Only 4.8 million households have digital TVs, and most of those don\’t even have digital-broadcast tuners to receive HDTV signals over the airwaves. Customers use the sets to watch DVDs. Nearly half the USA\’s 1,300 TV stations beam at least some prime-time shows in crystal-clear HDTV.
HDTV leaps \’last hurdle\’ in transition: \”TV makers and cable companies have tentatively reached a landmark agreement aimed at kick-starting the tepid rollout of digital high-definition TV (HDTV) – and eventually eliminating the need for cable set-top boxes, say people close to the matter.\” Source: USA Today: Money