Home Networking on the Rise

For most people, home networking means connecting a digital video recorder (DVR) to more than one TV or making a broadband connection from anywhere in the house. While more complicated home entertainment networks that connect consumer electronics with each other or with PCs are still largely a novelty, research firm Parks Associates reports that these networks are set to become much more commonplace, increasing from the four million households currently networked to 30 million by 2010.

In a study released earlier this month, Parks analysts examined such factors as market demands, physical requirements, and the profiles of early adopters of connected entertainment networks. They found that consumers with broadband connections were most likely to have networked homes.

Learn more about this trend in the article Study: Home networking to hit home.