Audio/Video Experts Not Worried by Amazon, Focus on Home Networks
Audio and custom installers aren't worried about Amazon and are focusing on helping customers with home networks, ProSource CEO David Workman told the group's meeting in Nashville Sunday. “Their share of market in television is only about 9 percent,” he…
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said of large-panel TVs. Amazon didn't comment Monday. On average, homes have 10 devices connected to the network, forecast to jump to 50 in five years, Workman said. Consumers largely don’t understand what they need to do to keep networks stable or prepare for the future, he said. “Things are changing constantly, and it all hangs on the network.” This is "one of the most dynamic periods of technology,” Workman said: It’s confusing for dealers, let alone customers.