The new research also shows that Internet households are investing not just in computers and Web connections, but also upmarket televisions and related equipment from big-screen sets to DVD players. According to the study, households with a dedicated Internet connection are more than twice as likely to own a DVD player that plays through a TV as those with a shared connection. They are also more likely to have a home theater and to have rented a videotape in the past month . The study was conducted as part of a new SRI service, The Home Technology Monitor , which tracks ownership of key home media devices and delivers insights into how consumers are using and combining them .
Technologies covered include broadband, satellite and cable-plus reception, and wireless Internet .
The new findings are based on interviews with more than 2,000 households conducted in the spring of this year. The large sample size enables a wide variety of custom analyses , as well as recontact interviews with important subgroups.