The holiday season is the time when many people get new HDTVs and other gear for their home theater. This year there were some raging steals on HDTVs thanks to low prices and holiday specials. Comcast has announced the results of an independent study by Leichtman Research Group about the HDTV market.

According to the study by the end of 2009 almost 50% of the homes in America will have an HDTV. That is a lot of TVs and this year there is another thing coming soon to push people to buy HDTVs. The winter Olympics will be kicking off soon.

Comcast is mentioning the statistics to remind all those people getting shiny new HDTVs that they need HD programming to really enjoy their new sets. After all a HDTV without HD programming is sort of like getting a new car and then not putting gas in it.

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