Study Concludes PVRs Now One Of The Most Essential Everyday Items
Every now and again, though usually no more then once every three or four years, a new technology or development arrives that changes the way you live and makes you honestly wonder how we ever did without it. Mobile phones and broadband are good examples from recent times and while we could feasibly live without such things it certainly wouldn’t be easy. A recent study commissioned by NDS has revealed that the latest of these ‘world essentials’ appears to be the PVR, or what us Brits might most commonly refer to as Sky+. 80% of Americans said that they couldn’t live without such a device in the home and it comes third in people’s lists of most important household items after the washing machine and microwave oven. It’s second in the ‘most essential gadget’ category behind the mobile phone and interestingly the majority of participants would rather give up a landline, dishwasher, radio, hairdryer or MP3 player than a DVR. Perhaps most intriguing is the fact that 81% of participants argue that having a DVR has improved family life and relationships with a partner, mainly down to the lack of arguing over what to watch and more family time around the tube. We’d be inclined to think that if the survey were done in Blighty there’d be a similar response, Sky+ is a great example of something that you think you can happily live without until you’ve spent a bit of time with it. Any suggestions as to what the new ‘big thing’ will be over the next few years? - Paul Lester [CNet] PVR Sky+ TV
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Original post by nafiz