TV makers are expected to ship more than 500 million sets with Internet connectivity by the end of 2015, according to a report from research firm DisplaySearch. This year alone, around 25 percent of all flat-panel sets will come with some form of Internet capability and this trend is expected to grow to 47 percent by 2015.”The adoption of connected TV is not just taking place in developed regions,” Paul Gray, DisplaySearch director of TV electronics research, in a statement. “Emerging markets often have good broadband services, and there is a thirst from consumers to get the best content available.”To read this CNET report in full, see:
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