For the users, the jump to the new console generation also means the jump to the televisions of plasma or LCD with a greater definition

Besides greater fluidity of photograms, increase in the number of polygons or defined textures more, one of the main innovations of 360 Xbox and Playstation 3 is the High resolution (HD, in its abbreviations in English). For that reason, for the users, the jump to the new console generation also means the jump to the televisions of plasma or LCD with a greater definition.

What is surprising is to observe how the great penetration of these machines has had great importance at the time of driving the sales of the televisions in HD, at least in the United States.

A study of the company Frank N. Magid Associated, revealed that 18% of which they bought one of these screens, they did it motivated to be able to take advantage of to the maximum the capacities reproduction of videojuegos and films in High resolution 360 Xbox and Playstation 3.

In addition, the study stated 5.5 million American homes took control of a television in High resolution the past Christmas vacations and during the time of emission of the Super Bowl, the followed televising event more of the West, and that already 25% of these have one tele HD (28 million).

Also, in this period, other three million homes took control of a second apparatus, which elevates to 10 those that they own more than one tele HD.


(OTR/Press, 28/04/08)