Broadband Households Buying Smart TVs, With Customers Interested in Wi-Fi, Parks Says

Nearly 8 percent of U.S. broadband households will buy a 4K UHD TV this year, said Parks Associates research released Wednesday. Some 42 percent of those surveyed said they weren’t familiar with 4K technology, said Parks. Other challenges for 4K are premium prices for the technology, it said. Functionality and Wi-Fi led the features consumers valued in TVs, said analyst Barbara Kraus. "Content availability remains a key inhibitor to 4K adoption.”