recorders such as TiVo or Replay
      TV?
      
      
    
    
    • How Likely
      are you to Purchase a Personal Video Recorder in the next 12
      months?
      
      
      
      
      
      • Demographics
        of Those Who Definitely or Probably Will Purchase a PVR
        in the Next 12 Months
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Video Game
    Consoles
    
    
    
    
    
    • Do you
      own a video game console like PlayStation, Nintendo, or Xbox?
      
      
      
      
      
      
      • Demographics
        of Respondents Owning Video Game Consoles
        
        
      
      
      • Characteristics
        and Products/Services Owned by Respondents With Video Game
        Consoles
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Type of
      Video Game Console Owned?
      
      
    
    
    • Are You
      Interested in Online Console Gaming?
      
      
      
      
      
      • Demographics
        of Those Interested in Online Gaming
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • How Much
      Would You Be Willing to Pay for an Online Console Gaming Service?
      
      
      
    
    
    • How Likely
      Are You to Buy a Video Game Console in the Next 12 Months?
      
      
      
      
      
      • Demographics
        of Those Very or Extremely Likely To Purchase Video Game
        Console in the Next 12 Months
        
        
      
      
      • Characteristics
        and Products/Services Owned by Respondents Likely to Buy
        a Video game Console in the Next 12 Months
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Do you
      Watch DVD Movies on Your PC or Video Game Console?
      
      
    
    
    • On Which
      of the Following Do You Watch DVD Movies?
      
      
    
    
    • Would You
      be Interested in Watching Movies on Your PC or Video Game Console
      From an Online Service?
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Digital Audio
    Players
    
    
    
    
    
    • Do You
      Own a Digital Audio or MP3 Player?
      
      
      
      
      
      • Demographics
        of Those Who Own Digital Audio Players
        
        
      
      
      • Characteristics
        and Products/Services Owned by Respondents Who Have Digital
        Audio Players
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • How Likely
      are You to Purchase a Digital Audio or MP3 Player in the Next
      12 Months?
      
      
      
      
      
      • Demographics
        of Respondents Who are Very or Extremely Interested in Purchasing
        a Digital Audio or MP3 Player
        
        
      
      
      • Characteristics
        and Products/Services Owned by Respondents Very or Extremely
        

        Abstract

        The questions in this report come from In-Stat/MDR's Annual Residential Technology Survey (RTS). They represent the questions we believe will be compelling to those companies interested in multimedia equipment. This report has combined the most relevant questions from the RTS and focuses on the following topics:
        -DVD players
        -Digital Satellite receivers
        -PVRs
        -Video game Consoles
        -Digital Audio players
        -Digital Satellite Radio
        -PC and Interface Technology
        -Home Networks
        Survey results are shown in table and figure format, with demographic and product and service characteristics included for selected questions. Questions answered by this report via survey data include:
        -What types of electronic devices do you currently own?
        -Do you own a DVD player? How many?
        -How likely are you to purchase one in the coming year?
        -Are you interested in DVD-R?
        -Do you own a PVR? How likely are you to buy one in the coming year?
        -Do you own a video game console? Which one?
        -Are you interested in online gaming?
        -Are you likely to purchase a video game console in the next year?
        -Do you watch movies on your PC or video game console?
        -Do you own a digital audio player?
        -How much are you willing to pay for one?
        -Have you downloaded music in the last year?
        -How many computers do you have?
        -What do you connect to your USB or Firewire port?
        -Do you have a home network?
        -What type of technology would you use to install one?
        
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